Dead at age 74

1,574 Notable deaths

Duke Robert of Württemberg

German duke (1873–1947).

Born January 14th, 1873 in Merano.

Died April 12th, 1947 at 74 years old in Altshausen.

Leroy Jenkins

American composer and violinist (1932–2007).

Born March 11th, 1932 in Chicago.

Died February 24th, 2007 at 74 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

Joonas Kokkonen

Finnish composer (1921–1996).

Born November 13th, 1921 in Iisalmi.

Died October 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in Järvenpää.

Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer

Polish writer (1865–1940).

Born February 12th, 1865 in Ludźmierz.

Died January 18th, 1940 at 74 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Kurt Mendelssohn

German-born british physicist.

Born January 7th, 1906 in Berlin.

Died September 18th, 1980 at 74 years old in Oxford.

Hamo Ohanjanyan

Armenian politician.

Born February 1st, 1873 in Akhalkalaki.

Died July 31st, 1947 at 74 years old in Cairo.

Peter Vilhelm Glob

Danish archaeologist and bog body scientist (1911–1985).

Born February 20th, 1911 in Kalundborg.

Died July 20th, 1985 at 74 years old in Djursland.

Maximus V of Constantinople

267th ecumenical patriarch of constantinople (1897–1972).

Born October 26th, 1897 in Sinop.

Died January 1st, 1972 at 74 years old in Fenerbahçe (pneumonia).

Salomon Reinach

French archaeologist (1858-1932).

Born August 29th, 1858 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]

Died November 4th, 1932 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]

Nicolás Fuentes

Peruvian footballer (1941-2015).

Born February 20th, 1941 in Lima.

Died October 28th, 2015 at 74 years old in Callao (diabetes). [ref]

Deaths 871 to 880 of 1574

The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder