Celebrity Deaths in 1973

163 notable figures died in 1973. Listed below in order of date of death.

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  Bambi Allen

  1938 – 1973 · Actresses Jan 1
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  Coleman C. Francis

  1919 – 1973 · Actors Jan 1
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  Iva Shepard

  1886 – 1973 · Actresses Jan 1
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  John Banner

  1910 – 1973 · Actors Jan 1
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  Lucie De Vienne

  1902 – 1973 · Actresses Jan 1
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  Amílcar Cabral

  1924 – 1973 · Politicians Jan 20
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  Lyndon B. Johnson

  1908 – 1973 · Politicians Jan 22
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  Joseph Naish

  1896 – 1973 · Actors Jan 24
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  Edward G. Robinson

  1893 – 1973 · Actors, Celebrities Jan 26
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  Edward Robinson

  1893 – 1973 · Actors Jan 26
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  Charles Stewart Mott

  1875 – 1973 · Business Magnates Feb 2
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  Elizabeth Bowen

  1899 – 1973 · Authors and Writers Feb 2
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  Andy Razaf

  1895 – 1973 · Musicians and Composers, Poet Feb 3
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  Tim Holt

  1919 – 1973 · Actors Feb 15
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  Wally Cox

  1924 – 1973 · Actors, Comedian Feb 15
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  Charles Mott

  1875 – 1973 · Philanthropists, Politicians Feb 18
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  Katina Paxinou

  1900 – 1973 · Actresses Feb 22
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  Alice Hollister

  1886 – 1973 · Actresses Feb 24
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  Cecil Kellaway

  1890 – 1973 · Actors Feb 28
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  Cleo Noel

  1918 – 1973 · Victims of crime and disaster Mar 2
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  Billy Dix

  1911 – 1973 · Actors Mar 3
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  Frank Morgan Cavett

  1905 – 1973 · Authors and Writers Mar 3
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  Pearl S. Buck

  1892 – 1973 · Authors and Writers Mar 3
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  Sir Noel Coward

  1899 – 1973 · Authors and Writers Mar 3
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  Stephen Goosson

  1889 – 1973 · Artists and Architects Mar 3
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  William Burnett Benton

  1900 – 1973 · Business Magnates Mar 3
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  Melville Cooper

  1896 – 1973 · Actors Mar 13
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  William Benton

  1900 – 1973 · Politicians, Senator Mar 18
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  Adonis “Tom” DeMilo

  1894 – 1973 · Actors Apr 4
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  Alla Tarasova

  1898 – 1973 · Actresses Apr 4
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  Carmine Gallone

  1886 – 1973 · Actors Apr 4
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  Henry Darger

  1892 – 1973 · Artists and Architects Apr 4
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  John Call

  1908 – 1973 · Actors Apr 4
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  Josie Sedgwick

  1899 – 1973 · Actresses Apr 4
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  Ted De Corsia

  1903 – 1973 · Actors Apr 4
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  Victor E. Aldridge

  1893 – 1973 · Sports Figures Apr 4
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  Ynez Seabury

  1907 – 1973 · Actresses Apr 4
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  Pablo Picasso

  1881 – 1973 · Artists and Architects Apr 8
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  Arthur Freed

  1894 – 1973 · Movie/TV Producer, Producer Apr 12
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  Victor “Vic” Aldridge

  1893 – 1973 · Athletes, Politicians, Sports Figures Apr 17
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  George E. Allen

  1896 – 1973 · Crime Fighters and Lawyers Apr 23
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  Irene Dunne

  1902 – 1973 · Actresses Apr 26
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  Irene Ryan

  1902 – 1973 · Actresses, Comedian, Radio Performers, Theater Actor Apr 26
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  June Hutton

  1920 – 1973 · Actresses, Singer May 2
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  Ace Cain

  1903 – 1973 · Actors May 5
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  Asger Jorn

  1914 – 1973 · Business Magnates May 5
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  Charles Brasch

  1909 – 1973 · Authors and Writers May 5
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  Don Avalier

  1912 – 1973 · Actors May 5
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  Jane Bowles

  1917 – 1973 · Authors and Writers May 5
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  Jeanne Coyne

  1923 – 1973 · Actresses May 5
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  Lex Barker

  1919 – 1973 · Actors May 5
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  Maxine Doyle

  1915 – 1973 · Actresses May 5
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  Frances Marion

  1888 – 1973 · American journalist May 12
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  Ivan Konev

