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Dead at age 74

2,077 Notable deaths

Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba

Spanish noble (1878–1953).

Born October 17th, 1878 in Switzerland, Madrid. [ref]

Died September 24th, 1953 at 74 years old in Lausanne. [ref]

Catherine Dolgorukov

Mistress and morganatic wife of tsar alexander ii.

Born November 14th, 1847 in Moscow.

Died February 15th, 1922 at 74 years old in Nice.

Nagendra Singh

Indian judge (1914–1988).

Born March 18th, 1914 in Dungarpur.

Died December 11th, 1988 at 74 years old in The Hague.

Ida Rubinstein

Russian actress and dancer.

Born October 5th, 1885 in Kharkiv. [ref]

Died September 20th, 1960 at 74 years old in Vence.

Denise Levertov

British-american poet (1923-1997).

Born October 24th, 1923 in Ilford.

Died December 20th, 1997 at 74 years old in Seattle.

Steve Daskewisz

American actor (1944-2018).

Born March 14th, 1944 in United States.

Died December 18th, 2018 at 74 years old in Florida (diabetes).

Max Delbrück

Biophysicist (1906–1981).

Born September 4th, 1906 in Berlin.

Died March 10th, 1981 at 74 years old in Pasadena. [ref]

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Japanese film director (1927-2001).

Born January 28th, 1927 in Tokyo.

Died April 14th, 2001 at 74 years old in Tokyo (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]

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.

Deaths 441 to 450 of 2077

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown