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Dead at age 74

1,538 Notable deaths

Hideki Yukawa

Japanese theoretical physicist (1907-1981).

Born January 23rd, 1907 in Azabu.

Died September 8th, 1981 at 74 years old in Kyoto.

Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah

Lebanese cleric (1935–2010).

Born November 16th, 1935 in Najaf.

Died July 4th, 2010 at 74 years old in Beirut (liver disease). [ref]

Ernie Ball

American entrepreneur.

Born August 30th, 1930 in Santa Monica.

Died September 9th, 2004 at 74 years old in San Luis Obispo.

René Préval

Ex-president of haiti (1943-2017).

Born January 17th, 1943 in Marmelade.

Died March 3rd, 2017 at 74 years old in Port-au-Prince (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Andrew G. Vajna

Hungarian film producer.

Born August 1st, 1944 in Budapest. [ref]

Died January 20th, 2019 at 74 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]

Brigitte Bierlein

Austrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of austria and president of the austrian constitutional court (1949–2024).

Born June 25th, 1949 in Vienna.

Died June 3rd, 2024 at 74 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Lynda Obst

American feature film producer and author (1950–2024).

Born April 14th, 1950 in New York City.

Died October 22nd, 2024 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Otto Liman von Sanders

German general (1855–1929).

Born February 17th, 1855 in Słupsk.

Died August 22nd, 1929 at 74 years old in Munich.

Gordon Haskell

British singer (1946-2020).

Born April 27th, 1946 in Bournemouth. [ref]

Died October 16th, 2020 at 74 years old [ref]

Patrick Steptoe

British gynaecologist.

Born June 9th, 1913 in Witney.

Died March 21st, 1988 at 74 years old in Canterbury.

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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn