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Dead at age 74
1,369 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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