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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1973 January 5 Cornelis van Dis, Dutch Member of Parliament (SGP), dies at age 79. [1] January 11 Isabel Randolph, actress (Missing Corpse), dies at age 83. [1] Rudolf Kubin, composer, dies a day after 64th birthday. [1] January 15 Jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist/conductor, dies at age 68. [1] January 16 Ray Barrett, sportscaster (Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at age 65. [1] January 17 Fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at age 77. [1] January 19 Max Adrian, actor (Boy Friend, Her Favorite Husband), dies at age 69. [1] January 20 Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51. [1] January 22 Lyndon B Johnson, US President (1963-69), dies at his Texas ranch at age 64. [1] January 24 Alan Lisette, cricketer (took three wickets in two Tests for New Zealand 1956), dies. [1] J Carrol Naish, actor (Charlie Chan-Adventures of Charlie Chan), dies at age 72. [1] January 26 Edward G Robinson [Goldenberg], actor (Little Caesar), dies at age 79. [1] Meijer Sluyser, Dutch journalist/commentator (VARA), dies at about age 71. [1] January 28 John Banner, actor (Schultz - Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday. [1] January 29 Johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at age 67. [1] Ludwig Stossel, Austrian actor (Man With a Camera), dies at age 89. [1] January 30 Jack McGowan, actor (On Our Selection), dies at age 54. [1] January 31 Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist (Nobel Prize 1969), dies at age 77. [1] February 2 Henry J Elias, Flemish historian/mayor of Gent, dies at age 70. [1] February 3 Edward Lockspeiser, composer, dies at age 67. [1] February 5 George Morrison dies at age 82. [1] February 6 Ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar), dies at age 74. [1] February 8 Herbie Taylor, cricketer (2936 runs in 42 Tests for South Africa), dies. [1] February 9 Max Yasgur, owner of Woodstock-festival farmland, dies at age 53. [1] February 11 Hans D Jensen, German physicist (Nobel Prize 1963), dies at age 65. [1] February 12 Benjamin Frankel, composer, dies at age 67. [1] February 15 Tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at age 55. [1] Wally Cox, actor (Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares), dies at age 48. [1] February 16 Pieter Van der Bijl cricketer (outstanding South African bat in 1938-39), dies. [1] February 18 Franc Costello, US gangster, dies at age 82. [1] February 20 Brigitte Reimann, writer, dies at age 39. [1] Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian/US violinist, dies at age 80. [1] Maurice Dallimore, actor (Collector), dies at age 60. [1] February 22 Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish novelist (Cat Jumps), dies in London, England, at age 72. [1] Katina Paxinou, actress (For Whom the Bell Tolls, Zita), dies at age 72. [1] Winthrop Rockefeller, US Governor (Arkansas), dies at age 60. [1] February 24 Art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at age 73. [1] February 26 Mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at age 68. [1] February 27 Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslav composer/conductor, dies at age 72. [1] February 28 Cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at age 78. [1] Hope Landin, actress (I Remember Mama, Sugarfoot), dies at age 79. [1] March 2 Cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, is assassinated. [1] March 5 Rupert Crosse, actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at age 45. [1] March 6 Paul Klecki/Kletzki, Polish violinist/composer/conductor, dies at age 72. [1] Pearl S[ydenstricker] Buck, author (The Good Earth - Nobel Prize 1938), dies at age 80. [1] Vera Fjodorova Panova, Russian author (Sputniki), dies at age 67. [1] March 7 André de Meulemeester, Belgian WWI pilot [Eagle of Flanders], dies at age 78. [1] March 8 Gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for New Zealand, 351 runs at 21 93), dies. [1] Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, rocker (Grateful Dead, Grass Roots), dies at age 27. [1] March 10 Sir Richard Sharples, Governor of Bermuda, is assassinated. [1] March 11 Manuel Rojas Sepúlveda, writer, dies. [1] March 12 Esther Williamson Ballou, composer, dies at age 57. [1] Frankie "Fordham Flash" Frisch, baseball player, dies at age 74. [1] Manuel Rojas Sepulveda, Chilean writer (Hijo de Ladron), dies at age 77. [1] March 13 Stacy Harris, actor (Door