Died in 1973

Death in 1972 Death in 1974

These celebrities of all nationalities and professions died during the year 1973.

Here are the 29 personalities of all nationalities who left us in 1973, from the most recent month to the oldest.

December 1973

Died 50 years ago in 2023

† at 37 years

1936 • 1973

Robert Watson-Watt

Died 50 years ago in 2023

† at 81 years

Robert Watson-Watt

1892 • 1973

David Ben Gourion

† at 87 years

David Ben Gourion

1886 • 1973

November 1973

Laurence Harvey

† at 45 years

Laurence Harvey

1928 • 1973

Elsa Schiaparelli

† at 83 years

Elsa Schiaparelli

1890 • 1973

Fashion designers

† at 80 years

Noël Roquevert

1892 • 1973

October 1973

† at 41 years

1932 • 1973

† at 96 years

1876 • 1973

François Cevert

† at 29 years

François Cevert

1944 • 1973

† at 76 years

1897 • 1973

September 1973

Fernand Raynaud

† at 47 years

Fernand Raynaud

1926 • 1973

† at 65 years

1908 • 1973

† at 69 years

1904 • 1973

Salvador Allende

† at 65 years

Salvador Allende

1908 • 1973

J. R. R. Tolkien

† at 81 years

J. R. R. Tolkien

1892 • 1973

August 1973

† at 79 years

1894 • 1973

† at 38 years

1934 • 1973

Fulgencio Batista

† at 72 years

Fulgencio Batista

1901 • 1973

Jean-Pierre Melville

† at 55 years

Jean-Pierre Melville

1917 • 1973

July 1973

† at 32 years

1940 • 1973

† at 63 years

1909 • 1973

† at 56 years

1916 • 1973

May 1973

† at 54 years

1919 • 1973

April 1973

† at 91 years

1881 • 1973

March 1973

Roland Dorgelès

† at 87 years

Roland Dorgelès

1885 • 1973

February 1973

† at 82 years

1891 • 1973

January 1973

Edward G. Robinson

† at 79 years

Edward G. Robinson

1893 • 1973

Lyndon B. Johnson

† at 64 years

Lyndon B. Johnson

1908 • 1973

Tarsila do Amaral

† at 86 years

Tarsila do Amaral

1886 • 1973