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Dead at age 74
2,078 Notable deaths
Anastasios Metaxas
Greek architect and sport shooter (1862–1937).
Born February 27th, 1862 in Athens.
Died January 28th, 1937 at 74 years old in Athens.
Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez
Spanish conductor and composer (1949–2024).
Born September 17th, 1949 in Granada.
Died August 4th, 2024 at 74 years old in Málaga. [ref]
Philipp Ludwig von Seidel
German mathematician, optician and astronomer (1821-1896).
Born October 24th, 1821 in Zweibrücken.
Died August 13th, 1896 at 74 years old in Munich.
Elena Burke
Cuban singer.
Born February 28th, 1928 in Havana.
Died June 9th, 2002 at 74 years old in Havana (cancer).
Zygmunt Gorazdowski
Polish saint from lwow (1845–1920).
Born November 1st, 1845 in Sanok.
Died January 1st, 1920 at 74 years old in Lviv.
Paul Jenkins
American actor (1938–2013).
Born August 2nd, 1938 in Philadelphia.
Died July 1st, 2013 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Roman Rosen
Baltic german diplomat (1847-1921).
Born February 12th, 1847 in Tallinn.
Died December 31st, 1921 at 74 years old in New York City (struck by vehicle).
Luis Alcoriza
Spanish-born mexican film director and screenwriter (1918-1992).
Born September 5th, 1918 in Badajoz. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1992 at 74 years old in Cuernavaca.
Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas
Lithuanian writer (1893–1967).
Born June 1st, 1893 in Gudeliai.
Died June 7th, 1967 at 74 years old in Kačerginė.
Henri Lammens
Belgian orientalist historian and jesuit (1862–1937).
Died April 24th, 1937 at 74 years old in Beirut.
Deaths 1101 to 1110 of 2078
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon