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Dead at age 74
2,077 Notable deaths
Horst Sindermann
Prime minister of east germany (1915-1990).
Born September 5th, 1915 in Dresden.
Died April 20th, 1990 at 74 years old in East Berlin, Berlin.
Gideon Toury
Israeli literary and translation scholar.
Died October 4th, 2016 at 74 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Arthur Lourié
Russian-born american composer (1892–1966).
Born May 13th, 1892 in Slawharad. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1966 at 74 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Miriam Naor
Chief justice of israel (1947–2022).
Born October 26th, 1947 in Jerusalem.
Died January 24th, 2022 at 74 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch
German economist (1808-1883).
Born August 29th, 1808 in Delitzsch.
Died April 29th, 1883 at 74 years old in Potsdam.
Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet
Scottish ornithologist and naturalist (1800–1874).
Born February 23rd, 1800 in Edinburgh.
Died November 21st, 1874 at 74 years old in Sandown.
Juan N. Méndez
President of mexico (1876–77).
Born July 2nd, 1820 in Puebla.
Died November 29th, 1894 at 74 years old in Mexico City.
Solomon Lozovsky
Soviet revolutionary (1878-1952).
Born March 16th, 1878 in Alexandrovsky Uyezd.
Died August 12th, 1952 at 74 years old in Lubyanka Building, Bolshevo.
Alexander Hall
American film director and film editor (1894-1968).
Born January 11th, 1894 in Boston.
Died July 30th, 1968 at 74 years old in San Francisco (stroke).
David Franklin Houston
American academic, businessman and politician (1866-1940).
Born February 17th, 1866 in Monroe.
Died September 2nd, 1940 at 74 years old in New York City.
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown