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Dead at age 74
1,369 Notable deaths
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba
Spanish noble.
Born October 17th, 1878 in Madrid. [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). [ref]
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]
Manuel dos Reis Machado
Brazilian capoeira practitioner.
Born November 23rd, 1899 in Salvador.
Died February 15th, 1974 at 74 years old in Goiânia.
Albert Jay Nock
American journalist (1870-1945).
Born October 13th, 1870 in Scranton.
Died August 19th, 1945 at 74 years old in Wakefield (leukemia).
Joanna Russ
American author (1937-2011).
Born February 22nd, 1937 in New York City.
Died April 29th, 2011 at 74 years old in Tucson (stroke). [ref]
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
French physicist.
Born October 24th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2007 at 74 years old in Orsay (cancer). [ref]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.
American politician (1914-1988).
Born August 17th, 1914 in Campobello Island.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 74 years old in Poughkeepsie (lung cancer).
Deaths 361 to 370 of 1369
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