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Dead at age 74
1,427 Notable deaths
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter (1911-1985).
Born May 18th, 1911 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1985 at 74 years old in Inglewood. [ref]
Stringer Davis
Actor (1899–1973).
Born June 4th, 1899 in Birkenhead.
Died August 29th, 1973 at 74 years old in Chalfont St Giles.
William Hale Thompson
American politician (1869–1944).
Born May 14th, 1869 in Boston.
Died March 19th, 1944 at 74 years old in The Blackstone Hotel.
Mary Philips
American stage actor (1901-1975).
Born January 23rd, 1901 in New London.
Died April 22nd, 1975 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Will Lee
American actor.
Born August 6th, 1908 in New York City.
Died December 7th, 1982 at 74 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Paul Langevin
French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue.
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1946 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Věra Čáslavská
Czechoslovak sports official, sport gymnast and coach.
Born May 3rd, 1942 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2016 at 74 years old in Prague (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Peter Lorimer
Scottish footballer, closely associated with the leeds united football club.
Born December 14th, 1946 in Dundee.
Died March 20th, 2021 at 74 years old in Dundee. [ref]
Francis Picabia
French painter and writer (1879-1953).
Born January 22nd, 1879 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1953 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Marpessa Dawn
French actress, singer, and dancer (1934-2008).
Born January 3rd, 1934 in Redstone Township. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2008 at 74 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir