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Dead at age 74
2,077 Notable deaths
Cornelis Lely
Dutch civil servant and politician (1854-1929).
Born September 23rd, 1854 in Amsterdam.
Died January 22nd, 1929 at 74 years old in The Hague.
Armand David
French catholic priest, zoologist, and botanist (1826–1900).
Born September 7th, 1826 in Espelette.
Died November 10th, 1900 at 74 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Ludwig von Pastor
German historian and austrian diplomat (1854-1928).
Born January 31st, 1854 in Aachen.
Died September 30th, 1928 at 74 years old in Innsbruck.
Fereydoon Moshiri
Iranian writer.
Born September 22nd, 1926 in Tehran.
Died October 24th, 2000 at 74 years old in Tehran (leukemia).
Jonas Lie
Norwegian novelist (1833–1908).
Born November 6th, 1833 in Hokksund.
Died July 5th, 1908 at 74 years old in Sandvika.
Arthur Harden
British biochemist.
Born October 12th, 1865 in Manchester.
Died June 17th, 1940 at 74 years old in Bourne End.
Nikolay Zhukovsky
Russian scientist in mechanics and aerohydrodinamics.
Born January 17th, 1847 in Orekhovo, Vladimir oblast. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1921 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Ward Moore
American writer (1903–1978).
Born August 10th, 1903 in Madison.
Died January 28th, 1978 at 74 years old in Pacific Grove.
Lorenz von Stein
German legal scholar (1815-1890).
Born November 15th, 1815 in Borby.
Died September 23rd, 1890 at 74 years old in Hadersdorf-Weidlingau.
John Shaw Billings
American surgeon, statistician, united states army officer, designer of new york public library (1838–1913).
Born April 12th, 1838 in Allensville.
Died March 11th, 1913 at 74 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
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