| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Charles Greeley Abbot |
Astronomer |
31-May-1872 |
17-Dec-1973 |
Solar energy |
| Conrad Aiken |
Poet |
5-Aug-1889 |
17-Aug-1973 |
Earth Triumphant |
| Howard Aiken |
Physicist |
8-Mar-1900 |
14-Mar-1973 |
Designer of early computers |
| Marc Allégret |
Film Director |
22-Dec-1900 |
4-Nov-1973 |
Entrée des Artistes |
| Salvador Allende |
Head of State |
26-Jul-1908 |
11-Sep-1973 |
Chilean President, deposed by Pinochet |
| Kenneth Allsop |
Critic |
29-Jan-1920 |
23-May-1973 |
London Evening News book critic |
| Leona Anderson |
Actor |
3-Apr-1885 |
25-Dec-1973 |
House on Haunted Hill |
| Margaret Anderson |
Author |
24-Nov-1886 |
18-Oct-1973 |
Founder of the Little Review |
| Robert Armstrong |
Actor |
20-Nov-1890 |
20-Apr-1973 |
King Kong |
| W. H. Auden |
Poet |
21-Feb-1907 |
29-Sep-1973 |
The Age of Anxiety |
| John Banner |
Actor |
28-Jan-1910 |
28-Jan-1973 |
Sgt. Schultz on Hogan's Heroes |
| Lex Barker |
Actor |
8-May-1919 |
11-May-1973 |
The tenth to play Tarzan |
| Fulgencio Batista |
Head of State |
16-Jan-1901 |
6-Aug-1973 |
Overthrown by Fidel Castro |
| David Ben-Gurion |
Head of State |
16-Oct-1886 |
1-Dec-1973 |
First Prime Minister of Israel |
| Sidney Blackmer |
Actor |
13-Jul-1895 |
5-Oct-1973 |
Played Theodore Roosevelt 12 times |
| Arna Bontemps |
Novelist |
13-Oct-1902 |
4-Jun-1973 |
God Sends Sunday |
| Veda Ann Borg |
Actor |
11-Jan-1915 |
16-Aug-1973 |
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer |
| Elizabeth Bowen |
Author |
7-Jun-1899 |
22-Feb-1973 |
The Heat of the Day |
| Ira S. Bowen |
Astronomer |
21-Dec-1898 |
6-Feb-1973 |
Debunked nebulium |
| Jane Bowles |
Novelist |
22-Feb-1917 |
4-May-1973 |
Two Serious Ladies |
| Joe E. Brown |
Actor |
28-Jul-1892 |
6-Jul-1973 |
Some Like It Hot |
| Prentiss M. Brown |
Politician |
18-Jun-1889 |
19-Dec-1973 |
US Senator from Michigan, 1936-43 |
| Pearl S. Buck |
Author |
26-Jun-1892 |
6-Mar-1973 |
The Good Earth |
| Wally Butts |
Football |
7-Feb-1905 |
17-Dec-1973 |
UGA Head Coach, 1939-60 |
| Leonard Carmichael |
Educator |
9-Nov-1898 |
16-Sep-1973 |
Smithsonian Chief, 1953-64 |
| Alan Carney |
Actor |
22-Dec-1909 |
2-May-1973 |
Comedy duo, Brown & Carney |
| Pablo Casals |
Cellist |
29-Dec-1876 |
22-Oct-1973 |
Spanish cellist and conductor |
| Peggie Castle |
Actor |
22-Dec-1927 |
11-Aug-1973 |
Lily Merrill on Lawman |
| Lon Chaney, Jr. |
Actor |
10-Feb-1906 |
12-Jul-1973 |
The Wolf Man |
| Mary Ellen Chase |
Scholar |
24-Feb-1887 |
28-Jul-1973 |
Silas Crockett |
| Bull Connor |
Government |
11-Jul-1897 |
10-Mar-1973 |
Birmingham Public Safety Commissioner |
| Melville Cooper |
Actor |
15-Oct-1896 |
31-Mar-1973 |
The Adventures of Robin Hood |
