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Dead at age 74
2,077 Notable deaths
Emile Habibi
Palestinian-arab-israeli writer and politician (1922-1996).
Born January 28th, 1922 in Haifa. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in Nazareth (cancer).
Louis Beel
Prime minister of the netherlands (1902-1977).
Born April 12th, 1902 in Roermond.
Died February 11th, 1977 at 74 years old in Utrecht (leukemia).
Petra Schürmann
German actress and model (1933–2010).
Born September 15th, 1935 in Mönchengladbach. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2010 at 74 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz
Israeli rabbi (1878-1953).
Born November 7th, 1878 in Kosava.
Died October 24th, 1953 at 74 years old in Bnei Brak.
Fausto Zonaro
Italian painter (1854-1929).
Born September 18th, 1854 in Masi.
Died July 19th, 1929 at 74 years old in Sanremo.
Graham Wallas
English socialist, social psychologist, educationalist (1858–1932).
Born May 31st, 1858 in Sunderland.
Died August 9th, 1932 at 74 years old in Portloe.
Shakib Arslan
Lebanese writer and philosopher (1869–1946).
Born December 25th, 1871 in Choueifat. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1946 at 74 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Moses I. Finley
American-born british academic and classical scholar (1912–1986).
Born May 20th, 1912 in New York City.
Died June 23rd, 1986 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Stanley Sadie
British musicologist (1930–2005).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Wembley.
Died March 21st, 2005 at 74 years old in Cossington (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Alexander Gerschenkron
American economist (1904–1978).
Born October 1st, 1904 in Odesa.
Died October 26th, 1978 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
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