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Dead at age 74

1,372 Notable deaths

Mary Chase

American writer, playwright (1906–1981).

Born February 25th, 1907 in Denver. [ref]

Died October 20th, 1981 at 74 years old in Denver (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ayşen Gruda

Turkish actress.

Born August 22nd, 1944 in Yeşilköy.

Died January 23rd, 2019 at 74 years old in Istanbul (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Edward German

English musician and composer.

Born February 17th, 1862 in Whitchurch. [ref]

Died November 11th, 1936 at 74 years old in London. [ref]

Bruce Surtees

American cinematographer.

Born August 3rd, 1937 in Los Angeles.

Died February 23rd, 2012 at 74 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (diabetes). [ref]

Eero Järnefelt

Finnish realist painter (1863-1937).

Born November 8th, 1863 in Vyborg. [ref]

Died November 15th, 1937 at 74 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Allan Harris

English footballer-manager (1942-2017).

Born December 28th, 1942 in London.

Died November 23rd, 2017 at 74 years old [ref]

Alex Hrdlicka

Czech-american anthropologist.

Born March 29th, 1869 in Humpolec. [ref]

Died September 5th, 1943 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Darcy Ribeiro

Brazilian politician and academic (1922-1997).

Born October 26th, 1922 in Montes Claros. [ref]

Died February 17th, 1997 at 74 years old in Brasília (cancer). [ref]

Mohammed Abed al-Jabri

Moroccan philosopher (1935-2010).

Born December 27th, 1935 in Figuig. [ref]

Died May 3rd, 2010 at 74 years old in Casablanca. [ref]

Gilbert Kaplan

American businessman and amateur conductor.

Born March 3rd, 1941 in New York City. [ref]

Died January 1st, 2016 at 74 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]

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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan