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In the year 1974
566 Notable deaths
Ferdinand Swatosch
Association footballer (1894-1974).
Born May 11th, 1894 in Simmering.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 80 years old in Basel.
James McCrae
Scottish footballer and manager (1894-1974).
Born October 2nd, 1894 in Bridge of Weir.
Died September 3rd, 1974 at 79 years old in Paisley.
Wojciech Rubinowicz
Polish physicist (1889–1974).
Born February 22nd, 1889 in Sadhora.
Died October 13th, 1974 at 85 years old in Warsaw.
Bolesław Kominek
Catholic cardinal (1903-1974).
Born December 23rd, 1903 in Wodzisław Śląski.
Died March 10th, 1974 at 70 years old in Wrocław.
Maureen Gardner
British athletics competitor (1928–1974).
Born November 12th, 1928 in Oxford.
Died September 2nd, 1974 at 45 years old in North Stoneham.
Frank Hussey
Athletics competitor (1905-1974).
Born February 14th, 1905 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 1974 at 69 years old in Coxsackie.
Ildebrando Antoniutti
Catholic cardinal (1898-1974).
Born August 3rd, 1898 in Nimis.
Died August 1st, 1974 at 75 years old in Bologna (traffic collision).
Cecilia Krieger
Mathematician.
Born April 9th, 1894 in Jasło. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1974 at 80 years old in Ontario. [ref]
Oskar Herman
Croatian painter (1886-1974).
Born March 17th, 1886 in Zagreb.
Died January 18th, 1974 at 87 years old in Zagreb.
Shahan Shahnour
Armenian writer.
Born August 3rd, 1903 in Üsküdar. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1974 at 71 years old in Saint-Raphaël. [ref]
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami