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Dead at age 74
2,076 Notable deaths
R. Lee Ermey
American actor and soldier (1944–2018).
Born March 24th, 1944 in Emporia.
Died April 15th, 2018 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
Rosemary Clooney
American singer and actress (1928–2002).
Born May 23rd, 1928 in Maysville.
Died June 29th, 2002 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer).
Leopold II of Belgium
King of the belgians from 1865 to 1909.
Born April 9th, 1835 in Brussels.
Died December 17th, 1909 at 74 years old in Laeken (cerebral hemorrhage).
Sondra Locke
American actress (1944–2018).
Born May 28th, 1944 in Shelbyville.
Died November 3rd, 2018 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (bone cancer, breast cancer). [ref]
Werner Heisenberg
German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner (1901–1976).
Born December 5th, 1901 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1976 at 74 years old in Munich (gallbladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma). [ref]
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Indian playback singer (1946–2020).
Born June 4th, 1946 in Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district.
Died September 25th, 2020 at 74 years old in Chennai (cardiac arrest, COVID-19). [ref]
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980).
Born June 21st, 1905 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1980 at 74 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (edema). [ref]
Danny Kaye
American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian (1911–1987).
Born January 18th, 1913 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1987 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (hepatitis, heart failure).
Lana Turner
American actress (1921–1995).
Born February 8th, 1921 in Wallace.
Died June 29th, 1995 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Millard Fillmore
President of the united states from 1850 to 1853.
Born January 7th, 1800 in Summerhill.
Died March 8th, 1874 at 74 years old in Buffalo (stroke).
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