Famous Deaths Happened In 1973
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Jan 05 Cornelis van Dis, Dutch MP (SGP), dies at 79 on this day in history.
Jan 11 On this day in history isabel Randolph, actress (Missing Corpse), dies at 83
Jan 15 In the year 1973 jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist/conductor, dies at 68
Jan 16 On this day in history ray Barrett, sportscaster (Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at 65
Jan 17 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51
Jan 22 Lyndon B Johnson, president (1963-69), dies at his Texas ranch at 64 in the year 1973.
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 on this day in history.
Jan 26 On this day in history edward G Robinson, [Goldenberg], actor (Little Caesar), dies at 79
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 In the year 1973 jack McGowan, actor (On Our Selection), dies at 54
Jan 31 Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist (Nobel 1969), dies at 77 on this day in history.
Feb 02 Henry J Elias, Flemish historian/mayor of Gent, dies at 70 in the year 1973.
Feb 03 Edward Lockspeiser, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1973.
Feb 05 George Morrison, dies at 82 in the year 1973.
Feb 06 Ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar), dies at 74 in the year 1973.
Feb 08 In the year 1973 herbie Taylor, cricketer (2936 runs in 42 Tests for S Africa), dies
Feb 09 On this day in history max Yasgur, owner Woodstock-festival farmland, dies at 53
Feb 11 In the year 1973 hans D Jensen, German physicist (Nobel prize 1963), dies at 65
Feb 12 On this day in history 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 On this day in history pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies
Feb 18 In the year 1973 franc Costello, US gangster, dies at 82
Feb 20 In the year 1973 brigitte Reimann, writer, dies at 39
Feb 22 Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish novelist (Cat Jumps), dies in Lond at 73 in the year 1973.
Feb 23 In the year 1973 death of dickinson W. Richards, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1895)
Feb 24 Art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73 in the year 1973.
Feb 26 In the year 1973 mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68
Feb 27 Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslav composer/conductor, dies at 72 on this day in history.
Feb 28 In the year 1973 cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78
Mar 02 Cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, assassinated died on this day in history.