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Dead at age 74
2,077 Notable deaths
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer (1920–1997).
Born August 8th, 1923 in Gurdon.
Died December 13th, 1997 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
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]
Yao Wenyuan
Chinese politician (1931–2005).
Born December 11th, 1931 in Zhuji.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 74 years old in Shanghai (diabetes). [ref]
Richard Bennett
Actor (1870-1944).
Born May 21st, 1870 in Deacon.
Died October 22nd, 1944 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
K. T. Stevens
American film and television actress (1919-1994).
Born July 20th, 1919 in Hollywood.
Died June 13th, 1994 at 74 years old in Brentwood (lung cancer).
Hermann Kallenbach
South african architect (1871–1945).
Born March 1st, 1871 in Žemaičių Naumiestis.
Died March 25th, 1945 at 74 years old in South Africa.
Wilhelm Liebknecht
German journalist, writer and socialist politician (1826–1900).
Born March 29th, 1826 in Giessen. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1900 at 74 years old in Charlottenburg (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
William R. Day
Us supreme court justice from 1903 to 1922.
Born April 17th, 1849 in Ravenna.
Died July 9th, 1923 at 74 years old in Mackinac Island.
César Milstein
Argentine biochemist (1927–2002).
Born October 8th, 1927 in Bahía Blanca.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Julius Boros
Professional golfer (1920–1994).
Born March 3rd, 1920 in Bridgeport.
Died May 28th, 1994 at 74 years old in Fort Lauderdale (myocardial infarction).
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