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In the year 1974
564 Notable deaths
Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
Polish economist (1888-1974).
Born December 30th, 1888 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 85 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Francis Blanche
French writer, actor and humorist.
Born July 20th, 1921 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1974 at 52 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté
Russian composer (1899-1974).
Born January 6th, 1902 in Moscow.
Died December 2nd, 1974 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
John Cooper
British athlete (1940-1974).
Born December 18th, 1940 in Bromyard.
Died March 3rd, 1974 at 33 years old in Fontaine-Chaalis.
Elisabeth Abegg
German educationist and resistance fighter (1882–1974).
Born March 3rd, 1882 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1974 at 92 years old in West Berlin.
Alma Taylor
British actress (1895-1974).
Born January 3rd, 1895 in London.
Died January 23rd, 1974 at 79 years old in London.
Albert Parker
Film director (1885-1974).
Born May 11th, 1885 in New York City.
Died August 10th, 1974 at 89 years old in London.
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
Writer, artist, art historian (1884-1974).
Born June 19th, 1884 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1974 at 90 years old in Saint-Jeannet. [ref]
Eduardo Santos
Colombian lawyer, politician, and journalist (1888-1974).
Born August 28th, 1888 in Bogotá.
Died March 27th, 1974 at 85 years old in Bogotá.
Sergey Alexeyevich Lebedev
Soviet computer scientist (1902–1974).
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died July 3rd, 1974 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 321 to 330 of 564
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)