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Dead at age 74

1,382 Notable deaths

Edward Thorndike

American psychologist.

Born August 31st, 1874 in Williamsburg.

Died August 9th, 1949 at 74 years old in Montrose.

Max Mallowan

British archaeologist (1904-1978).

Born May 6th, 1904 in London. [ref]

Died August 19th, 1978 at 74 years old in Wallingford (disease). [ref]

Carlos P. Garcia

8th president of the philippines (1896-1971).

Born November 4th, 1896 in Talibon.

Died June 14th, 1971 at 74 years old in Quezon City (myocardial infarction).

Nikos Kazantzakis

Greek writer and philosopher (1883-1957).

Born March 2nd, 1883 in Heraklion. [ref]

Died October 26th, 1957 at 74 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (leukemia). [ref]

David Stirling

British mountaineer, world war ii british army officer, and the founder of the special air service (1915-1990).

Born November 15th, 1915 in Lecropt. [ref]

Died November 4th, 1990 at 74 years old in Westminster. [ref]

Ewan MacColl

English folk singer, songwriter, communist, labour activist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer (1915-1989).

Born January 25th, 1915 in Salford. [ref]

Died October 22nd, 1989 at 74 years old in Beckenham. [ref]

John Dos Passos

American novelist (1896–1970).

Born January 14th, 1896 in Chicago. [ref]

Died September 28th, 1970 at 74 years old in Baltimore. [ref]

Harmon Killebrew

Professional baseball player (1936-2011).

Born June 29th, 1936 in Payette.

Died May 17th, 2011 at 74 years old in Scottsdale (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Edward Mulhare

Irish american actor (1923-1997).

Born April 8th, 1923 in Cork. [ref]

Died May 24th, 1997 at 74 years old in Van Nuys (lung cancer). [ref]

Rod Marsh

Former australian wicketkeeper.

Born November 4th, 1947 in Armadale. [ref]

Died March 4th, 2022 at 74 years old in Adelaide (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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