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Dead at age 74
2,077 Notable deaths
Greg Cannom
American make-up artist.
Born March 4th, 1951 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2025 at 74 years old
Qazi Hussain Ahmad
Islamist political party president (1938–2013).
Born January 12th, 1938 in Nowshera.
Died January 6th, 2013 at 74 years old in Islamabad. [ref]
Joe Venuti
American jazz musician and pioneer jazz violinist (1903–1978).
Born September 16th, 1903 in Lecco, Philadelphia.
Died August 14th, 1978 at 74 years old in Seattle.
Jan Timman
Dutch chess grandmaster (1951–2026).
Born December 14th, 1951 in Amsterdam.
Died February 18th, 2026 at 74 years old in Arnhem. [ref]
Samak Sundaravej
Thai politician (1935-2009).
Born June 13th, 1935 in Bangkok.
Died November 24th, 2009 at 74 years old in Bangkok (liver cancer). [ref]
Fortunio Bonanova
Actor and opera singer (1895-1969).
Born January 13th, 1895 in Palma.
Died April 2nd, 1969 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills.
Francesc Macià i Llussà
President of generalitat de catalunya (1931-33).
Born September 21st, 1859 in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Died December 25th, 1933 at 74 years old in Barcelona (appendicitis). [ref]
Richard Doddridge Blackmore
English novelist (1825-1900).
Born June 9th, 1825 in Longworth. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1900 at 74 years old in Teddington. [ref]
Leo Mechelin
Finland swedish politician and academic (1839–1914).
Born November 24th, 1839 in Hamina.
Died January 26th, 1914 at 74 years old in Helsinki.
Ahmad Shamloo
Iranian persian poet, writer, and journalist (1925-2000).
Born December 12th, 1925 in Tehran.
Died July 24th, 2000 at 74 years old in Karaj. [ref]
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