  1897 – 1973 · Politicians May 21
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  P. Ramlee

  1929 – 1973 · Celebrities, Film Director, Musicians, Musicians and Composers, Singer May 29
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  Mary Kornman

  1915 – 1973 · Actresses Jun 1
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  Max Terhune

  1891 – 1973 · Actors Jun 5
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  Arna Wendell Bontemps

  1902 – 1973 · Authors and Writers Jun 6
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  Dave Chasen

  1898 – 1973 Jun 6
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  Fay Holden

  1893 – 1973 · Actresses Jun 6
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  Frank Hagney

  1884 – 1973 · Actors Jun 6
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  Harvey S. Firestone, Jr

  1898 – 1973 Jun 6
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  Lane Bradford

  1922 – 1973 · Actors Jun 6
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  Louise Latimer

  1913 – 1973 · Actresses Jun 6
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  Mary Carr

  1874 – 1973 · Actresses Jun 6
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  Roger Delgado

  1918 – 1973 · Actors Jun 6
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  William Borzage

  1892 – 1973 · Actors Jun 6
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  Betty Grable

  1916 – 1973 · Actresses, Sex Goddess Jul 2
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  George Macready

  1899 – 1973 · Actors Jul 2
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  Eileen Percy

  1900 – 1973 · Actresses Jul 7
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  Giovanni Cantisano, Sr

  1886 – 1973 Jul 7
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  Henri Charrière

  1906 – 1973 · Authors and Writers Jul 7
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  Jack Hawkins

  1910 – 1973 · Actors Jul 7
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  Joe E. Brown

  1892 – 1973 · Actors Jul 7
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  Laurens Hammond

  1895 – 1973 Jul 7
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  Lon Chaney, Jr

  1906 – 1973 · Actors Jul 7
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  Michael Anthony Baulch

  1957 – 1973 · Victims of crime and disaster Jul 7
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  Veronica Lake

  1922 – 1973 · Actresses Jul 7
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  Willy Fritsch

  1901 – 1973 · Actors Jul 7
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  Bruce Lee

  1940 – 1973 · Actors, Celebrities, Martial Artists Jul 20
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  Roger Williamson

  1948 – 1973 · Race Car Driver Jul 29
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  Walter Ulbricht

  1893 – 1973 · Politicians Aug 1
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  Fulgencio Batista

  1901 – 1973 · Politicians Aug 6
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  Lizzie Lawlers

  1897 – 1973 · Blues Singer, Jazz Singer, Singer Aug 6
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  Barbette

  1899 – 1973 · Entertainers Aug 8
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  Conrad Aiken

  1889 – 1973 · Authors and Writers Aug 8
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  Dean Corll

  1939 – 1973 · Serial Killer Aug 8
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  Eugene McDermott

  1899 – 1973 · Business Magnates Aug 8
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  James Beck

  1929 – 1973 · Actors Aug 8
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  Meri Welles

  1937 – 1973 · Actresses Aug 8
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  Michael Dunn

  1934 – 1973 · Actors Aug 8
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  Nell Franzen

  1889 – 1973 · Actresses Aug 8
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  Patricia Avery

  1902 – 1973 · Actresses Aug 8
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  Stringer Davis

  1899 – 1973 · Actors Aug 8
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  Tol Avery

  1915 – 1973 · Actors Aug 8
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  Douglas Kennedy

  1915 – 1973 · Actors Aug 10
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  Peggie Castle

  1927 – 1973 · Actresses Aug 11
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  Selman Abraham Waksman

  1888 – 1973 · Scientists and Inventors Aug 16
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  Eve Miller

  1923 – 1973 · Actresses Aug 17
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  John Ford

  1894 – 1973 · Actors, Celebrities, Film Director Aug 31
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  J. R. R. Tolkien

  1892 – 1973 · Authors and Writers Sep 2
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  Jean Laverty

  1904 – 1973 · Actresses Sep 9
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  Marion Fairbanks

  1900 – 1973 · Actresses Sep 9
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  Marjorie Merriweather Post

  1887 – 1973 · Business Magnates Sep 9
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  Norma Crane

  1928 – 1973 · Actresses Sep 9
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  Ted Adams

  1890 – 1973 · Actors Sep 9
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  W. H. Auden

  1907 – 1973 · Authors and Writers Sep 9
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  Salvador Allende

  1908 – 1973 · Politicians Sep 11
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  Betty Field

