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Dead at age 74
2,077 Notable deaths
Alexander Kazhdan
Soviet historian and byzantine empire specialist (1922-1997).
Born September 3rd, 1922 in Moscow.
Died May 29th, 1997 at 74 years old in Dumbarton Oaks.
Neil Franklin
English footballer and manager (1922-1996).
Born January 24th, 1922 in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1996 at 74 years old in Stoke-on-Trent.
W. K. C. Guthrie
British classical scholar and philosopher (1906–1981).
Born August 1st, 1906 in London.
Died May 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Wilhelm Weinberg
German physician (1862–1937).
Born December 25th, 1862 in Stuttgart.
Died November 27th, 1937 at 74 years old in Tübingen.
Pete La Roca
American drummer (1938–2012).
Born April 7th, 1938 in New York City.
Died November 20th, 2012 at 74 years old in New York City.
Emile Claus
Belgian painter (1849–1924).
Born September 27th, 1849 in Sint-Eloois-Vijve.
Died June 14th, 1924 at 74 years old in Astene.
Michael Drosnin
American journalist (1946–2020).
Born January 31st, 1946 in New York City.
Died June 9th, 2020 at 74 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Dorothy Dwan
Actress (1906-1981).
Born April 26th, 1906 in Sedalia.
Died March 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Ventura (lung cancer).
Ceferino Giménez Malla
Spanish romani catechist (1861-1936).
Born August 26th, 1861 in Fraga, Benavent de Segrià.
Died August 2nd, 1936 at 74 years old in Cemetery of the Diocesis of Barbastro (gunshot wound).
František Vláčil
Czech film director and scriptwriter (1924–1999).
Born February 19th, 1924 in Český Těšín. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1999 at 74 years old in Prague. [ref]
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