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In the year 1973
541 Notable deaths
Bruce Lee
Hong kong-american actor, martial artist (1940-1973).
Born November 27th, 1940 in San Francisco Chinese Hospital. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1973 at 32 years old in Kowloon Tong (cerebral edema). [ref]
Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the united states from 1963 to 1969.
Born August 27th, 1908 in Stonewall. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1973 at 64 years old in Stonewall (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973).
Born October 25th, 1881 in Málaga. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1973 at 91 years old in Mougins (heart failure, pulmonary edema). [ref]
J. R. R. Tolkien
English philologist and author (1892–1973).
Born January 3rd, 1892 in Bloemfontein. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1973 at 81 years old in Bournemouth (pneumonia). [ref]
Alan Watts
English writer and lecturer (1915–1973).
Born January 6th, 1915 in Kent.
Died November 16th, 1973 at 58 years old in Mount Tamalpais.
Jim Croce
American singer-songwriter (1943–1973).
Born January 10th, 1943 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1973 at 30 years old in Natchitoches (aircraft crash). [ref]
Bobby Darin
American singer and actor (1936-1973).
Born May 14th, 1936 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1973 at 37 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (surgical complications). [ref]
Dean Corll
American serial killer (1939-1973).
Born December 24th, 1939 in Fort Wayne.
Died August 8th, 1973 at 33 years old in Pasadena (ballistic trauma, exsanguination).
Fulgencio Batista
President of cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973).
Born January 16th, 1901 in Banes.
Died August 6th, 1973 at 72 years old in Marbella (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Parral. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1973 at 69 years old in Santiago (prostate cancer). [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner