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Events on Friday 26 January 1973 1
1893 – 1973Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973)Died 26 January 1973, aged 79Romanian-born American actor Edward G. Robinson, famed for gangster roles including Little Caesar, died in Los Angeles shortly after being awarded an honorary Academy Award. He was one of the defining stars of early Hollywood sound cinema.