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Dead at age 74
1,372 Notable deaths
Otto Hersing
German officer (1885-1960).
Born November 30th, 1885 in Mulhouse.
Died July 5th, 1960 at 74 years old in Angelmodde.
Hans Pesser
German footballer (1911-1986).
Born November 7th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died August 12th, 1986 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Désiré Defauw
Conductor, violinist.
Born September 5th, 1885 in Ghent. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1960 at 74 years old in Gary. [ref]
Wataru Takeshita
Japanese politician (1946-2021).
Born November 3rd, 1946 in Kakeya.
Died September 17th, 2021 at 74 years old [ref]
Aleksei Chichibabin
Russian chemist.
Born March 29th, 1871 in Kuzemin.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 74 years old in Paris.
Lelio Basso
Italian democratic socialist politician and journalist (1903-1978).
Born December 25th, 1903 in Varazze. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1978 at 74 years old in Rome. [ref]
Stéphan Elmas
Armenian composer, pianist and teacher.
Born December 24th, 1862 in İzmir.
Died August 11th, 1937 at 74 years old in Geneva.
Lajos Czinege
Hungarian politician (1924-1998).
Born March 24th, 1924 in Karcag.
Died May 10th, 1998 at 74 years old in Leányfalu. [ref]
Yevgeny Grishin
Soviet speed skater and track cyclist.
Born March 23rd, 1931 in Tula.
Died July 9th, 2005 at 74 years old in Dedovsk.
Maria Wiik
Finnish painter (1853–1928).
Born August 2nd, 1853 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1928 at 74 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir