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In the year 1973
568 Notable deaths
Alfredo Ghierra
Football player (1891-1973).
Born August 31st, 1891 in Montevideo.
Died November 16th, 1973 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Remo Bertoni
Italian racing cyclist.
Born June 21st, 1909 in Varese.
Died September 18th, 1973 at 64 years old in Milan.
Giuseppe Beltrami
Catholic cardinal.
Born January 17th, 1889 in Fossano.
Died December 13th, 1973 at 84 years old in Rome.
Mohammed Hassan
Egyptian footballer.
Born February 13th, 1912 in Port Said.
Died February 16th, 1973 at 61 years old in Port Said.
Nikolay Kamov
Soviet aeronautical engineer, helicopter designer (1902-1973).
Born September 14th, 1902 in Irkutsk.
Died November 24th, 1973 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Åke Borg
Swimmer (1901-1973).
Born August 18th, 1901 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1973 at 71 years old in Sofia församling.
Benjamín de Arriba y Castro
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 8th, 1886 in Galicia.
Died March 8th, 1973 at 86 years old in Barcelona.
Zinaida Botschantzeva
Russian botanist and embryologist (1907-1973).
Born August 10th, 1907 in Almaty.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 66 years old in Tashkent.
Robert Défossé
French footballer.
Born June 16th, 1909 in Liévin.
Died August 30th, 1973 at 64 years old in Lille.
Franz Beckert
German gymnast (1907-1973).
Born March 13th, 1907 in Titisee-Neustadt.
Died September 7th, 1973 at 66 years old in Titisee-Neustadt.
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