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Dead at age 74
2,079 Notable deaths
Bruno Boche
Field hockey player (1897–1972).
Born May 28th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died April 1st, 1972 at 74 years old in West Berlin.
Jörg Spengler
German sailor (1938–2013).
Born December 23rd, 1938 in Remscheid.
Died November 26th, 2013 at 74 years old in Nuremberg.
Kees Pellenaars
Dutch cyclist (1913–1988).
Born May 10th, 1913 in Terheijden.
Died January 30th, 1988 at 74 years old in Breda.
Guttorm Berge
Alpine skier (1929–2004).
Born April 19th, 1929 in Oppland.
Died March 13th, 2004 at 74 years old in Bærum Municipality.
Adrien Vandelle
French skier.
Born August 29th, 1902 in Les Rousses.
Died October 16th, 1976 at 74 years old in Les Rousses.
Tranquilo Cappozzo
Argentine rower (1918–2003).
Born April 3rd, 1929 in United States.
Died May 14th, 2003 at 74 years old in Valle Hermoso.
René Queyroux
French fencer (1927–2002).
Born December 22nd, 1927 in Halluin.
Died August 10th, 2002 at 74 years old in 8th arrondissement of Lyon.
Maria Antonietta Torriani
Italian writer and journalist (1840–1920).
Born January 1st, 1846 in Novara.
Died March 24th, 1920 at 74 years old in Turin.
Agustín Parrado y García
Catholic cardinal (1872-1946).
Born October 5th, 1872 in Fuensaldaña.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 74 years old in Granada.
Georgy Petrov
Soviet physicist (1912–1987).
Born May 31st, 1912 in Pinega.
Died May 13th, 1987 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 1941 to 1950 of 2079
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