In the year 1973
586 Notable deaths
Ernst Klodwig
Racecar driver.
Born May 23rd, 1903 in Aschersleben.
Died April 15th, 1973 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
Constantin Daicoviciu
Romanian historian of antiquity and archaeologist (1898-1973).
Born March 1st, 1898 in Constantin Daicoviciu.
Died May 27th, 1973 at 75 years old in Cluj-Napoca (myocardial infarction).
Tomoji Abe
Japanese novelist, social critic, humanist and translator.
Born June 26th, 1903 in Mimasaka.
Died April 23rd, 1973 at 69 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer).
Nasif Estéfano
Racing driver (1932-1973).
Born November 18th, 1932 in Concepción.
Died October 21st, 1973 at 40 years old in Aimogasta.
František Běhounek
Czech academic, physicist, arctic explorer, professor, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer (1898–1973).
Born October 28th, 1898 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1973 at 74 years old in Karlovy Vary.
Arcadio Larraona Saralegui
Catholic cardinal (1887–1973).
Born November 13th, 1887 in Oteiza.
Died May 7th, 1973 at 85 years old in Rome.
Alla Tarasova
Russian soviet actress (1898–1973).
Born February 6th, 1898 in Kyiv.
Died April 5th, 1973 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Vasily Panov
Russian chess player (1906–1973).
Born November 1st, 1906 in Kozelsk.
Died January 13th, 1973 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Boris Ioganson
Russian artist (1893-1973).
Born July 25th, 1893 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1973 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Maurice René Fréchet
French mathematician (1878-1973).
Born September 2nd, 1878 in Maligny. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1973 at 94 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 431 to 440 of 586
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore