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Dead at age 74

1,433 Notable deaths

Julius Klengel

German musician (1859-1933).

Born September 24th, 1859 in Leipzig.

Died October 27th, 1933 at 74 years old in Leipzig.

Joseph Barcroft

Physiologist, studied the oxygenation of blood.

Born July 26th, 1872 in Newry.

Died March 21st, 1947 at 74 years old in Cambridge.

Adolf Taimi

Finnish communist leader (1881–1955).

Born October 3rd, 1881 in Saint Petersburg.

Died November 1st, 1955 at 74 years old in Petrozavodsk.

Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena Montoya

Colombian catholic sister.

Born May 26th, 1875 in Jericó.

Died October 21st, 1949 at 74 years old in Medellín.

Helmut Lipfert

German world war ii fighter pilot.

Born August 6th, 1916 in Lippelsdorf.

Died August 10th, 1990 at 74 years old in Einbeck.

Kathryn McGuire

American actress (1903-1978).

Born December 6th, 1903 in Peoria. [ref]

Died October 10th, 1978 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

Raquel Meller

Spanish singer.

Born March 9th, 1888 in Tarazona.

Died July 26th, 1962 at 74 years old in Barcelona (disease).

Joseph Bédier

French philologist and writer (1864-1938).

Born January 28th, 1864 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.

Died August 29th, 1938 at 74 years old in Le Grand-Serre. [ref]

Samad bey Mehmandarov

Azerbaijani general (1856–1931).

Born October 16th, 1856 in Lankaran.

Died February 12th, 1931 at 74 years old in Baku.

Pinchas Lapide

Israeli theologian, author and diplomat (1922-1997).

Born November 28th, 1922 in Vienna. [ref]

Died October 23rd, 1997 at 74 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]

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