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Dead at age 74
2,079 Notable deaths
Elka de Levie
Dutch gymnast (1905–1979).
Born November 21st, 1905 in Amsterdam.
Died December 29th, 1979 at 74 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Sylvio Pirillo
Brazilian association football player (1916-1991).
Born July 26th, 1916 in Porto Alegre.
Died April 22nd, 1991 at 74 years old in Porto Alegre.
Max Thurian
Subprior of the taize community (1921–1996).
Born August 16th, 1921 in Geneva.
Died August 15th, 1996 at 74 years old in Geneva.
Christian Christiansen
Danish physicist (1843-1917).
Born October 9th, 1843 in Vostrup.
Died November 28th, 1917 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg.
Joseph S. Nelson
Canadian biologist and ichthyologist (1937–2011).
Born April 12th, 1937 in United States, San Francisco.
Died August 9th, 2011 at 74 years old in Alberta.
Bill Mulliken
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist (1939-2014).
Born August 27th, 1939 in Urbana.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 74 years old in Chicago.
Adonias Filho
Journalist, literary critic, essayist, librarian and brazilian novelist (1915-1990).
Born November 27th, 1915 in Itajuípe.
Died August 2nd, 1990 at 74 years old in Ilhéus.
Otto Nuschke
German politician (1883-1957).
Born February 23rd, 1883 in Frohburg.
Died December 27th, 1957 at 74 years old in Nieder Neuendorf.
Johannes Urzidil
German bohemians writer, poet, historian, and journalist (1896–1970).
Born February 3rd, 1896 in Prague.
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 74 years old in Rome.
Miguel Calderón Gómez
Cuban basketball player.
Born October 30th, 1950 in Havana.
Died September 18th, 2025 at 74 years old [ref]
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou