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Dead at age 74
2,077 Notable deaths
Irving Wallace
American writer (1916-1990).
Born March 19th, 1916 in Chicago.
Died June 29th, 1990 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
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.
Otto Robert Frisch
Austrian-born british nuclear physicist.
Born October 1st, 1904 in Vienna.
Died September 22nd, 1979 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Lansana Conté
Second president of guinea (1934–2008).
Born November 30th, 1934 in Dubréka.
Died December 22nd, 2008 at 74 years old in Conakry. [ref]
Pink Anderson
American singer-guitarist (1900–1974).
Born February 12th, 1900 in Laurens.
Died October 12th, 1974 at 74 years old in Spartanburg (myocardial infarction).
Wesley Merritt
Union army general (1836-1910).
Born June 16th, 1836 in New York City.
Died December 3rd, 1910 at 74 years old in Natural Bridge.
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.
Robert Hutton
American actor (1920-1994).
Born June 11th, 1920 in Kingston.
Died August 7th, 1994 at 74 years old in Kingston (pneumonia).
George Zucco
British actor (1886–1960).
Born January 11th, 1886 in Manchester.
Died May 28th, 1960 at 74 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Sonny Terry
American piedmont blues musician (1911–1986).
Born October 24th, 1911 in Greensboro.
Died March 11th, 1986 at 74 years old in Mineola.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel