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In the year 1973
566 Notable deaths
Fernand Nisot
Belgian footballer (1895-1973).
Born April 11th, 1895 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died July 31st, 1973 at 78 years old in Putte.
Alphonse Lacroix
American ice hockey player (1897–1973).
Born October 21st, 1897 in Newton.
Died April 12th, 1973 at 75 years old in Lewiston.
Yoro Diakité
Malian politician and military figure (1932–1973).
Born October 17th, 1932 in Mali.
Died July 20th, 1973 at 40 years old in Taoudenni.
Ada Maimon
Israeli politician who served as a member of the knesset for mapai between 1949 and 1955 (1893–1973).
Born October 8th, 1893 in Mărculești.
Died October 10th, 1973 at 80 years old in Israel.
Peter McKeefry
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 3rd, 1899 in Greymouth.
Died November 18th, 1973 at 74 years old in Wellington (disease).
Trofim Lomakin
Russian weightlifter (1924-1973).
Born August 2nd, 1924 in Altai Krai.
Died June 13th, 1973 at 48 years old in Moscow.
André Barsacq
French theatre director (1909-1973).
Born January 24th, 1909 in Feodosia. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1973 at 64 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Watson Washburn
Us tennis player.
Born June 13th, 1894 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 1973 at 79 years old in New York City.
Sjef van Run
Dutch footballer (1904-1973).
Born January 12th, 1904 in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Died December 17th, 1973 at 69 years old in Eindhoven.
Alfred Harrison Joy
American astronomer (1882-1973).
Born September 23rd, 1882 in Greenville.
Died April 18th, 1973 at 90 years old in Pasadena.
Deaths 451 to 460 of 566
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot