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Dead at age 74
2,079 Notable deaths
Attilio Benfatto
Italian bicycle racer (1943-2017).
Born March 11th, 1943 in Каселле-де-Руффи. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2017 at 74 years old in Mirano. [ref]
Valdemar Tofte
Danish violinist.
Born October 21st, 1832 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1907 at 74 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Jerzy Wojnar
Polish luger (1930–2005).
Born October 7th, 1930 in Lviv.
Died February 2nd, 2005 at 74 years old in Warsaw.
Fritz Wagner
Swiss footballer.
Born February 21st, 1913 in Switzerland. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1987 at 74 years old in Küsnacht.
Donald Dupree
Bobsledder (1919–1993).
Born February 10th, 1919 in Saranac Lake.
Died May 1st, 1993 at 74 years old in Saranac Lake.
Alexander Mocsáry
Hungarian entomologist (1841–1915).
Born September 27th, 1841 in Oradea.
Died December 26th, 1915 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Francesco Segna
Catholic cardinal (1836–1911).
Born August 31st, 1836 in Province of L'Aquila.
Died January 4th, 1911 at 74 years old in Rome.
Theodor Hirsch
German historian (1806-1881).
Born December 17th, 1806 in Gdańsk.
Died February 17th, 1881 at 74 years old in Greifswald.
Olaf Sæther
Sport shooter (1871-1945).
Born July 1st, 1871 in Hedmark.
Died November 1st, 1945 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Lucien Weiler
Luxembourgish politician (1951-2026).
Born August 3rd, 1951 in Ettelbruck. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2026 at 74 years old in Diekirch. [ref]
Deaths 1931 to 1940 of 2079
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