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Dead at age 74

2,077 Notable deaths

James W. Marshall

American cabinetmaker,doctor of the california gold rush (1810-1885).

Born October 8th, 1810 in Hopewell Township.

Died August 10th, 1885 at 74 years old in Kelsey.

Leo Buscaglia

American motivational speaker and writer (1924–1998).

Born March 31st, 1924 in Los Angeles.

Died June 12th, 1998 at 74 years old in Glenbrook (myocardial infarction).

Werner Forssmann

German physician, nobel prize winner (1904-1979).

Born August 29th, 1904 in Berlin.

Died June 1st, 1979 at 74 years old in Schopfheim (myocardial infarction).

He Zizhen

Wife of mao zedong (1909-1984).

Born September 20th, 1909 in Yongxin County.

Died April 19th, 1984 at 74 years old in Shanghai (disease).

László Kubala

Hungarian footballer (1927–2002).

Born June 10th, 1927 in Budapest.

Died May 17th, 2002 at 74 years old in Barcelona.

Paul Langevin

French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue (1872-1946).

Born January 23rd, 1872 in Paris.

Died December 19th, 1946 at 74 years old in Paris.

Marian Rejewski

Polish mathematician and cryptologist (1905–1980).

Born August 16th, 1905 in Bydgoszcz. [ref]

Died February 13th, 1980 at 74 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).

Praveen Kumar Sobti

Indian discus thrower, hammer thrower and actor (1947–2022).

Born December 6th, 1947 in Sarhali, Jalandhar.

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

Leon Vitali

English actor (1948–2022).

Born July 26th, 1948 in Leamington Spa.

Died August 19th, 2022 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Talat Mahmood

Indian singer (1924–1998).

Born February 24th, 1924 in Lucknow.

Died May 9th, 1998 at 74 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).

Deaths 241 to 250 of 2077

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