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In the year 1974
564 Notable deaths
Arline Judge
American actress (1912–1974).
Born February 21st, 1912 in Bridgeport.
Died February 7th, 1974 at 61 years old in West Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Gino Cervi
Italian actor (1901-1974).
Born May 3rd, 1901 in Bologna. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1974 at 72 years old in Punta Ala. [ref]
Harry Carney
American jazz musician (1910–1974).
Born April 1st, 1910 in Boston.
Died October 8th, 1974 at 64 years old in New York City.
Badia Masabni
Syrian-lebanese dancer.
Born February 1st, 1892 in Damascus.
Died July 23rd, 1974 at 82 years old in Zahlé.
Fern Andra
American actress (1893-1974).
Born November 24th, 1893 in Watseka. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1974 at 80 years old in Aiken (disease).
Yekaterina Furtseva
Soviet politician (1910-1974).
Born December 7th, 1910 in Vyshny Volochyok.
Died October 24th, 1974 at 63 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Peter Lee Lawrence
German actor (1944-1974).
Born February 21st, 1944 in Lindau.
Died April 20th, 1974 at 30 years old in Rome.
Wim Sonneveld
Dutch comedian.
Born June 28th, 1917 in Utrecht.
Died March 8th, 1974 at 56 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction).
Franz Jonas
Seventh president of austria (1899–1974).
Born October 4th, 1899 in Floridsdorf.
Died April 24th, 1974 at 74 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Walter Blume
Einsatzgruppen ss officer and holocaust perpetrator (1906-1974).
Born July 23rd, 1906 in Dortmund.
Died November 13th, 1974 at 68 years old in Dortmund.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 564
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