Famous Deaths Happened In 1973
Thursday, 20 February 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 Ray Barrett, sportscaster (Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at 65 in the year 1973.
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 Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51 died on this day in history.
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 In the year 1973 alan Lisette, cricketer (took 3 wickets in 2 Tests for NZ 1956), dies
Jan 26 In the year 1973 edward G Robinson, [Goldenberg], actor (Little Caesar), dies at 79
Jan 28 John Banner, actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday on this day in history.
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 On this day in history edward Lockspeiser, composer, dies at 67
Feb 05 George Morrison, dies at 82 on this day in history.
Feb 06 On this day in history 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 In the year 1973 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 Benjamin Frankel, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1973.
Feb 15 Tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at 55 on this day in history.
Feb 16 Pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies in the year 1973.
Feb 18 Franc Costello, US gangster, dies at 82 in the year 1973.
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 in the year 1973.
Feb 24 Art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73 in the year 1973.
Feb 26 On this day in history mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68
Feb 27 In the year 1973 lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslav composer/conductor, dies at 72
Feb 28 Cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78 in the year 1973.
Mar 02 Cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, assassinated died on this day in history.