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