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In the year 1974
564 Notable deaths
Jean Absil
Belgian composer, organist, and professor (1893-1974).
Born October 23rd, 1893 in Péruwelz.
Died February 2nd, 1974 at 80 years old in Uccle.
Zaharia Stancu
Romanian writer (1902–1974).
Born October 5th, 1902 in Salcia.
Died December 5th, 1974 at 72 years old in Bucharest.
Laura Clifford Barney
American baháʼí teacher and philanthropist (1879–1974).
Born November 30th, 1879 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1974 at 94 years old in Paris.
Sergey Urusevsky
Soviet cinematographer.
Born December 23rd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 12th, 1974 at 65 years old in Moscow.
André Marie
French politician (1897-1974).
Born December 3rd, 1897 in Honfleur.
Died June 12th, 1974 at 76 years old in Rouen.
Werner Kohlmeyer
German footballer (1924-1974).
Born April 19th, 1924 in Kaiserslautern.
Died March 26th, 1974 at 49 years old in Mainz (cardioplegia).
Everaldo
Brazilian footballer (1944–1974).
Born September 11th, 1944 in Porto Alegre.
Died October 28th, 1974 at 30 years old in Santa Cruz do Sul (traffic collision). [ref]
Aud Egede-Nissen
Norwegian actress.
Born May 30th, 1893 in Bergen. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1974 at 81 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Vladimir Smirnov
Russian mathematician (1887-1974).
Born June 10th, 1887 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Cora Sandel
Norwegian writer and painter (1880–1974).
Born December 20th, 1880 in Christiania.
Died April 3rd, 1974 at 93 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 564
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