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In the year 1974
564 Notable deaths
Richard Huelsenbeck
German poet.
Born April 23rd, 1892 in Frankenau. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1974 at 82 years old in Minusio. [ref]
Maximilian de Angelis
German general (1889–1974).
Born October 2nd, 1889 in Budapest.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 85 years old in Graz. [ref]
Emanuel Schäfer
Ss officer.
Born April 20th, 1900 in Hlučín.
Died December 4th, 1974 at 74 years old in Cologne.
Winfried Otto Schumann
German geophysicist (1888-1974).
Born May 20th, 1888 in Tübingen.
Died September 22nd, 1974 at 86 years old in Munich.
Hal Mohr
American cinematographer.
Born August 2nd, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died May 10th, 1974 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Clyde Cowan
Co-discoverer of the neutrino.
Born December 6th, 1919 in Detroit.
Died May 24th, 1974 at 54 years old in Bethesda.
Lev Oborin
Soviet musician (1907-1974).
Born September 11th, 1907 in Moscow.
Died January 5th, 1974 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Neva Gerber
Actress (1894–1974).
Born December 8th, 1891 in Argenta.
Died January 2nd, 1974 at 82 years old in Palm Springs (cardiovascular disease).
Fritz Szepan
German footballer (1907-1974).
Born September 2nd, 1907 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died December 14th, 1974 at 67 years old in Gelsenkirchen.
Marcel Achard
French writer (1899-1974).
Born July 5th, 1899 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1974 at 75 years old in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris (diabetes). [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 564
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes