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In the year 1974
628 Notable deaths
Hristo Iliev
Bulgarian footballer (1936-1974).
Died March 24th, 1974 at 37 years old in Bulgaria (traffic collision).
Valentin Kolumb
Soviet writer (1935–1974).
Born May 3rd, 1935 in Miziner.
Died December 8th, 1974 at 39 years old in Yoshkar-Ola.
Gaston Mercier
French rower (1932-1974).
Born June 5th, 1932 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 4th, 1974 at 42 years old in Bussières (myocardial infarction).
Metodi Andonov
Bulgarian film director (1932-1974).
Born March 16th, 1932 in Kalishte.
Died April 12th, 1974 at 42 years old in Sofia. [ref]
José da Conceição
Brazilian athletics competitor (1931-1974).
Born May 23rd, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 18th, 1974 at 43 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Ladislav Fouček
Czechoslovak biker (1930-1974).
Born December 10th, 1930 in Prague.
Died July 4th, 1974 at 43 years old in Munich.
Carlos Mugica
Argentine priest and activist (1930-1974).
Born October 7th, 1930 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 11th, 1974 at 43 years old in Villa Luro (gunshot wound).
Vasily Shukshin
Soviet actor, writer, screenwriter and film director (1929-1974).
Born July 25th, 1929 in Srostki.
Died October 2nd, 1974 at 45 years old in Kletskaya (myocardial infarction).
Mekonnen Endalkachew
Politician (1928-1974).
Born September 8th, 1928 in Addis Ababa.
Died November 24th, 1974 at 46 years old in Addis Ababa.
Liliana Ronchetti
Basketball player (1927–1974).
Born September 15th, 1927 in Como.
Died February 4th, 1974 at 46 years old (cancer).
Abd el-Aziz el-Zoubi
Israeli politician (1926-1974).
Born February 4th, 1926 in Nazareth. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1974 at 48 years old in Israel.
Yuk Young-soo
First lady of south korea (1925-1974).
Born November 29th, 1925 in Okcheon County.
Died August 15th, 1974 at 48 years old in Seoul.
Rosario Castellanos
Mexican writer (1925-1974).
Born May 25th, 1925 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1974 at 49 years old in Tel Aviv (electrocution). [ref]
Gitta Lind
German actor and singer (1925-1974).
Born April 17th, 1925 in Trier.
Died November 9th, 1974 at 49 years old in Tutzing (cancer).
Karl Holmström
Ski jumper.
Born March 22nd, 1925 in Bjurholm. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1974 at 49 years old in Jukkasjärvi.
Hilda Gadea
Peruvian economist, communist leader, and author, 1925-1974.
Born March 21st, 1925 in Lima.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 48 years old in Havana (cancer). [ref]
Aman Andom
Ethiopian politician (1924-1974).
Born June 21st, 1924 in Tsazega.
Died November 23rd, 1974 at 50 years old in Addis Ababa (gunshot wound). [ref]
Werner Kohlmeyer
German footballer (1924-1974).
Born April 19th, 1924 in Kaiserslautern.
Died March 26th, 1974 at 49 years old in Mainz (cardioplegia).
Alberto Bachelet
Brigadier general of the chilean air force and father of president michelle bachelet (1923-1974).
Born April 27th, 1923 in Santiago.
Died March 12th, 1974 at 50 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction).
Norman Kirk
Prime minister of new zealand, politician (1923–1974).
Born January 6th, 1923 in Waimate.
Died August 31st, 1974 at 51 years old in Wellington (pulmonary embolism).
Zeffiro Furiassi
Italian footballer (1923-1974).
Born January 19th, 1923 in Pesaro.
Died November 4th, 1974 at 51 years old in Florence.
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Indian musician (1922–1974).
Born December 4th, 1922 in Chowtapalle.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 51 years old in Chennai.
Peter Lei
Catholic bishop (1922-1974).
Born March 29th, 1922 in Guangzhou.
Died July 23rd, 1974 at 52 years old in British Hong Kong.
Ernesto Vidal
Uruguayan footballer (1921-1974).
Born November 15th, 1921 in Buje.
Died June 13th, 1974 at 52 years old in Córdoba.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon