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In the year 1974
575 Notable deaths
Harry Partch
American composer, music theorist, creator of musical instruments.
Born June 24th, 1901 in California, Oakland. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1974 at 73 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Chet Huntley
American broadcaster (1911–1974).
Born December 10th, 1911 in Cardwell.
Died March 20th, 1974 at 62 years old in Big Sky (lung cancer).
Jan Żabiński
Polish zoologist.
Born April 8th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died July 26th, 1974 at 77 years old in Warsaw.
Marcel Pagnol
Novelist, playwright and filmmaker from france (1895-1974).
Born February 28th, 1895 in Aubagne. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1974 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Nurul Amin
Bengali jurist, politician and prime minister and vice-president of pakistan (1893-1974).
Born July 15th, 1893 in Brahmanbaria District.
Died October 2nd, 1974 at 81 years old in Rawalpindi.
Johnny Mack Brown
American football player and actor (1904-1974).
Born September 1st, 1904 in Dothan. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1974 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Otto Kruger
American actor (1885-1974).
Born September 6th, 1885 in Toledo. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1974 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Ernest Becker
American cultural anthropologist (1924–1974).
Born September 27th, 1924 in Springfield.
Died March 6th, 1974 at 49 years old in Vancouver (colorectal cancer).
Stafford Repp
American actor (1918-1974).
Born April 26th, 1918 in San Francisco.
Died November 5th, 1974 at 56 years old in Inglewood (myocardial infarction).
Pamela Britton
American actress and singer (1923-1974).
Born March 19th, 1923 in Milwaukee.
Died June 17th, 1974 at 51 years old in Arlington Heights (brain cancer).
Farid al-Atrash
Syrian-egyptian singer, composer and musician (1910–1974).
Born October 19th, 1910 in Al-Suwayda. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1974 at 64 years old in Beirut (cardiovascular disease).
Peter Revson
American racecar driver.
Born February 27th, 1939 in New York City.
Died March 22nd, 1974 at 35 years old in Kyalami.
Erskine Hamilton Childers
4th president of ireland (1905-1974).
Born December 11th, 1905 in London.
Died November 17th, 1974 at 68 years old in Dublin (cardiac arrest).
David Oistrakh
Soviet violinist (1908-1974).
Born September 30th, 1908 in Odesa.
Died October 24th, 1974 at 66 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction).
Salvador Puig Antich
Spanish militant anarchist (1948–1974).
Born May 30th, 1948 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1974 at 25 years old in Barcelona (garrote vil). [ref]
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.
Arthur Crudup
American recording artist; delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born August 24th, 1905 in Mississippi. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1974 at 68 years old in Northampton County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Garand
Canadian firearm designer (1888–1974).
Born January 1st, 1888 in Saint-Rémi.
Died February 16th, 1974 at 86 years old in Springfield.
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guatemalan writer and diplomat (1899–1974).
Born October 19th, 1899 in Guatemala City.
Died June 9th, 1974 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Graham Bond
English musician (1937–1974).
Born October 28th, 1937 in Romford.
Died May 8th, 1974 at 36 years old in Finsbury Park railway station.
Wolf Messing
Russian clairovoyant, telepathist, hypnotist, occultist (1899-1974).
Born September 10th, 1899 in Góra Kalwaria.
Died November 8th, 1974 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Amir Khan
Indian singer.
Born August 15th, 1912 in Indore.
Died February 13th, 1974 at 61 years old in Kolkata (traffic collision).
Carl Andrew Spaatz
United states air force general (1891-1974).
Born June 28th, 1891 in Boyertown. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1974 at 83 years old in Colorado Springs. [ref]
Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta
Greek princess, queen consort of croatia, duchess of aosta (1904–1974).
Born February 13th, 1904 in Athens.
Died April 15th, 1974 at 70 years old in Fiesole (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Vasily Shukshin
Soviet actor, writer, screenwriter and film director.
Born July 25th, 1929 in Srostki. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1974 at 45 years old in Kletskaya (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 575
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