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Dead at age 74
1,372 Notable deaths
Vasili Merkuryev
Soviet actor, theatre director.
Born April 6th, 1904 in Ostrov. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1978 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Arkady Volsky
Russian politician.
Born May 15th, 1932 in Dobrush.
Died September 9th, 2006 at 74 years old in Moscow (leukemia).
Joseph S. Nelson
U.s. biologist and ichthyologist (1937–2011).
Born April 12th, 1937 in San Francisco.
Died August 9th, 2011 at 74 years old in Alberta.
George Kerr
Athlete (1937-2012).
Born October 16th, 1937 in Maryland.
Died June 15th, 2012 at 74 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Sven-Erik Bäck
Swedish composer.
Born September 16th, 1919 in Kungsholms parish. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1994 at 74 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Ljubomir Lovrić
Serbian footballer (1920-1994).
Born May 28th, 1920 in Novi Sad.
Died August 26th, 1994 at 74 years old in Belgrade.
Hans Marchwitza
German writer, proletarian poet, and communist (1890-1965).
Born June 25th, 1890 in Piekary Śląskie. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1965 at 74 years old in Babelsberg. [ref]
Charles Pahud de Mortanges
Dutch equestrian.
Born May 13th, 1896 in The Hague.
Died April 8th, 1971 at 74 years old in Leiden.
James Chapin
American ornithologist.
Born July 9th, 1889 in New York City.
Died April 7th, 1964 at 74 years old in New York City.
Pete McCaffrey
Basketball player for the united states men's national team.
Born January 24th, 1938 in Tucson.
Died March 24th, 2012 at 74 years old in Belleair.
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