Dead at age 74

1,380 Notable deaths

Leif Erickson

American stage, film, and television actor (1911-1986).

Born October 27th, 1911 in Alameda. [ref]

Died January 29th, 1986 at 74 years old in Pensacola (cancer). [ref]

Samuel E. Wright

American actor (1946–2021).

Born November 20th, 1946 in Camden. [ref]

Died May 24th, 2021 at 74 years old in Walden (prostate cancer). [ref]

Guy Madison

American actor (1922–1996).

Born January 19th, 1922 in Bakersfield. [ref]

Died February 6th, 1996 at 74 years old in Palm Springs (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Joanne Dru

American film and television actress (1922-1996).

Born January 31st, 1922 in Logan.

Died September 10th, 1996 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (edema). [ref]

Pierre de Coubertin

Founder of modern olympic games, pedagogue and historian (1863-1937).

Born January 1st, 1863 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died September 2nd, 1937 at 74 years old in Geneva. [ref]

Richard J. Daley

American politician and 47th mayor of chicago.

Born May 15th, 1902 in Chicago. [ref]

Died December 20th, 1976 at 74 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Cornel Wilde

Hungarian-american actor and film director.

Born October 13th, 1915 in Prievidza. [ref]

Died October 16th, 1989 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia). [ref]

Aram Khachaturian

Armenian soviet composer and conductor (1903–1978).

Born June 6th, 1903 in Kojori, Tbilisi. [ref]

Died May 1st, 1978 at 74 years old in Moscow.

Walter Winchell

American gossip journalist (1897-1972).

Born April 7th, 1897 in New York City.

Died February 20th, 1972 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).

Gary Collins

American television personality, actor (1938-2012).

Born April 30th, 1938 in Venice.

Died October 13th, 2012 at 74 years old in Biloxi. [ref]

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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer