Dead at age 74

1,430 Notable deaths

Joseph Wright

British linguist (1855–1930).

Born October 31st, 1855 in Idle.

Died February 27th, 1930 at 74 years old in Oxford.

Elmer Rice

American playwright (1892–1967).

Born September 28th, 1892 in New York City.

Died May 8th, 1967 at 74 years old in Southampton (pneumonia).

Émile Benveniste

French linguist (1902-1976).

Born May 27th, 1902 in Aleppo. [ref]

Died October 3rd, 1976 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]

August Krogh

Danish physiologist.

Born November 15th, 1874 in Grenå. [ref]

Died September 13th, 1949 at 74 years old in Copenhagen.

Tom London

American actor (1889-1963).

Born August 24th, 1889 in Louisville.

Died December 5th, 1963 at 74 years old in Hollywood.

Abbas

Franco-iranian photographer.

Born March 29th, 1944 in Khash. [ref]

Died April 25th, 2018 at 74 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (diabetes). [ref]

Percy Williams

Canadian athlete (1908-1982).

Born May 19th, 1908 in Vancouver.

Died November 29th, 1982 at 74 years old in Vancouver (ballistic trauma).

Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz

Israeli rabbi (1878-1953).

Born November 7th, 1878 in Kosava.

Died October 24th, 1953 at 74 years old in Bnei Brak.

David Bedford

English composer and musician.

Born August 4th, 1937 in London. [ref]

Died October 2nd, 2011 at 74 years old (cancer). [ref]

Claude Nougaro

French singer and poet (1929-2004).

Born September 9th, 1929 in Toulouse.

Died March 4th, 2004 at 74 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer).

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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino