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Dead at age 74
1,369 Notable deaths
Constance Talmadge
American actress.
Born April 19th, 1899 in Brooklyn.
Died November 23rd, 1973 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Krzysztof Krawczyk
Polish singer (1946-2021).
Born September 8th, 1946 in Katowice.
Died April 5th, 2021 at 74 years old in Łódź (COVID-19). [ref]
Max Delbrück
Biophysicist.
Born September 4th, 1906 in Berlin.
Died March 10th, 1981 at 74 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Denise Levertov
Poet (1923-1997).
Born October 24th, 1923 in Ilford.
Died December 20th, 1997 at 74 years old in Seattle.
Ida Rubinstein
Russian actress and dancer.
Born October 5th, 1885 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1960 at 74 years old in Vence. [ref]
Adolf Merckle
Businessman, billionaire.
Born March 18th, 1934 in Dresden.
Died January 5th, 2009 at 74 years old in Blaubeuren. [ref]
Hugh Dalton
Welsh politician and british mp (1887-1962).
Born August 26th, 1887 in Neath.
Died March 15th, 1962 at 74 years old in London.
George Bancroft
Actor (1882-1956).
Born September 30th, 1882 in Philadelphia.
Died October 2nd, 1956 at 74 years old in Santa Monica.
John Langalibalele Dube
South african philosopher, educator, politician, publisher, editor, novelist, and poet (1871-1946).
Born February 22nd, 1871 in Inanda.
Died February 11th, 1946 at 74 years old in Durban.
Otto Robert Frisch
Austrian-born british nuclear physicist.
Born October 1st, 1904 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1979 at 74 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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