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Dead at age 74
1,433 Notable deaths
Malangatana Ngwenya
Mozambican artist (1936-2011).
Born June 6th, 1936 in Marracuene District. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2011 at 74 years old in Matosinhos. [ref]
Richard von Kühlmann
German diplomat and industrialist (1873-1948).
Born May 3rd, 1873 in Constantinople.
Died February 16th, 1948 at 74 years old in Ohlstadt.
Patrick Sercu
Cyclist.
Born June 27th, 1944 in Roeselare.
Died April 19th, 2019 at 74 years old in Roeselare. [ref]
Clayton Douglass Buck
American politician (1890-1965).
Born March 21st, 1890 in New Castle.
Died January 27th, 1965 at 74 years old in New Castle.
Allan McLeod Cormack
American physicist (1924-1998).
Born February 23rd, 1924 in Johannesburg.
Died May 7th, 1998 at 74 years old in Winchester (cancer).
Wolf Erlbruch
German illustrator and writer.
Born June 30th, 1948 in Wuppertal. [ref]
Died December 11th, 2022 at 74 years old in Wuppertal. [ref]
Ursula Ledóchowska
Roman catholic missionary and saint.
Born April 17th, 1865 in Loosdorf.
Died May 29th, 1939 at 74 years old in Rome.
Lester Germer
American physicist (1896–1971).
Born October 10th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 74 years old in Shawangunk Ridge.
Léon Brunschvicg
French philosopher (1869–1944).
Born November 10th, 1869 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1944 at 74 years old in Aix-les-Bains. [ref]
José Millán Astray
General spanish, fascist, hero of the war in the philippines and founder of the spanish legion (1879-1954).
Born July 5th, 1879 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1954 at 74 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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