Famous Deaths Happened In 1973
Thursday, 24 April 2025
Jan 05 In the year 1973 cornelis van Dis, Dutch MP (SGP), dies at 79
Jan 11 Isabel Randolph, actress (Missing Corpse), dies at 83 on this day in history.
Jan 15 On this day in history jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist/conductor, dies at 68
Jan 16 Ray Barrett, sportscaster (Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at 65 in the year 1973.
Jan 17 In the year 1973 fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77
Jan 19 Max Adrian, actor (Boy Friend, Her Favorite Husband), dies at 69 on this day in history.
Jan 20 Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51 died in the year 1973.
Jan 22 Lyndon B Johnson, president (1963-69), dies at his Texas ranch at 64 on this day in history.
Jan 23 Alexander Onassis, Greek heir of the Onassis family (b. 1948) died on this day in history.
Jan 24 Alan Lisette, cricketer (took 3 wickets in 2 Tests for NZ 1956), dies in the year 1973.
Jan 26 Edward G Robinson, [Goldenberg], actor (Little Caesar), dies at 79 on this day in history.
Jan 28 On this day in history john Banner, actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday
Jan 29 In the year 1973 johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at 67
Jan 30 Jack McGowan, actor (On Our Selection), dies at 54 on this day in history.
Jan 31 On this day in history ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist (Nobel 1969), dies at 77
Feb 02 In the year 1973 henry J Elias, Flemish historian/mayor of Gent, dies at 70
Feb 03 In the year 1973 edward Lockspeiser, composer, dies at 67
Feb 05 George Morrison, dies at 82 in the year 1973.
Feb 06 On this day in history ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar), dies at 74
Feb 08 Herbie Taylor, cricketer (2936 runs in 42 Tests for S Africa), dies on this day in history.
Feb 09 On this day in history max Yasgur, owner Woodstock-festival farmland, dies at 53
Feb 11 Hans D Jensen, German physicist (Nobel prize 1963), dies at 65 in the year 1973.
Feb 12 In the year 1973 benjamin Frankel, composer, dies at 67
Feb 15 Tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at 55 in the year 1973.
Feb 16 Pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies in the year 1973.
Feb 18 On this day in history franc Costello, US gangster, dies at 82
Feb 20 In the year 1973 brigitte Reimann, writer, dies at 39
Feb 22 In the year 1973 elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish novelist (Cat Jumps), dies in Lond at 73
Feb 23 Dickinson W. Richards, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1895) died on this day in history.
Feb 24 In the year 1973 art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73
Feb 26 Mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68 on this day in history.
Feb 27 On this day in history lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslav composer/conductor, dies at 72
Feb 28 On this day in history cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78
Mar 02 In the year 1973 death of cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, assassinated