1973 deaths

US musician (1905–1973)

American actor, film writer, director (1886-1973)

American singer (1911–1973)

Czech academic, physicist, arctic explorer, professor, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer (1898–1973)

Italian politician (1909-1973)

Italian racing driver (1926-1973)

Ukrainian Soviet canoe racer (1947–1973)

Chinese philosopher (1886-1973)

Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1874-1973)

Russian writer (1898–1973)

Greek politician (1898-1973)

French footballer (1909–1973)

German general (1899-1973)

Austrian equestrian (1898–1973)

Olympic wrestler (1892–1973)

English novelist (1905-1973)

Spanish recording artist; singer (1944-1973)

Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1960-1973)

Armenian architect (1908–1973)

Russian guitarist, lutenist and composer (1925-1973)

French astronomer (1907-1973)

American speed skater (1905–1973)

boxer (1930–1973)

Bulgarian politician (1894-1973)

Egyptian footballer (1909-1973)

German composer, conductor, music educator (1904–1973)

Catholic cardinal (1887–1973)

German actor (1904-1973)

athletics competitor (1906-1973)

French footballer (1909–1973)

British paleontologist (1886–1973)

Hungarian water polo player (1918–1973)

Hungarian politician (1875-1973)

Russian weightlifter

German general (1888-1973)

Algerian philosopher (1905–1973)

Scottish athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres (1891-1973)

Japanese novelist, social critic, humanist and translator

actress (1892-1973)

German conductor and composer (1900-1973)

Chilean writer and journalist (1896–1973)

Brazilian footballer and manager (1904-1973)

German mathematician (1898–1973)

Russian futurist composer (1900–1973)

Italian footballer and manager (1930-1973)

Luxembourgian scientist (1889–1973)

Scottish snooker player

Turkish novelist (1910–1973)

Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio (1883–1973)

American actor (1899-1973)

American rower (1892–1973)

South African-British writer (1903–1973)

Swiss footballer (1909-1973)

English writer (1908–1973)

French composer (1928-1973)

American conductor

SS officer (1913–1973)

Australian tennis player (1894–1973)

Uruguayan footballer (1891-1973)

American historian (1887-1973)