| Arturo de Córdova |
Actor |
8-May-1907 |
3-Nov-1973 |
El |
| Ted de Corsia |
Actor |
29-Sep-1905 |
11-Apr-1973 |
The Enforcer |
| Adolfo Ruiz Cortines |
Head of State |
30-Dec-1890 |
3-Dec-1973 |
President of Mexico, 1952-58 |
| Noel Coward |
Playwright |
16-Dec-1899 |
26-Mar-1973 |
Design for Living |
| Wally Cox |
Actor |
6-Dec-1924 |
15-Feb-1973 |
Mr. Peepers |
| Norma Crane |
Actor |
10-Nov-1928 |
28-Sep-1973 |
Fiddler on the Roof |
| Jim Croce |
Singer/Songwriter |
10-Jan-1943 |
20-Sep-1973 |
Time in a Bottle |
| Bobby Darin |
Singer |
14-May-1936 |
20-Dec-1973 |
Mack the Knife |
| Christopher Del Sesto |
Politician |
10-Mar-1907 |
23-Dec-1973 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1959-61 |
| Albert DeSalvo |
Criminal |
3-Sep-1931 |
25-Nov-1973 |
Rapist, confessed Boston Strangler |
| Claire Dodd |
Actor |
29-Dec-1908 |
23-Nov-1973 |
Footlight Parade |
| E. C. Dodds |
Scientist |
13-Oct-1899 |
16-Dec-1973 |
Diethylstilbestrol |
| Michael Dunn |
Actor |
20-Oct-1934 |
30-Aug-1973 |
Dr. Miguelito Loveless |
| Turk Edwards |
Football |
28-Sep-1907 |
12-Jan-1973 |
NFL Hall of Fame Tackle |
| Edward Evans-Pritchard |
Anthropologist |
21-Sep-1902 |
11-Sep-1973 |
Theories of Primitive Religion |
| Arthur Fadden |
Head of State |
13-Apr-1895 |
21-Apr-1973 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1941 |
| Myrna Fahey |
Actor |
12-Mar-1933 |
6-May-1973 |
Kay Banks on Father of the Bride |
| Betty Field |
Actor |
8-Feb-1913 |
13-Sep-1973 |
Picnic |
| John Ford |
Film Director |
1-Feb-1894 |
31-Aug-1973 |
How Green Was My Valley |
| Maurice Fréchet |
Mathematician |
2-Sep-1878 |
4-Jun-1973 |
Fréchet differential |
| Arthur Freed |
Film/TV Producer |
9-Sep-1894 |
12-Apr-1973 |
MGM producer, big budget musicals |
| Frankie Frisch |
Baseball |
9-Sep-1898 |
12-Mar-1973 |
2880 hits with .316 batting average |
| Ragnar Frisch |
Economist |
3-Mar-1895 |
31-Jan-1973 |
Econometrics pioneer |
| Alfred C. Fuller |
Business |
13-Jan-1885 |
4-Dec-1973 |
Founder of Fuller Brush Company |
| Amy Jacques Garvey |
Activist |
31-Dec-1885 |
25-Jul-1973 |
Pan-African black nationalist |
| John H. Gibbon, Jr. |
Doctor |
29-Sep-1903 |
5-Feb-1973 |
Open-heart surgery |
| Guy M. Gillette |
Politician |
3-Feb-1879 |
3-Mar-1973 |
US Senator from Iowa, 1949-55 |
| Minna Gombell |
Actor |
28-May-1892 |
14-Apr-1973 |
Block-Heads |
| Betty Grable |
Actor |
18-Dec-1916 |
2-Jul-1973 |
The Girl With the Million Dollar Legs |
| Walter Greaza |
Actor |
1-Jan-1897 |
1-Jun-1973 |
The Chief on Treasury Men in Action |
| Henry Green |
Novelist |
29-Oct-1905 |
13-Dec-1973 |
Loving |
| Gustaf VI Adolf |
Royalty |
11-Nov-1882 |
15-Sep-1973 |
King of Sweden, 1950-73 |
