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Dead at age 74

1,429 Notable deaths

Praveen Kumar Sobti

Indian discus thrower, hammer thrower and actor.

Born December 6th, 1947 in Sarhali, Jalandhar.

Died February 7th, 2022 at 74 years old in New Delhi.

C. P. Snow

English novelist and physical chemist (1905–1980).

Born October 15th, 1905 in Leicester.

Died July 1st, 1980 at 74 years old in London.

Len Hutton

English cricketer (1916-1990).

Born June 23rd, 1916 in Fulneck Moravian Settlement.

Died September 6th, 1990 at 74 years old in Kingston Hospital.

Hans Globke

German politician (1898-1973).

Born September 10th, 1898 in Düsseldorf.

Died February 13th, 1973 at 74 years old in Bad Godesberg.

Kurt H. Debus

Ss officer and physicist.

Born November 29th, 1908 in Frankfurt am Main.

Died October 10th, 1983 at 74 years old in Cocoa Beach.

John Fante

1909–1983; american novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of italian descent.

Born April 8th, 1909 in Boulder. [ref]

Died May 8th, 1983 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (diabetes). [ref]

Eileen Chang

Chinese-born american essayist, novelist, and screenwriter.

Born September 30th, 1920 in Shanghai International Settlement, Shanghai.

Died September 8th, 1995 at 74 years old in Westwood.

Brigitte Bierlein

Austrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of austria and president of the austrian constitutional court (1949–2024).

Born June 25th, 1949 in Vienna.

Died June 3rd, 2024 at 74 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Harvey Atkin

Canadian actor.

Born December 18th, 1942 in Toronto.

Died July 17th, 2017 at 74 years old in Toronto (brain cancer).

Victor Wong

Chinese american actor (1927-2001).

Born July 30th, 1927 in San Francisco.

Died September 12th, 2001 at 74 years old in Locke (heart failure).

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