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Dead at age 74
2,077 Notable deaths
Aleksander Doba
Polish kayaker (1946-2021).
Born September 9th, 1946 in Swarzędz.
Died February 22nd, 2021 at 74 years old in Mount Kilimanjaro (high altitude pulmonary edema). [ref]
Nectarius of Aegina
Metropolitan of pentapolis (1846–1920).
Born October 1st, 1846 in Silivri.
Died November 8th, 1920 at 74 years old in Athens (cancer).
Arif Mardin
Turkish-american record producer (1932–2006).
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.
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]
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
German chemist (1818–1892).
Born April 8th, 1818 in Giessen.
Died May 5th, 1892 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Facundo Cabral
Argentine singer and songwriter (1937–2011).
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. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2018 at 74 years old in Charlottesville (pulmonary emphysema).
Angelina Grimké
American abolitionist and feminist.
Born February 20th, 1805 in Charleston.
Died October 26th, 1879 at 74 years old in Hyde Park.
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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