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Dead at age 74
2,077 Notable deaths
Erwin Helmchen
German association football player (1907-1981).
Born May 10th, 1907 in Cottbus.
Died June 8th, 1981 at 74 years old in Kiel.
Eileen Chang
Chinese-born american essayist, novelist, and screenwriter.
Born September 20th, 1920 in Shanghai, Shanghai International Settlement.
Died September 8th, 1995 at 74 years old in Westwood.
Benjamin Franklin Butler
American general and politician (1818–1893).
Born November 5th, 1818 in Deerfield.
Died January 11th, 1893 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Fourth caliph of the messiah (1928–2003).
Born December 18th, 1928 in Qadian.
Died April 19th, 2003 at 74 years old in London.
Dona Drake
Actress, singer, dancer (1914-1989).
Born November 15th, 1914 in Miami.
Died June 20th, 1989 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Ryszard Kapuściński
Polish journalist, photographer, poet and author (1932–2007).
Born March 4th, 1932 in Pinsk. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2007 at 74 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Woody Herman
American jazz musician and bandleader (1913–1987).
Born May 16th, 1913 in Milwaukee.
Died October 29th, 1987 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Mantovani
Anglo-italian conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer.
Born November 15th, 1905 in Venice.
Died March 30th, 1980 at 74 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Jane Morris
English embroiderer and artists' model (1839–1914).
Born October 19th, 1839 in Oxford.
Died January 26th, 1914 at 74 years old in Bath.
Robert Hughes
Australian critic, historian, and writer (1938–2012).
Born July 28th, 1938 in Sydney.
Died August 6th, 2012 at 74 years old in The Bronx (disease). [ref]
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