| William Haines |
Actor |
2-Jan-1900 |
26-Dec-1973 |
Hollywood's first openly gay leading man |
| Laurens Hammond |
Inventor |
11-Jan-1895 |
3-Jul-1973 |
Hammond Organ |
| Paul Hartman |
Actor |
1-Mar-1904 |
2-Oct-1973 |
Emmett Clark on Mayberry R.F.D. |
| Laurence Harvey |
Actor |
1-Oct-1928 |
25-Nov-1973 |
Manchurian Candidate |
| Jack Hawkins |
Actor |
14-Sep-1910 |
18-Jul-1973 |
Land of the Pharaohs |
| Sessue Hayakawa |
Actor |
10-Jun-1889 |
23-Nov-1973 |
The Bridge on the River Kwai |
| Walter Hess |
Scientist |
17-Mar-1881 |
12-Aug-1973 |
Brain mapping, neurophysiological methods |
| J. C. Higginbotham |
Jazz Musician |
11-May-1906 |
26-May-1973 |
Jazz trombonist |
| Fay Holden |
Actor |
26-Sep-1893 |
23-Jun-1973 |
Played Andy Hardy's mother |
| Tim Holt |
Actor |
5-Feb-1918 |
15-Feb-1973 |
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
| William Inge |
Playwright |
3-May-1913 |
10-Jun-1973 |
Come Back, Little Sheba |
| Ismet Inonu |
Head of State |
25-Sep-1884 |
25-Dec-1973 |
President, Prime Minister of Turkey |
| Ursula Jeans |
Actor |
5-May-1906 |
21-Apr-1973 |
The Dam Busters |
| J. Hans D. Jensen |
Physicist |
25-Jun-1907 |
11-Feb-1973 |
Shell nuclear model |
| Lyndon B. Johnson |
Head of State |
27-Aug-1908 |
22-Jan-1973 |
36th US President, 1963-69 |
| Howard P. Jones |
Diplomat |
2-Jan-1899 |
Sep-1973 |
US Ambassador to Indonesia, 1958-65 |
| Cecil Kellaway |
Actor |
22-Aug-1893 |
28-Feb-1973 |
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner |
| Walt Kelly |
Cartoonist |
25-Aug-1913 |
18-Oct-1973 |
Creator of Pogo |
| Douglas Kennedy |
Actor |
14-Sep-1915 |
10-Aug-1973 |
Steve Donovan, Western Marshal |
| István Kertész |
Conductor |
28-Aug-1929 |
16-Apr-1973 |
Hungarian operatic conductor |
| Otto Klemperer |
Conductor |
14-May-1885 |
6-Jul-1973 |
Prominent German conductor |
| Paul Kletzki |
Conductor |
21-Mar-1900 |
5-Mar-1973 |
Director, Bern Symphony, 1964-67 |
| Gene Krupa |
Drummer |
15-Jan-1909 |
16-Oct-1973 |
Pioneering drummer |
| Veronica Lake |
Actor |
14-Nov-1922 |
7-Jul-1973 |
Sullivan's Travels |
| Allan Lane |
Actor |
22-Sep-1909 |
27-Oct-1973 |
Voice of Mister Ed |
| Frank Leahy |
Football |
27-Aug-1908 |
21-Jun-1973 |
Longtime Notre Dame Head Coach |
| Bruce Lee |
Actor |
27-Nov-1940 |
20-Jul-1973 |
Enter the Dragon |
| Lila Lee |
Actor |
25-Jul-1901 |
13-Nov-1973 |
Male and Female |
| Ranald MacDougall |
Screenwriter |
10-Mar-1915 |
12-Dec-1973 |
We're No Angels |
| Jack MacGowran |
Actor |
13-Oct-1918 |
30-Jan-1973 |
The Fearless Vampire Killers |
| George Macready |
Actor |
29-Aug-1908 |
2-Jul-1973 |
Paths of Glory |
| Bruno Maderna |
Composer |
21-Apr-1920 |
13-Nov-1973 |
Avant-garde composer |
| Anna Magnani |
Actor |
