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In the year 1973
586 Notable deaths
Åke Borg
Swimmer (1901-1973).
Born August 18th, 1901 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1973 at 71 years old in Sofia församling.
Piet Punt
Dutch footballer (1909-1973).
Born February 6th, 1909 in Fijnaart en Heijningen.
Died July 5th, 1973 at 64 years old in Dordrecht.
Pietro Secchia
Italian politician (1903–1973).
Born December 19th, 1903 in Occhieppo Superiore.
Died July 7th, 1973 at 69 years old in Rome.
Fritz Schäfer
Olympic medalist in wrestling (1912-1973).
Born September 7th, 1912 in Pirmasens.
Died October 15th, 1973 at 61 years old in Ludwigshafen.
Leonid Pervomayskiy
Ukrainian poet.
Born May 17th, 1908 in Krasnohrad.
Died December 9th, 1973 at 65 years old in Kyiv.
Felix Iversen
Finnish mathematician (1887–1973).
Born October 22nd, 1887 in Lübeck.
Died July 31st, 1973 at 85 years old in Helsinki.
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]
Valdemar Rautio
Finnish triple jumper (1921–1973).
Born January 4th, 1921 in Vaasa.
Died September 5th, 1973 at 52 years old in Nurmijärvi.
Heiko Schwartz
German water polo player (1911-1973).
Born September 21st, 1911 in Norden.
Died October 29th, 1973 at 62 years old in Bielefeld.
Deaths 531 to 540 of 586
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