With No Name, Appointment with Danger), dies at age 54. [1] March 14 Murat B "Chic" Young, US comic strip artist (Blondie), dies at age 72. [1] March 16 Carl Benton Reid, actor (Burke's Law, Trap, Underwater City), dies at age 79. [1] M Revis [Willem Fisherman), author (People that Mutiny), dies at age 68. [1] March 17 Geertruida M W "Truus" Bakker, Dutch actress (Two Orphans), dies at age 81. [1] March 18 Lauritz L H Melchior, Danish baritone/actor (Luxury Liner), dies at age 82. [1] March 21 Antoni Szalowski, composer, dies at age 65. [1] March 23 Ken Maynard, actor (Phantom Rancher, $50,000 Reward), dies at age 77. [1] March 25 Edward Steichen, pioneer of American photography, dies at age 92. [1] March 26 George Sisler, hall of famer first baseman (257 hits-1920), dies at age 80. [1] Noel Coward, English playwright (Private Letters), dies at age 73. [1] Safford Cape, US/Belgian conductor/composer/musicologist, dies at age 67. [1] March 27 Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer, dies at age 72. [1] March 28 Hakuun Yasutani, Zen teacher/co-founder (Sanbo Kyodan), dies. [1] March 31 Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer, dies at age 68. [1] April 1 Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies. [1] April 7 Nick Stuart, bandleader, dies of cancer at age 69. [1] April 8 Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies near Mougins, France at age 91. [1] [5] April 11 Ted Decorsia, actor (Police Chief Hegedorn-Steve Canyon), dies at age 69. [1] April 13 Alexandre A M Stols, publisher/typographer (Schoone Book), dies at age 73. [1] April 14 Magda Janssens, Flemish actress (Nederlands in Seven Lessons), dies at age 88. [1] Minna Gombell dies in Santa Monica, California. [1] April 16 István Kertész, Hungarian-born German conductor (London Symphony), dies at age 43. [1] April 20 Robert Armstrong, actor (Fall Guy, Exposed), dies at age 82. [1] April 21 Ursula Jeans [McMinn], actress (Cavalcade, Over the Moon), dies at age 66. [1] April 23 Otto Eissfeldt; German old testament scholar, dies at age 85. [1] April 26 Irene Ryan, actress (Granny - Beverly Hillbillies), dies at age 69. [1] April 27 Jim Sims, cricketer (England leg-spinner in 4 Tests 1935-37), dies. [1] Libbe de Wal, founder of Humanistic Covenant, dies at age 72. [1] April 28 Pat Henning, actor (Goodyear TV Playhouse), dies at age 62. [1] April 29 Manfred Gurlitt, composer, dies at age 82. [1] April 30 Josie Sedgwick, actress (White Moth), dies of stroke at age 75. [1] May 2 Alan Carney, actor (Herbie - Take it from Me), dies at age 61. [1] May 4 Jane Bowles, writer, dies at age 56. [1] May 6 Ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at age 79. [1] May 8 Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies. [1] May 10 Jack E Leonard of Chicago, Illinois, comedian, dies at age 62. [1] Loren Tindall dies of heart attack at age 51. [1] May 11 Grigory M Kosinzev, Russian director, dies. [1] May 12 Frances Marion, screenwriter (Pollyanna, Camille), dies at age 85. [1] May 15 Willem H Rassers, Dutch cult anthropologist (Pandji-Novel), dies at age 95. [1] May 16 A P Gütersloh, writer, dies at age 86. [1] May 17 Alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at age 91. [1] May 18 Jeannette Rankin, first US Congresswoman (1917-19, 1941-43), dies at age 92. [1] May 21 Carlo E Gadda, Italian engineer/writer (War Diary), dies at age 79. [1] George Breakstone, actor/director (Great Expectations), dies at age 53. [1] Vaughn Monroe, singer/orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), dies at age 61. [1] May 23 Athena Lorde, actress (Judith - One Man's Family, Fuzz, Skin Game), dies at age 57. [1] May 28 Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, German composer/conductor (Hassan), dies at age 73. [1] Jacques Lipchitz, Polish/French/US art critic sculptor, dies at age 81. [1] May 29 Eric Applewhite, entertainer, dies. [1] May 30 Hal Hastings, orchestra leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at age 66. [1] May 31 Albert Egges van Giffen; Dutch archaeologist, dies at age 89. [1] June 4 Arna Bontemps, writer/educator, dies at age 72 in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] Murray Wilson, father of Beach Boys' Brian, Carl, and Dennis, dies at age 55. [1] June 17 Luis Van Rooten, actor (One Man's Family), dies at age 66. [1] June 19 Roger Delgado, actor (Adventures of Sir Francis Drake), dies at age 53. [1] June 21 Frank Leahy, football coach (Notre Dame), dies at age 64. [1] June 23 Fay Holden, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), dies