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In the year 1974
564 Notable deaths
Lothar Mendes
German film director and screenwriter.
Born May 19th, 1894 in Berlin.
Died February 25th, 1974 at 79 years old in London (disease).
Lewis R. Foster
Screenwriter, director, producer, television composer (1898-1974).
Born August 5th, 1898 in Brookfield.
Died June 10th, 1974 at 75 years old in Tehachapi.
Melchior Wańkowicz
Polish politician (1892–1974).
Born January 10th, 1892 in Kaliužyca.
Died September 10th, 1974 at 82 years old in Warsaw.
Wolfgang Windgassen
German operatic tenor.
Born June 26th, 1914 in Annemasse. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1974 at 60 years old in Stuttgart (myocardial infarction). [ref]
P. Schuyler Miller
American novelist (1912–1974).
Born February 21st, 1912 in Troy.
Died October 13th, 1974 at 62 years old in Blennerhassett Island.
Aldo Palazzeschi
Italian novelist, poet and essayist (1885-1974).
Born February 2nd, 1885 in Florence.
Died August 17th, 1974 at 89 years old in Rome.
Raymond Priestley
English geologist.
Born July 20th, 1886 in Tewkesbury.
Died June 24th, 1974 at 87 years old in Cheltenham.
José Maria Alkmin
Vice-president of brazil (1901-1974).
Born June 11th, 1901 in Bocaiúva.
Died April 22nd, 1974 at 72 years old in Belo Horizonte.
Silvio Moser
Racecar driver (1941-1974).
Born April 24th, 1941 in Zürich.
Died May 26th, 1974 at 33 years old in Locarno.
Júlio César de Mello e Souza
Brazilian mathematician.
Born May 6th, 1895 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died June 18th, 1974 at 79 years old in Recife.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 564
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