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Dead at age 74

2,077 Notable deaths

Holmes Herbert

British actor (1882–1956).

Born July 30th, 1882 in Mansfield.

Died December 26th, 1956 at 74 years old in Hollywood.

John Connelly

English footballer (1938-2012).

Born June 18th, 1938 in St Helens.

Died October 25th, 2012 at 74 years old in Barrowford. [ref]

Robert Mulka

Holocaust perpetrator (1895–1969).

Born April 12th, 1895 in Hamburg.

Died April 26th, 1969 at 74 years old in Hamburg.

Elisabet Ney

German-born american sculptor (1833-1907).

Born January 26th, 1833 in Münster.

Died June 29th, 1907 at 74 years old in Austin.

Cootie Williams

American jazz trumpeter (1911–1985).

Born July 10th, 1911 in Mobile.

Died September 15th, 1985 at 74 years old in New York City (disease).

Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff

German general (1905–1980).

Born March 27th, 1905 in Lubin.

Died January 27th, 1980 at 74 years old in Munich.

Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony

Saxon royal (1896–1971).

Born December 9th, 1896 in Dresden.

Died June 14th, 1971 at 74 years old in Edingen-Neckarhausen.

Joseph Wright

British linguist (1855–1930).

Born October 31st, 1855 in Idle.

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

Kurt H. Debus

Rocket engineer and scientist (1908–1983).

Born November 29th, 1908 in Frankfurt.

Died October 10th, 1983 at 74 years old in Cocoa Beach.

Hiroshi Inagaki

Japanese director, screenwriter, producer, actor (1905–1980).

Born December 30th, 1905 in Tokyo.

Died May 21st, 1980 at 74 years old in Tokyo.

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