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Dead at age 74
1,538 Notable deaths
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).
Marcelo Caetano
Portuguese politician (1906-1980).
Born August 17th, 1906 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1980 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Aleksander Doba
Polish kayakker (1946-2021).
Born September 9th, 1946 in Swarzędz.
Died February 22nd, 2021 at 74 years old in Mount Kilimanjaro (high altitude pulmonary edema). [ref]
Arif Mardin
Turkish-american songwriter & record producer.
Born March 15th, 1932 in Istanbul.
Died June 25th, 2006 at 74 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
German world war ii u-boat captain (1911-1986).
Born December 11th, 1911 in Bremen.
Died April 18th, 1986 at 74 years old in Bremen.
Prince Michael of Prussia
German writer (1940-2014).
Born March 22nd, 1940 in Berlin.
Died April 3rd, 2014 at 74 years old in Bisingen.
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]
Facundo Cabrales
Argentine singer and bad very bad.
Born May 22nd, 1937 in La Plata.
Died July 9th, 2011 at 74 years old in Guatemala City. [ref]
Hugh Wilson
American director, writer and actor (1943-2018).
Born August 21st, 1943 in Miami.
Died January 14th, 2018 at 74 years old in Charlottesville (pulmonary emphysema).
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guatemalan writer and diplomat (1899–1974).
Born October 19th, 1899 in Guatemala City.
Died June 9th, 1974 at 74 years old in Madrid.
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