7-Mar-1908 |
26-Sep-1973 |
The Rose Tattoo |
| Gian Francesco Malipiero |
Composer |
18-Mar-1882 |
1-Aug-1973 |
Rispetti e Strambotti |
| Gabriel Marcel |
Philosopher |
7-Dec-1889 |
8-Oct-1973 |
French existential philosopher |
| Jacques Maritain |
Philosopher |
18-Nov-1882 |
28-Apr-1973 |
Interpreter of St. Thomas |
| Ken Maynard |
Actor |
21-Jul-1895 |
23-Mar-1973 |
Flashy cowboy idol |
| Ron McKernan |
Musician |
8-Sep-1945 |
8-Mar-1973 |
Keyboards for Grateful Dead |
| Lauritz Melchior |
Singer |
20-Mar-1890 |
18-Mar-1973 |
Wagnerian operatic tenor |
| Eve Miller |
Actor |
8-Aug-1923 |
17-Aug-1973 |
The Big Trees |
| William O. Mills |
Politician |
12-Aug-1924 |
24-May-1973 |
Congressman, committed suicide |
| Nancy Mitford |
Novelist |
28-Nov-1904 |
30-Jan-1973 |
The Pursuit of Love |
| Vilhelm Moberg |
Novelist |
20-Aug-1898 |
8-Aug-1973 |
The Emigrants |
| Vaughn Monroe |
Singer |
7-Oct-1911 |
21-May-1973 |
Racing with the Moon |
| Cleo Moore |
Actor |
31-Oct-1928 |
25-Oct-1973 |
1950s sex symbol |
| Mantan Moreland |
Actor |
3-Sep-1902 |
28-Sep-1973 |
Birmingham Brown |
| J. Carrol Naish |
Actor |
21-Jan-1896 |
24-Jan-1973 |
Sahara |
| Greasy Neale |
Football |
5-Nov-1891 |
2-Nov-1973 |
NFL Hall of Fame Coach |
| John G. Neihardt |
Poet |
8-Jan-1881 |
3-Nov-1973 |
A Cycle of the West |
| Pablo Neruda |
Poet |
12-Jul-1904 |
23-Sep-1973 |
Residencia en la Tierra |
| Cleo A. Noel, Jr. |
Diplomat |
6-Aug-1918 |
2-Mar-1973 |
US Ambassador to Sudan, 1972-73 |
| Michael O'Shea |
Actor |
17-Mar-1906 |
4-Dec-1973 |
It's a Great Life |
| Kid Ory |
Jazz Musician |
25-Dec-1886 |
23-Jan-1973 |
Trombonist, Ory's Creole Jazz Band |
| Gram Parsons |
Musician |
5-Nov-1946 |
19-Sep-1973 |
Flying Burrito Brothers |
| Katina Paxinou |
Actor |
17-Dec-1900 |
22-Feb-1973 |
For Whom the Bell Tolls |
| Irna Phillips |
Film/TV Producer |
1-Jul-1901 |
23-Dec-1973 |
Queen of soap operas |
| Pablo Picasso |
Painter |
25-Oct-1881 |
8-Apr-1973 |
Abstract painter and sculptor |
| Dennis Price |
Actor |
23-Jun-1915 |
6-Oct-1973 |
The World of Wooster |
| Arthur W. Radford |
Military |
27-Feb-1896 |
17-Aug-1973 |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1953-57 |
| Philip Rahv |
Critic |
10-Mar-1908 |
22-Dec-1973 |
Co-Founder, Partisan Review |
| Carl Benton Reid |
Actor |
14-Aug-1893 |
16-Mar-1973 |
The Little Foxes |
| Dickinson W. Richards |
Scientist |
30-Oct-1895 |
23-Feb-1973 |
Cardiac catheterization |
| Kane Richmond |
Actor |
23-Dec-1906 |
22-Mar-1973 |
American character actor |
| Eddie Rickenbacker |
Aviator |
8-Oct-1890 |
23-Jul-1973 |
Flying ace shot down 22 planes in WWI |
| Edward G. Robinson |
Actor |
12-Dec-1893 |
26-Jan-1973 |
Key Largo |
| Winthrop Rockefeller |
