In the year 1973
541 Notable deaths
Leo Strauss
History of political philosophy scholar (1899-1973).
Born September 20th, 1899 in Kirchhain. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1973 at 74 years old in Annapolis. [ref]
James Beck
English actor (1929–1973).
Born February 21st, 1929 in Islington.
Died August 6th, 1973 at 44 years old in Roehampton (pancreatitis).
Balraj Sahni
Indian film and stage actor (1913-1973).
Born May 1st, 1913 in Rawalpindi. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1973 at 59 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Gene Krupa
Drummer, composer, bandleader (1909-1973).
Born January 15th, 1909 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1973 at 64 years old in Yonkers (leukemia). [ref]
M. S. Golwalkar
2nd chief of the rashtriya swayamsevak sangh.
Born February 19th, 1906 in Ramtek.
Died June 5th, 1973 at 67 years old in Nagpur.
Lex Barker
American actor (1919-1973).
Died May 11th, 1973 at 54 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Jeannette Rankin
American congresswoman for montana (1880-1973).
Born June 11th, 1880 in Missoula. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1973 at 92 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [ref]
Walter Ulbricht
Former leader of east germany, first secretary of the socialist unity party.
Born June 30th, 1893 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1973 at 80 years old in Groß Dölln (stroke). [ref]
Abebe Bikila
Ethiopian double olympic marathon champion.
Born August 7th, 1932 in Shewa.
Died October 25th, 1973 at 41 years old in Addis Ababa (cerebral hemorrhage).
Emmy Göring
German actress (1893-1973).
Born March 24th, 1893 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1973 at 80 years old in Munich. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 541
A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell