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Dead at age 74

1,571 Notable deaths

Alex Hrdlicka

Czech-american anthropologist.

Born March 29th, 1869 in Humpolec. [ref]

Died September 5th, 1943 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Wayne Henderson

American trombonist and record producer (1939–2014).

Born September 24th, 1939 in Houston. [ref]

Died April 5th, 2014 at 74 years old in Culver City. [ref]

Louis Zukofsky

American poet (1904–1978).

Born January 23rd, 1904 in New York City.

Died May 12th, 1978 at 74 years old in Port Jefferson.

Debiprasad Chattopadhyay

Indian marxist philosopher (1918–1993).

Born November 19th, 1918 in Kolkata.

Died May 8th, 1993 at 74 years old in Kolkata.

René Barjavel

French writer (1911–1985).

Born January 24th, 1911 in Nyons.

Died November 24th, 1985 at 74 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).

Désiré Mercier

Roman-catholic cardinal.

Born November 22nd, 1851 in Braine-l'Alleud.

Died January 23rd, 1926 at 74 years old in City of Brussels.

Asghar Ali Engineer

Indian activist.

Born March 10th, 1939 in Salumbar.

Died May 14th, 2013 at 74 years old in Mumbai.

Henry Tonks

British artist (1862-1937).

Born April 9th, 1862 in Birmingham.

Died January 8th, 1937 at 74 years old in London. [ref]

Rudolf Rahn

German diplomat.

Born March 16th, 1900 in Ulm.

Died January 7th, 1975 at 74 years old in Düsseldorf, West Germany.

Jacques Martin

French television host (1933-2007).

Born June 22nd, 1933 in 4th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]

Died September 14th, 2007 at 74 years old in Biarritz (cancer). [ref]

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