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Dead at age 74
1,369 Notable deaths
Mortimer Durand
British diplomat (1850-1924).
Born February 14th, 1850 in Bhopal.
Died June 8th, 1924 at 74 years old in Somerset.
Samak Sunthorawet
Thai politician (1935-2009).
Born June 13th, 1935 in Bangkok.
Died November 24th, 2009 at 74 years old in Bangkok (liver cancer). [ref]
Masatoshi Nakayama
Martial artist.
Born April 13th, 1913 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died April 15th, 1987 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Gideon Sundback
Swedish-american inventor (1880-1954).
Born April 24th, 1880. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1954 at 74 years old in Meadville.
Vilhelm Moberg
Swedish author and historian.
Born August 20th, 1898 in Moshultamåla. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1973 at 74 years old in Väddö (drowning). [ref]
Renato Guttuso
Italian painter.
Born December 26th, 1912 in Bagheria. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1987 at 74 years old in Rome. [ref]
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician (1906-1980).
Born March 3rd, 1906 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1980 at 74 years old in Culver City. [ref]
Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz
German world war ii general (1893-1968).
Born July 30th, 1893 in Kamień Śląski.
Died April 26th, 1968 at 74 years old in Trostberg (lung cancer).
Ichirō Mizuki
Japanese singer, voice actor (1948-2022).
Born January 7th, 1948 in Setagaya-ku.
Died December 6th, 2022 at 74 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer). [ref]
David Vunagi
Anglican bishop.
Born September 5th, 1950 in Santa Isabel Island.
Died March 7th, 2025 at 74 years old in Guadalcanal. [ref]
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