  1913 – 1973 · Actresses Sep 13
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  Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

  1882 – 1973 · Royalty Sep 15
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  Víctor Jara

  1932 – 1973 · Celebrities, Politicians Sep 16
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  Ben Webster

  1909 – 1973 · Musicians and Composers Sep 20
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  Jim Croce

  1943 – 1973 · Singer Sep 20
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  Diana Sands

  1934 – 1973 · Actresses Sep 21
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  Pablo Neruda

  1904 – 1973 · Authors and Writers, Poet Sep 23
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  Anna Magnani

  1908 – 1973 · Actresses Sep 26
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  Mantan Moreland

  1902 – 1973 · Actors Sep 28
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  Paavo Nurmi

  1897 – 1973 · Athletes Oct 2
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  Dennis Price

  1915 – 1973 · Actors Oct 6
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  Sidney Blackmer

  1895 – 1973 · Actors Oct 6
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  Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington

  1876 – 1973 · Artists and Architects Oct 10
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  Paul Hartman

  1904 – 1973 · Actors Oct 10
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  Walt Kelly

  1913 – 1973 · Artists and Architects, Business Magnates Oct 10
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  Pau Casals

  1876 – 1973 · Celebrities, Musicians and Composers Oct 22
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  Cleo Moore

  1924 – 1973 · Actresses Oct 25
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  Semyon Budyonny

  1883 – 1973 · Politicians Oct 26
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  Allan Lane

  1909 – 1973 · Actors Oct 27
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  David Akeman

  1916 – 1973 · Comedian, Country Music Nov 10
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  Albert Henry DeSalvo

  1931 – 1973 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Nov 11
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  Artturi Ilmari Virtanen

  1895 – 1973 · Scientists and Inventors Nov 11
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  Catherine Drinker Bowen

  1897 – 1973 · Authors and Writers Nov 11
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  Claire Anne Dodd Dodd

  1911 – 1973 · Actresses Nov 11
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  Claire Anne Dodd Dodd

  1911 – 1973 · Actresses Nov 11
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  David “Stringbean” Akeman

  1916 – 1973 · Entertainers Nov 11
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  David Abel

  1883 – 1973 · Entertainers Nov 11
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  Edward Cole “Eddie” Oatman

  1889 – 1973 · Native Americans Nov 11
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  Fred Apostoli

  1913 – 1973 · Sports Figures Nov 11
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  Laurence Harvey

  1928 – 1973 · Actors Nov 11
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  Marc Allégret

  1900 – 1973 · Actors Nov 11
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  Marcus A Foster

  1923 – 1973 Nov 11
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  Mary Adams

  1910 – 1973 · Actresses Nov 11
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  Nan Sunderland

  1898 – 1973 · Actresses Nov 11
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  Lila Lee

  1901 – 1973 · Actresses Nov 13
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  Allan Sherman

  1924 – 1973 · Musicians and Composers Nov 20
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  Claire Dodd

  1911 – 1973 · Actresses Nov 23
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  Sessue Hayakawa

  1889 – 1973 · Actors Nov 23
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  Albert DeSalvo

  1931 – 1973 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Nov 25
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  John Rostill

  1942 – 1973 · Musicians and Composers Nov 26
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  David Ben-Gurion

  1886 – 1973 · Politicians Dec 1
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  Mary Fuller

  1888 – 1973 · Actresses Dec 9
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  Albert George Ralphs, Sr

  1897 – 1973 · Business Magnates Dec 12
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  Edouard “Eddie” Auger

  1923 – 1973 · Sports Figures Dec 12
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  Henry H. “Hank” Daniels, Jr

  1921 – 1973 · Actors Dec 12
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  Nell Harrison

  1880 – 1973 · Actresses Dec 12
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  Ranald MacDougall

  1915 – 1973 · Director Dec 12
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  Richard Cain

  1931 – 1973 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Dec 12
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  Viola Richard

  1904 – 1973 · Actresses Dec 12
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  William “Billy” Haines

  1900 – 1973 · Actors Dec 12
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  Bobby Darin

  1936 – 1973 · Actors, Entertainers, Singer Dec 20
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  Virgil Exner

  1909 – 1973 · Artists and Architects Dec 22
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  İsmet İnönü

  1884 – 1973 · Politicians Dec 25
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  Steven Geray

  1904 – 1973 · Actors Dec 26
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  Willy Birgel

  1891 – 1973 · Actors Dec 29