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Dead at age 74
1,537 Notable deaths
Dhyan Chand Kushwaha
Indian field hockey player.
Born August 29th, 1905 in Allahabad.
Died December 3rd, 1979 at 74 years old in Delhi (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Jacques Derrida
Algerian-french philosopher (1930–2004).
Born July 15th, 1930 in El Biar. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2004 at 74 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
David Frost
British television host, media personality, journalist, comedian, and writer (1939–2013).
Born April 7th, 1939 in Tenterden.
Died August 31st, 2013 at 74 years old in MS Queen Elizabeth (myocardial infarction).
Ravi Zacharias
Canadian-american christian apologist (1946-2020).
Born March 26th, 1946 in Chennai.
Died May 19th, 2020 at 74 years old in Atlanta (spinal cancer). [ref]
Ray Manzarek
American keyboardist (1939–2013).
Born February 12th, 1939 in Chicago.
Died May 20th, 2013 at 74 years old in Rosenheim (cholangiocarcinoma).
Yash Johar
Indian bollywood film producer.
Born September 6th, 1929 in Amritsar.
Died June 26th, 2004 at 74 years old in Mumbai.
Jack Albertson
American character actor.
Born June 16th, 1907 in Malden. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1981 at 74 years old in Hollywood (colorectal cancer).
Ram Vilas Paswan
Indian politician.
Born July 5th, 1946 in Khagaria.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 74 years old in New Delhi (surgical complications). [ref]
Eric Carmen
American singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist (1949–2024).
Born August 11th, 1949 in Cleveland.
Died March 10th, 2024 at 74 years old in Lyndhurst. [ref]
Maurice White
American musician (1941–2016).
Born December 19th, 1941 in Memphis.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde