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Dead at age 74
1,369 Notable deaths
Motobu Chōki
Okinawan karateka.
Born April 5th, 1870 in Shuri.
Died April 15th, 1944 at 74 years old in Shuri.
Cesare Maria De Vecchi
Italian politician (1884-1959).
Born November 4th, 1884 in Casale Monferrato.
Died June 23rd, 1959 at 74 years old in Rome.
Tassos Papadopoulos
5th president of the republic of cyprus (1934-2008).
Born January 7th, 1934 in Ayios Antonios, Nicosia. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2008 at 74 years old in Nicosia New General Hospital (lung cancer). [ref]
Abraham Fraenkel
Israeli mathematician (1891-1965).
Born February 17th, 1891 in Munich. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1965 at 74 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Stanley Sadie
British musicologist.
Born October 30th, 1930 in Wembley. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2005 at 74 years old in Cossington (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Jeffrey Tate
British conductor.
Born April 28th, 1943 in Salisbury.
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 74 years old in Bergamo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rashied Ali
American jazz musician.
Born July 1st, 1935 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2009 at 74 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles P. Thacker
American computer pioneer.
Born February 26th, 1943 in Pasadena.
Died June 12th, 2017 at 74 years old in Palo Alto (cancer). [ref]
Alexander Gerschenkron
American economist.
Born October 1st, 1904 in Odesa.
Died October 26th, 1978 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter.
Born July 10th, 1911 in Mobile. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1985 at 74 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
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