Dead at age 74
1,427 Notable deaths
Anita Pointer
American singer-songwriter (1948–2022).
Born January 23rd, 1948 in Oakland.
Died December 31st, 2022 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Derek Parfit
British philosopher.
Born December 11th, 1942 in Chengdu.
Died January 2nd, 2017 at 74 years old in London Borough of Islington.
Ajit Jogi
1st chief minister of chhattisgarh.
Born April 29th, 1946 in Bilaspur.
Died May 29th, 2020 at 74 years old in Raipur (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Theodore Hall
American physicist (1925–1999).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Far Rockaway.
Died November 1st, 1999 at 74 years old in Cambridge (kidney cancer).
Werner Forssmann
German physician, nobel prize winner (1904-1979).
Born August 29th, 1904 in Berlin.
Died June 1st, 1979 at 74 years old in Schopfheim (myocardial infarction).
Cynthia Plaster Caster
American artist.
Born May 24th, 1947 in Chicago.
Died April 21st, 2022 at 74 years old in Chicago.
Jacqueline Cochran
American aviator and businesswoman (1906-1980).
Born May 11th, 1906 in Pensacola.
Died August 9th, 1980 at 74 years old in Indio.
Dave Parker
American baseball player (1951–2025).
Born June 9th, 1951 in Grenada. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2025 at 74 years old in Cincinnati (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Pauli Murray
American writer, activist, lawyer and episcopal priest (1910-1985).
Born November 20th, 1910 in Baltimore.
Died July 1st, 1985 at 74 years old in Pittsburgh (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Fernand Léger
French painter (1881-1955).
Born February 4th, 1881 in Argentan. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1955 at 74 years old in Gif-sur-Yvette. [ref]
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler