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Dead at age 74

1,571 Notable deaths

William A. Seiter

American film director (1890-1964).

Born June 10th, 1890 in New York City. [ref]

Died July 26th, 1964 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]

David Vunagi

Anglican bishop.

Born September 5th, 1950 in Santa Isabel Island.

Died March 7th, 2025 at 74 years old in Guadalcanal. [ref]

James J. Davis

American politician (1873-1947).

Born October 27th, 1873 in Tredegar.

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

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]

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.

Chūichi Hara

Japanese admiral (1889-1964).

Born March 15th, 1889 in Matsue.

Died February 17th, 1964 at 74 years old

Allan McLeod Cormack

American physicist (1924-1998).

Born February 23rd, 1924 in Johannesburg.

Died May 7th, 1998 at 74 years old in Winchester (cancer).

Alexander Stirling Calder

American artist (1870–1945).

Born January 11th, 1870 in Philadelphia.

Died January 7th, 1945 at 74 years old in New York City.

José Emilio Pacheco

Mexican writer (1939-2014).

Born June 30th, 1939 in Mexico City. [ref]

Died January 26th, 2014 at 74 years old in Mexico City (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Mekere Morauta

Papua new guinea prime minister.

Born June 12th, 1946 in Papua New Guinea.

Died December 19th, 2020 at 74 years old in Brisbane.

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