at age 77. [1] June 27 Ernest Truex, actor (Pop-Pete and Gladys, Mr Peepers), dies at age 73. [1] June 30 Elmer Layden, one of Notre Dame's legendary four horsemen, dies. [1] July 2 George Macready, actor (Martin Peyton - Peyton Place), dies at age 73. [1] Swede Savage dies from injuries at Indianapolis 500. [1] July 6 Patrick McVey, actor (Manhunt, Big Town), dies at age 63. [1] July 7 Veronica Lake, actress, dies at age 58. [1] July 11 Isabel Randolph, actress (Mrs Nester - Our Miss Brooks), dies at age 83. [1] July 13 Lon Chaney Jr, actor (Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies at age 67. [1] July 14 Clarence White, guitarist (The Byrds), killed by a car. [1] July 18 Jack Hawkins, actor (Ben-Four Just Men), dies at age 62. [1] July 20 Bruce Lee, karate star/actor (Green Hornet), dies. [5] August 4 Eddie Condon, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at age 68. [1] August 11 Peggy Castle, actress (Lily Merrill - Lawman), dies at age 46. [1] August 17 Conrad Aiken, Pulitzer winning poet, dies at age 74. [1] August 24 Billy Greene, actor (Burton - One Man's Family), dies at age 76. [1] August 31 John Ford dies. [5] September 11 Chile's President, Salvador Allende, is deposed in a military coup by General Augusto Pinochet. Allende is killed, most likely by suicide. In the following days, about 13,500 civilians are arrested and imprisoned; hundreds are executed. [1] [46.14,87] September 15 King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden dies. [7] September 16 Frederic Meyer, actor (Faraway Hill), dies at age 63. [1] September 20 Glenn Strange, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke), dies at age 74. [1] Jim Croce, singer/songwriter ("Time In A Bottle", "Bad Bad Leroy Brown"), dies in a plane crash at age 30. [1] September 21 Diana Sands, actress, dies at age 39. [1] September 26 Anna Magnani, actress, dies at age 64. [1] September 28 Norma Crane, actress (Rayola - Mr Peepers), dies at age 42. [1] October 1 Joe Devlin, actor (Sam - Dick Tracy), dies at age 74. [1] October 2 Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won six Olympic gold medals, dies. [1] Paul Hartman, actor (Bert - Petticoat Junction), dies at age 68. [1] October 18 Frank Knight, TV announcer (Chronoscope), dies at age 79. [1] October 24 Allan "Rocky" Lane, actor (voice of Mr Ed, Red Ryder), dies at age 72. [1] October 25 Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathoner (Olympics-gold 1960, 1964), dies at age 46. [1] November 11 Stringbean [David Akeman], banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw), dies at age 58. [1] November 21 Allan Sherman, singer ("Goodbye Muddah, Goodbye Faddah"), dies at age 48. [1] November 26 Albert DiSalvo, Boston strangler, stabbed to death. [1] November 30 Bruce Yarnell of Los Angeles, California, actor (Outlaws), dies at age 35. [1] December 1 David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at age 87. [1] December 3 Michael O'Shea, actor (Denny - It's a Great Life), dies at age 67. [1] December 4 Michael O'Shea, actor (Smart Woman), dies of heart attack at age 67. [1] December 6 Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at age 94. [1] Robert A Watson-Watt in England; physicist (radar), dies at age 81. [1] December 10 Earle Foxe, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies at age 81. [1] December 14 Yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at age 77. [1] December 15 Orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov, composer, dies at age 61. [1] December 16 Syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies. [1] December 17 Charles G Abbot, US astronomer (Sun Constant), dies at age 101. [1] Patrick Hadley, composer, dies at age 74. [1] December 18 Giulio Cesare Brero, composer, dies at age 64. [1] December 20 Bobby Darin, singer ("Mack the Knife"), dies of heart failure at age 37. [1] Luis Carrero Blanco, Prime Minister of Spain (1973), assassinated by ETA. [1] December 22 Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at age 87. [1] Irna Phillips, creator of five TV soap operas, dies at age 72. [1] December 23 Arthur Richardson, cricketer (9 Tests 1924-26), dies. [1] December 25 Ismet Inönü [Mustapha Ismet Pasha], Turkish Prime Minister (1923-65), dies at age 89. [1] December 26 Harold B Lee, US head of Mormon Church, dies at age 74. [1] Steven Geray, actor (French Line), dies at age 69. [1] William Haines, actor (Little Annie Rooney), dies of cancer at age 73. [1] December 30 Henri-Paul Busser, composer, dies at age 101. [1]