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In the year 1974
564 Notable deaths
Chihiro Iwasaki
Japanese illustrator (1918-1974).
Born December 15th, 1918 in Takefu.
Died August 8th, 1974 at 55 years old in Tokyo.
Kostas Varnalis
Greek poet (1884–1974).
Born February 14th, 1884 in Burgas. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1974 at 90 years old in Athens. [ref]
Mikhail Tikhonravov
Soviet spaceflight scientist.
Born July 29th, 1900 in Vladimir.
Died March 4th, 1974 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Salvador Novo
Mexican poet.
Born July 30th, 1904 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1974 at 69 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Léon Rosenfeld
Belgian physicist (1904-1974).
Born August 14th, 1904 in Charleroi. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1974 at 69 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Mamerto Urriolagoitía
President of bolivia (1895–1974).
Born December 5th, 1895 in Sucre.
Died June 4th, 1974 at 78 years old in Sucre.
Yury Annenkov
Russian artist and writer (1889-1974).
Born July 23rd, 1889 in Petropavl. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1974 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Harry Austryn Wolfson
American academic (1887–1974).
Born November 2nd, 1887 in Astryna.
Died September 20th, 1974 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Marie Luise Kaschnitz
German novelist (1901-1974).
Born January 31st, 1901 in Karlsruhe.
Died October 10th, 1974 at 73 years old in Rome.
Archduchess Eleonora of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1886-1966).
Born November 28th, 1886 in Pula.
Died May 26th, 1974 at 87 years old in Baden.
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