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Dead at age 74

2,077 Notable deaths

Antonio Machín

Cuban-spanish musician (1903–1977).

Born February 11th, 1903 in Sagua La Grande.

Died August 4th, 1977 at 74 years old in Madrid.

Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov

French resistance member (1920–1994).

Born September 22nd, 1920 in Oxud.

Died October 11th, 1994 at 74 years old in Shaki.

Richard von Kühlmann

German diplomat and industrialist (1873-1948).

Born May 3rd, 1873 in Constantinople.

Died February 16th, 1948 at 74 years old in Ohlstadt.

Ilkka Kanerva

Finnish politician (1948–2022).

Born January 28th, 1948 in Lokalahti. [ref]

Died April 14th, 2022 at 74 years old in Turku. [ref]

Hermann Diels

German classical scholar (1848–1922).

Born May 18th, 1848 in Biebrich. [ref]

Died June 4th, 1922 at 74 years old in Dahlem.

Ursula Ledóchowska

Roman catholic missionary and saint (1865–1939).

Born April 17th, 1865 in Loosdorf.

Died May 29th, 1939 at 74 years old in Rome.

Nikolai Shchelokov

Russian politician (1910-1984).

Born November 26th, 1910 in Almazna.

Died December 13th, 1984 at 74 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).

Ludwig Borchardt

German egyptologist (1863–1938).

Born October 5th, 1863 in Berlin.

Died August 25th, 1938 at 74 years old in Paris.

Lev Berg

Russian and soviet geographer, biologist and ichthyologist (1876–1950).

Born March 14th, 1876 in Bender.

Died December 24th, 1950 at 74 years old in Komarovo.

Donald E. Williams

American astronaut (1942–2016).

Born February 13th, 1942 in Lafayette.

Died February 23rd, 2016 at 74 years old (stroke). [ref]

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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci