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Dead at age 74
1,429 Notable deaths
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
American 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.
Died September 22nd, 1979 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba
Spanish noble (1878–1953).
Born October 17th, 1878 in Madrid, Switzerland. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1953 at 74 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Julius Boros
Professional golfer.
Born March 3rd, 1920 in Bridgeport.
Died May 28th, 1994 at 74 years old in Fort Lauderdale (myocardial infarction).
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Japanese film director (1927-2001).
Born January 28th, 1927 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2001 at 74 years old in Tokyo (leukemia). [ref]
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001).
Born September 17th, 1926 in Champaign.
Died January 23rd, 2001 at 74 years old in Minneapolis (heart failure).
René Laloux
Animator, film director, screenwriter (1929-2004).
Born July 13th, 1929 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 15th, 2004 at 74 years old in Angoulême (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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