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Dead at age 74
1,573 Notable deaths
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.
Ilkka Kanerva
Finnish politician (1948–2022).
Born January 28th, 1948 in Lokalahti. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2022 at 74 years old in Turku. [ref]
Ursula Ledóchowska
Roman catholic missionary and saint.
Born April 17th, 1865 in Loosdorf.
Died May 29th, 1939 at 74 years old in Rome.
Nikolai Shchelokov
Russian politician (1910-1984).
Born November 26th, 1910 in Almazna.
Died December 13th, 1984 at 74 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Ludwig Borchardt
German egyptologist (1863–1938).
Born October 5th, 1863 in Berlin.
Died August 25th, 1938 at 74 years old in Paris.
Lev Berg
Russian and soviet geographer, biologist and ichthyologist (1876–1950).
Born March 14th, 1876 in Bender.
Died December 24th, 1950 at 74 years old in Komarovo.
Donald E. Williams
American astronaut (1942–2016).
Born February 13th, 1942 in Lafayette.
Died February 23rd, 2016 at 74 years old (stroke). [ref]
Kathryn McGuire
American actress (1903-1978).
Born December 6th, 1903 in Peoria.
Died October 10th, 1978 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Cecilia Grierson
Argentine physician (1859-1934).
Born November 22nd, 1859 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 10th, 1934 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires.
Uri Lupoliansky
Israeli politician.
Born August 29th, 1951 in Haifa.
Died January 7th, 2026 at 74 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
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