Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1973

Júlio Delamare (July 1, 1928 – July 11, 1973) was a Brazilian sports journalist who worked as a journalist and sports commentator for the newspaper O Globo for more than ten years and for the television network Rede Globo, where he was the first director of the sports department.He died on Varig Flight 820, in France. The plane caught on fire, causing it to crash. The Júlio Delamare Aquatics Centre, situated in Rio de Janeiro, was named after him, five years after the accident that caused his death.

Robert Smithson (January 2, 1938 – July 20, 1973) was an American artist known for sculpture and land art who often used drawing and photography in relation to the spatial arts. His work has been internationally exhibited in galleries and museums and is held in public collections. He was one of the founders of the land art movement whose best known work is the Spiral Jetty (1970).