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Dead at age 74

1,576 Notable deaths

Jan de Vries

Dutch linguist (1890-1964).

Born February 11th, 1890 in Amsterdam.

Died July 23rd, 1964 at 74 years old in Utrecht.

Alexander Meissner

Austrian engineer and physicist (1883–1958).

Born September 14th, 1883 in Vienna. [ref]

Died January 3rd, 1958 at 74 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Beryl Cunningham

Actress.

Born August 8th, 1946 in Montego Bay.

Died December 11th, 2020 at 74 years old in Borbona.

Oldřich Duras

Czech chess player (1882–1957).

Born October 30th, 1882 in Pchery.

Died January 5th, 1957 at 74 years old in Prague.

Lou Jones

Athletics competitor (1932–2006).

Born January 15th, 1932 in New Rochelle.

Died February 3rd, 2006 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]

Fatima Abdel Mahmoud

Politician.

Born January 1st, 1944 in Omdurman.

Died July 22nd, 2018 at 74 years old in London.

George Groves

Sound engineer (1901-1976).

Born December 13th, 1901 in St Helens.

Died September 4th, 1976 at 74 years old in North Hollywood.

Walter Migula

German botanist (1863-1938).

Born November 4th, 1863 in Żyrowa.

Died June 23rd, 1938 at 74 years old in Eisenach.

Konstantin Igumnov

Russian pianist.

Born May 1st, 1873 in Lebedyan. [ref]

Died March 24th, 1948 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Irving Jaffee

Speed skater (1906-1981).

Born September 15th, 1906 in New York City. [ref]

Died March 20th, 1981 at 74 years old in San Diego. [ref]

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