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Dead at age 74

2,077 Notable deaths

Georges Sorel

French philosopher and sociologist.

Born November 2nd, 1847 in Cherbourg.

Died August 29th, 1922 at 74 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Padmaja Naidu

Indian politician (1900–1975).

Born November 17th, 1900 in Hyderabad.

Died May 2nd, 1975 at 74 years old in New Delhi.

Ajit Jogi

1st chief minister of chhattisgarh (1946–2020).

Born April 29th, 1946 in Bilaspur.

Died May 29th, 2020 at 74 years old in Raipur (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Monty Woolley

American actor (1888–1963).

Born August 17th, 1888 in New York City.

Died May 6th, 1963 at 74 years old in Albany (myocardial infarction).

Fernand Léger

French painter (1881–1955).

Born February 4th, 1881 in Argentan.

Died August 17th, 1955 at 74 years old in Gif-sur-Yvette.

Big Joe Turner

American singer (1911–1985).

Born May 18th, 1911 in Kansas City.

Died November 24th, 1985 at 74 years old in Inglewood.

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017).

Born October 12th, 1942 in Shavei Tzion.

Died May 3rd, 2017 at 74 years old in Asheville (disease). [ref]

Ray Teal

Actor (1902–1976).

Born January 12th, 1902 in Grand Rapids.

Died April 2nd, 1976 at 74 years old in Santa Monica.

María Elena Velasco

Mexican actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and dancer (1940–2015).

Born December 17th, 1940 in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza.

Died May 1st, 2015 at 74 years old in Mexico City (stomach cancer).

Dora Richter

German trans woman and the first known person to undergo complete male-to-female gender-affirming surgery.

Born April 16th, 1892 in Ryžovna.

Died April 26th, 1966 at 74 years old [ref]

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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø