Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1973

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1973. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 1 Gian Francesco Malipiero

  Italian composer and educator (b. 1882).

• Aug. 1 Walter Ulbricht

  German soldier and politician (b. 1893).

• Aug. 1 Frederick Worlock
• Aug. 2 Jean-Pierre Melville

  Jean-Pierre Melville was a renowned French film director, screenwriter, and producer, celebrated as a pioneer of the French New Wave and known for his mastery of crime and film noir genres. His distinctive style, blending American noir aesthetics with French existentialism, has had a lasting influence on both French and international cinema. [bio]

• Aug. 2 Ismail Abdul Rahman

  Former deputy prime minister of malaysia (b. 1915).

• Aug. 3 Richard Marshall

  U.

• Aug. 6 Fulgencio Batista

  Cuban military dictator who ruled Cuba from 1940-1944 and again from 1952-1959, ultimately overthrown by Fidel Castro's revolutionary...

• Aug. 7 Jack Gregory

  Former australian cricketer (born 1895).

• Aug. 8 Dean Corll

  Notorious serial killer from Houston who murdered at least 28 teenage boys between 1970-1973.

• Aug. 8 Vilhelm Moberg

  Author and playwright of the swedish history, journalist and author (d. 1973).

• Aug. 9 Charlie Daniels

  Legendary country and southern rock musician known for his virtuosic fiddle playing and hit song 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia'.

• Aug. 10 Douglas Kennedy

  Actor (lone ranger and lost city of gold), died at 57.

• Aug. 12 Karl Ziegler

  German chemist and engineer, nobel prize laureate (b. 1898).

• Aug. 12 Walter Rudolf Hess

  Swiss physiologist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1881).

• Aug. 16 Selman Abraham Waksman

  Prize laureate for his discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic effective against tuberculosis.

• Aug. 16 Selman Waksman

  Ukrainian-american biochemist and microbiologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1888).

• Aug. 17 Conrad Aiken

  American poet known for his introspective poetry.

• Aug. 21 Nell Franzen
• Aug. 22 Stanton Macdonald-Wright

  American modernist painter known for co-founding the Synchromism art movement.

• Aug. 24 Michele Castelli Guaccero
• Aug. 25 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám

  Hungarian lawyer and politician, prime minister of hungary (b. 1875).

• Aug. 27 Carlo Mollino
• Aug. 29 Michael Dunn

  Michael Dunn was an American actor and singer best known for his roles in television, film, and theater, most notably as Dr. Miguelito Loveless in the TV series 'The Wild Wild West'. Despite being of short stature due to medical conditions, Dunn achieved notable success in the entertainment industry during the 1960s. [bio]

• Aug. 30 Jean Sénac
• Aug. 31 John Ford

  American film director.