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In the year 1974
628 Notable deaths
Knud Jeppesen
Danish musicologist and composer (1892-1974).
Born August 15th, 1892 in Copenhagen.
Died June 14th, 1974 at 81 years old in Risskov.
Arnaud Denjoy
French mathematician (1884-1974).
Born January 5th, 1884 in Auch. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1974 at 90 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Erik Charell
German actor (1894-1974).
Born April 9th, 1895 in Wrocław.
Died July 15th, 1974 at 79 years old in Munich.
Otto M. Nikodym
Polish mathematician (1887–1974).
Born August 13th, 1887 in Zabolotiv.
Died May 4th, 1974 at 86 years old in Utica.
Östen Undén
Swedish professor, politician and cabinet minister (1886-1974).
Born August 25th, 1886 in Karlstad church parish.
Died January 14th, 1974 at 87 years old in Bromma parish. [ref]
Kick Smit
Dutch footballer and manager (1911-1974).
Born November 3rd, 1911 in Bloemendaal.
Died July 1st, 1974 at 62 years old in Haarlem.
Roger Bastide
French anthropologist and sociologist (1898–1974).
Born April 1st, 1898 in Nîmes.
Died April 10th, 1974 at 76 years old in Maisons-Laffitte.
Anfilogino Guarisi
Italian footballer (1905-1974).
Born December 26th, 1905 in São Paulo.
Died June 8th, 1974 at 68 years old in São Paulo.
Pierre Renouvin
French historian (1893-1974).
Born January 9th, 1893 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 8th, 1974 at 81 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Chet Brandenburg
Film actor (1897-1974).
Born October 15th, 1897 in Kentucky.
Died July 17th, 1974 at 76 years old in Woodland Hills.
Josef Smrkovský
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak parliament, member of czechoslovak national parliament and czechoslovak politician (1911-1974).
Born February 26th, 1911 in Velenka. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1974 at 62 years old in Prague. [ref]
Konrad Frey
German gymnast (1909–1974).
Born April 24th, 1909 in Bad Kreuznach.
Died May 24th, 1974 at 65 years old in Bad Kreuznach. [ref]
Marcel Cohen
French linguist (1884–1974).
Born February 6th, 1884 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1974 at 90 years old in Cugand. [ref]
Pauline Carton
French actress (1884-1974).
Born July 4th, 1884 in Biarritz. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1974 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Michael Avi-Yonah
Israeli archaeologist and historian (1904-1974).
Born September 26th, 1904 in Lviv. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1974 at 69 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Peter Celsing
Swedish architect (1920-1974).
Born January 29th, 1920 in Stockholm.
Died March 16th, 1974 at 54 years old in Stockholm.
Irmgard Flügge-Lotz
German mathematician (1903–1974).
Born July 16th, 1903 in Hamelin.
Died May 22nd, 1974 at 70 years old in Stanford.
Rafael Garza Gutiérrez
Mexican footballer (1902–1974).
Born December 13th, 1902 in Mexico City.
Died July 3rd, 1974 at 71 years old in Mexico City.
Zinaida Yermolyeva
Russian microbiologist (1898–1974).
Born October 27th, 1898 in Frolovo.
Died December 2nd, 1974 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Ruth Berlau
Danish actress (1906-1974).
Born August 24th, 1906 in Copenhagen.
Died January 16th, 1974 at 67 years old in East Berlin.
Lily Kronberger
Hungarian figure skater (1890–1974).
Born November 12th, 1890 in Budapest.
Died May 21st, 1974 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Mato Lovrak
Croatian writer for children (1899–1974).
Born March 8th, 1899 in Veliki Grđevac.
Died March 14th, 1974 at 75 years old in Zagreb.
Tom Kristensen
Danish writer (1893–1974).
Born August 4th, 1893 in London.
Died June 2nd, 1974 at 80 years old in Thurø.
Robert Ellis
American actor and film director (1892-1974).
Born June 27th, 1892 in Brooklyn.
Died December 29th, 1974 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
K. A. C. Creswell
English architectural historian (1879–1974).
Born September 13th, 1879 in London.
Died April 8th, 1974 at 94 years old in London.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 628
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