Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.

Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions

Dead at age 74

1,369 Notable deaths

Vaçe Zela

Albania singer.

Born April 7th, 1939 in Lushnjë.

Died February 6th, 2014 at 74 years old in Basel (disease).

James John Davies

American politician (1873-1947).

Born October 27th, 1873 in Tredegar.

Died November 22nd, 1947 at 74 years old in Takoma Park (myocardial infarction).

Lazar Berman

Russian pianist.

Born February 26th, 1930 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died February 6th, 2005 at 74 years old in Florence. [ref]

Greta Keller

American singer (1903-1977).

Born February 8th, 1903 in Vienna.

Died November 5th, 1977 at 74 years old in Vienna.

Keen Johnson

45th governor of kentucky (1896-1970).

Born January 12th, 1896 in Lyon County.

Died February 7th, 1970 at 74 years old in Richmond.

Hans Hellmut Kirst

German writer.

Born December 5th, 1914 in Ostróda. [ref]

Died February 23rd, 1989 at 74 years old in Werdum. [ref]

Constantin Fehrenbach

German politician (1852-1926).

Born January 11th, 1852 in Bonndorf im Schwarzwald.

Died March 26th, 1926 at 74 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Norman Krasna

American screenwriter.

Born November 7th, 1909 in Queens. [ref]

Died November 1st, 1984 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Mircea Diaconu

Romanian actor, mep (1949–2024).

Born December 24th, 1949 in Vlădești.

Died December 14th, 2024 at 74 years old in Bucharest (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Franco Califano

Italian singer-songwriter (1938-2013).

Born September 14th, 1938 in Tripoli.

Died March 30th, 2013 at 74 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]

Deaths 571 to 580 of 1369

Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr