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Dead at age 74
1,369 Notable deaths
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader.
Born May 17th, 1932 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2006 at 74 years old in Hartford. [ref]
Paul Koslo
German-born canadian actor.
Born June 27th, 1944 in Germany.
Died January 9th, 2019 at 74 years old in Lake Hughes (pancreatic cancer).
Philipp Scheidemann
German head of government (1865-1939).
Born July 26th, 1865 in Kassel. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1939 at 74 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Dan Hicks
American singer-songwriter.
Born December 9th, 1941 in Little Rock.
Died February 6th, 2016 at 74 years old in Mill Valley (cancer). [ref]
Jack Oakie
American actor (1903–1978).
Born November 12th, 1903 in Sedalia.
Died January 23rd, 1978 at 74 years old in Northridge (aortic aneurysm).
Idris Muhammad
American drummer (1939-2014).
Born November 13th, 1939 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2014 at 74 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Eisaku Satō
Japanese politician (1901-1975).
Born March 27th, 1901 in Tabuse.
Died June 3rd, 1975 at 74 years old in The Jikei University Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage).
Gilbert Bécaud
French singer, composer, pianist and actor.
Born October 24th, 1927 in Toulon. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2001 at 74 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Nikolai Berdyaev
Russian philosopher.
Born March 18th, 1874 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1948 at 74 years old in Clamart. [ref]
Jessie Matthews
English actress, singer and dancer (1907–1981).
Born March 11th, 1907 in London. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1981 at 74 years old in Eastcote (cancer).
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