Business |
1-May-1912 |
22-Feb-1973 |
Governor of Arkansas, 1967-71 |
| Samuel I. Rosenman |
Government |
13-Feb-1896 |
24-Jun-1973 |
White House Counsel, 1943-46 |
| Irene Ryan |
Actor |
17-Oct-1902 |
26-Apr-1973 |
Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies |
| Robert Ryan |
Actor |
11-Nov-1909 |
11-Jul-1973 |
Billy Budd |
| Robert Siodmak |
Film Director |
8-Aug-1900 |
10-Mar-1973 |
The Killers |
| George Sisler |
Baseball |
24-Mar-1893 |
26-Mar-1973 |
Batted .420 in 1921 |
| Willie "The Lion" Smith |
Jazz Musician |
25-Nov-1897 |
18-Apr-1973 |
Stride pianist, Finger Buster |
| Simon E. Sobeloff |
Judge |
3-Dec-1894 |
11-Jul-1973 |
4th US Court of Appeals, 1956-70 |
| Sidney Souers |
Government |
30-Mar-1892 |
14-Jan-1973 |
CIA Director, 1946 |
| Louis St. Laurent |
Head of State |
1-Feb-1882 |
25-Jul-1973 |
Prime Minister of Canada, 1948-57 |
| Edward Steichen |
Photographer |
27-Mar-1879 |
25-Mar-1973 |
Photo-Secessionist |
| Glenn Strange |
Actor |
16-Aug-1899 |
20-Sep-1973 |
Frankenstein's Monster |
| Leo Strauss |
Philosopher |
20-Sep-1899 |
18-Oct-1973 |
Patron saint of Neoconservatism |
| A. Edward Sutherland |
Film Director |
5-Jan-1895 |
31-Dec-1973 |
The Flying Deuces |
| J. R. R. Tolkien |
Author |
3-Jan-1892 |
2-Sep-1973 |
Lord of the Rings |
| Ernest Truex |
Actor |
19-Sep-1889 |
26-Jun-1973 |
His Girl Friday |
| Roy J. Turner |
Politician |
6-Nov-1894 |
11-Jun-1973 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1947-51 |
| Walter Ulbricht |
Head of State |
30-Jun-1893 |
1-Aug-1973 |
East German leader, 1960-73 |
| Alexander A. Vandegrift |
Military |
13-Mar-1887 |
8-May-1973 |
18th USMC Commandant, 1944-48 |
| Urban J. Vehr |
Religion |
30-May-1891 |
19-Sep-1973 |
Archbishop of Denver, 1941-67 |
| Artturi Virtanen |
Chemist |
15-Jan-1895 |
11-Nov-1973 |
AIV method of fodder preservation |
| Erich von Manstein |
Military |
24-Nov-1887 |
10-Jun-1973 |
Nazi general |
| Ludwig von Mises |
Economist |
29-Sep-1881 |
10-Oct-1973 |
Libertarian Economist |
| Selman A. Waksman |
Scientist |
22-Jul-1888 |
16-Aug-1973 |
Streptomycin and other antibiotics |
| Fuller Warren |
Politician |
3-Oct-1905 |
23-Sep-1973 |
Governor of Florida, 1949-53 |
| Robert Watson-Watt |
Physicist |
13-Apr-1892 |
5-Dec-1973 |
Radar |
| Alan Watts |
Philosopher |
6-Jan-1915 |
16-Nov-1973 |
Zen beat counterculture sage |
| Charles E. Whittaker |
Judge |
22-Feb-1901 |
26-Nov-1973 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1957-62 |
| Paul Williams |
Singer |
2-Jul-1939 |
17-Aug-1973 |
The Temptations |
| Chic Young |
Cartoonist |
9-Jan-1901 |
14-Mar-1973 |
Creator of Blondie |
| Karl Ziegler |
Chemist |
26-Nov-1898 |
12-Aug-1973 |
Researcher in plastics |
