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In the year 1974
566 Notable deaths
Maxim Strauch
Soviet actor and theatre director (1900–1974).
Born February 24th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died January 3rd, 1974 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Ural Tansykbayev
Soviet painter (1904-1974).
Born January 14th, 1904 in Tashkent. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1974 at 70 years old in Nukus. [ref]
Soltan Hajibeyov
Azerbaijani composer (1919-1974).
Born May 8th, 1919 in Shusha. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1974 at 55 years old in Baku. [ref]
Julius Hjulian
American soccer player (1903-1974).
Born March 15th, 1903.
Died February 6th, 1974 at 70 years old in Chicago.
James Charles McGuigan
Canadian catholic prelate (1894–1974).
Born November 26th, 1894 in Hunter River.
Died April 8th, 1974 at 79 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Władysław Bukowiński
Polish catholic priest, missionary and beati (1904–1974).
Born December 22nd, 1904 in Berdychiv.
Died December 3rd, 1974 at 69 years old in Karaganda.
Emil Väre
Olympic wrestler (1885–1974).
Born September 28th, 1885 in Kärkölä.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 88 years old in Kärkölä.
Peter Lei
Catholic bishop (1922-1974).
Born March 29th, 1922 in Guangzhou.
Died July 23rd, 1974 at 52 years old in British Hong Kong.
Harry L. Fraser
Film director (1889-1974).
Born March 31st, 1889 in California, San Francisco.
Died April 8th, 1974 at 85 years old in Pomona.
Franz Wagner
Austrian footballer (1911–1974).
Born September 23rd, 1911 in Vienna.
Died December 8th, 1974 at 63 years old in Vienna.
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