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Dead at age 74
1,369 Notable deaths
Varlam Shalamov
Soviet writer, journalist, poet and gulag survivor.
Born June 18th, 1907 in Vologda. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1982 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Petre Mshveniyeradze
Soviet water polo player (1929-2003).
Born March 24th, 1929 in Tbilisi.
Died June 3rd, 2003 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Hank Cochran
American country musician (1935-2010).
Born August 2nd, 1935 in Isola. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2010 at 74 years old in Nashville (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Sherman Minton
Us supreme court justice from 1949 to 1956.
Born October 20th, 1890 in Georgetown.
Died April 9th, 1965 at 74 years old in New Albany.
Adolfo de la Huerta
President of mexico.
Born May 26th, 1881 in Heroica Guaymas.
Died July 9th, 1955 at 74 years old in Mexico City.
Jamie Uys
South african film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor (1921-1996).
Born May 30th, 1921 in Boksburg.
Died January 29th, 1996 at 74 years old in Johannesburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herbert Edward Read
English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art.
Born December 4th, 1893 in Muscoates. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1968 at 74 years old in Stonegrave. [ref]
Pink Anderson
American singer-guitarist.
Born February 12th, 1900 in Laurens.
Died October 12th, 1974 at 74 years old in South Carolina (myocardial infarction).
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]
Irving Wallace
American writer (1916-1990).
Born March 19th, 1916 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1990 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius