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In the year 1973
586 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Ponomarev
Ukrainian soviet footballer (1918-1973).
Born April 23rd, 1918 in Korsun.
Died June 7th, 1973 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Dick Tol
Dutch footballer (1934-1973).
Born August 21st, 1934 in Volendam.
Died December 13th, 1973 at 39 years old in Amsterdam.
Aldo Cevenini
Italian footballer (1889-1973).
Born November 8th, 1889 in Arona.
Died October 26th, 1973 at 83 years old in Deiva Marina.
Feg Murray
American hurdler.
Born May 15th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died July 16th, 1973 at 79 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (disease).
Raymond Schwartz
French banker and esperanto author.
Died May 14th, 1973 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]
Braslav Rabar
Chess player (1919-1973).
Born September 29th, 1919 in Zagreb.
Died December 6th, 1973 at 54 years old in Zagreb.
Clarence Griffin
Us tennis player (1888-1973).
Born January 19th, 1888 in San Francisco.
Died March 28th, 1973 at 85 years old in Santa Barbara.
Cecil Griffiths
British athlete (1900–1945).
Born January 20th, 1901 in Neath. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1973 at 72 years old in Golders Green tube station (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Štefan Osuský
Czechoslovak diplomat, politician, lawyer and slovak nation politician.
Born March 31st, 1899 in Brezová pod Bradlom. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1973 at 74 years old in Herndon. [ref]
Martti Haavio
Finnish folklorist and poet (1899–1973).
Born January 22nd, 1899 in Temmes.
Died February 4th, 1973 at 74 years old in Helsinki.
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami