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Dead at age 74
2,077 Notable deaths
John Philip Holland
Irish-american marine engineer (1841–1914).
Born February 29th, 1840 in Liscannor. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1914 at 74 years old in Newark (disease).
Hideki Yukawa
Japanese theoretical physicist (1907-1981).
Born January 23rd, 1907 in Azabu.
Died September 8th, 1981 at 74 years old in Kyoto.
Henry Steel Olcott
U.s. army officer; founder of theosophy (1832-1907).
Born August 2nd, 1832 in Orange.
Died February 17th, 1907 at 74 years old in Adyar.
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 (1944–2019).
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.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde