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In the year 1973
568 Notable deaths
Leonid Pervomayskiy
Ukrainian poet.
Born May 17th, 1908 in Krasnohrad.
Died December 9th, 1973 at 65 years old in Kyiv.
Nils Sandström
Swedish sprinter.
Born August 9th, 1893 in Gothenburg.
Died June 17th, 1973 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Manuel Golmayo Torriente
Cuban-spanish chess player.
Born June 12th, 1883 in Havana.
Died July 3rd, 1973 at 90 years old in Madrid.
Vladimír Syrovátka
Czechoslovak canoeist and speed canoeist.
Born June 19th, 1908 in Zdolbuniv. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1973 at 65 years old in Prague. [ref]
Amin Niyazov
Soviet politician (1903-1973).
Born November 7th, 1903 in Fergana Oblast.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 70 years old in Tashkent.
Cesare Zerba
Italian cardinal.
Born April 15th, 1892 in Castelnuovo Scrivia.
Died July 11th, 1973 at 81 years old in Rome.
Einar Snitt
Swedish footballer (1905-1973).
Born October 13th, 1905 in Sandviken parish.
Died December 19th, 1973 at 68 years old in Sandviken Municipality.
Leon Butler
American rower (1892–1973).
Born December 2nd, 1892 in Big Rapids.
Died June 18th, 1973 at 80 years old in Philadelphia.
Mahmud Taymur
Egyptian writer.
Born June 16th, 1894 in Cairo. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1973 at 79 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Angelo Binaschi
Italian footballer (1889-1973).
Born January 15th, 1889 in Cozzo.
Died March 15th, 1973 at 84 years old in Mortara.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan