Dead at age 74
2,077 Notable deaths
Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
English landowner, politician, and racehorse owner (1825-1899).
Born October 13th, 1825 in Cheshire.
Died December 22nd, 1899 at 74 years old in Dorset.
Tommy Smith
English association football player (1945–2019).
Born April 5th, 1945 in Liverpool.
Died April 12th, 2019 at 74 years old in Waterloo (dementia). [ref]
Jacques Mayol
Holder of many world records in free diving.
Born April 1st, 1927 in Shanghai.
Died December 22nd, 2001 at 74 years old in Capoliveri (hanging to death).
John Fante
1909–1983; american novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of italian descent.
Born April 8th, 1909 in Boulder.
Died May 8th, 1983 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (diabetes).
Eisaku Satō
Prime minister of japan from 1964 to 1972.
Born March 27th, 1901 in Tabuse.
Died June 3rd, 1975 at 74 years old in The Jikei University Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage).
Harvey Atkin
Canadian actor (1942–2017).
Born December 18th, 1942 in Toronto.
Died July 17th, 2017 at 74 years old in Toronto (brain cancer).
Bill Atkinson
American computer engineer, programmer, and photographer (1951–2025).
Born March 17th, 1951 in Los Gatos. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2025 at 74 years old in Portola Valley (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Artist (1948–2022).
Born August 1st, 1948 in Long Beach.
Died November 30th, 2022 at 74 years old in Sauve. [ref]
Pannonica de Koenigswarter
British jazz patroness (1913-1988).
Born December 10th, 1913 in London.
Died November 30th, 1988 at 74 years old in Washington Heights.
Johanna Spyri
Swiss writer (1827–1901).
Born June 12th, 1827 in Hirzel. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1901 at 74 years old in Zurich. [ref]
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz