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Dead at age 74
1,537 Notable deaths
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
British soldier and governor-general of australia (1900-1974).
Born March 31st, 1900 in York Cottage.
Died June 10th, 1974 at 74 years old in Barnwell Manor.
Robert Pickton
Canadian serial killer (1949–2024).
Born October 24th, 1949 in Port Coquitlam.
Died May 31st, 2024 at 74 years old in Quebec City (stabbing). [ref]
Richard Kiel
American actor (1939–2014).
Born September 13th, 1939 in Detroit.
Died September 10th, 2014 at 74 years old in Fresno (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alan Shepard
American astronaut, first american in space, lunar explorer (1923–1998).
Born November 18th, 1923 in Derry.
Died July 21st, 1998 at 74 years old in Pebble Beach (leukemia). [ref]
Sam Walton
American businessman.
Born March 29th, 1918 in Kingfisher.
Died April 5th, 1992 at 74 years old in Little Rock (multiple myeloma).
Leon Russell
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician.
Born April 2nd, 1942 in Lawton. [ref]
Died November 13th, 2016 at 74 years old in Nashville (heart failure). [ref]
Chris Rea
English male singer-songwriter and guitarist (1951–2025).
Born March 4th, 1951 in Middlesbrough.
Died December 22nd, 2025 at 74 years old in London. [ref]
A. A. Milne
British author known for creating winnie-the-pooh (1882-1956).
Born January 18th, 1882 in London, Henley House.
Died January 31st, 1956 at 74 years old in Hartfield (cancer).
Peter Mayhew
British-american actor.
Born May 19th, 1944 in Barnes.
Died April 30th, 2019 at 74 years old in Boyd (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ty Cobb
American baseball player (1886–1961).
Born December 18th, 1886 in Narrows.
Died July 17th, 1961 at 74 years old in Atlanta (prostate cancer).
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