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Dead at age 74
1,538 Notable deaths
Edwin Hawkins
American musician.
Born August 18th, 1943 in Oakland.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 74 years old in Pleasanton (pancreatic cancer).
Louise Michel
French author and anarchist (1830-1905).
Born May 29th, 1830 in Vroncourt-la-Côte. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1905 at 74 years old in Marseille.
Fay Bainter
American actress (1893–1968).
Born December 7th, 1893 in Los Angeles.
Died April 16th, 1968 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Walt Bellamy
American professional basketball player (1939-2013).
Born July 24th, 1939 in New Bern.
Died November 2nd, 2013 at 74 years old in College Park. [ref]
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]
Nikolai Berdyaev
Russian philosopher.
Born March 18th, 1874 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1948 at 74 years old in Clamart. [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).
Gilbert Bécaud
French singer, composer, pianist and actor (1927–2001).
Born October 24th, 1927 in Toulon.
Died December 18th, 2001 at 74 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (lung 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]
Idris Muhammad
American drummer (1939-2014).
Born November 13th, 1939 in New Orleans.
Died July 29th, 2014 at 74 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
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