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In the year 1974
569 Notable deaths
Béla Illés
Hungarian left-wing writer.
Born March 22nd, 1895 in Košice.
Died January 5th, 1974 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Fred Kelly
American hurdler (1891–1974).
Born September 12th, 1891 in Orange.
Died May 7th, 1974 at 82 years old in Medford.
Cyril Mackworth-Praed
British sport shooter, ornithologist and naturalist (1891-1974).
Born September 21st, 1891 in Dorking.
Died June 30th, 1974 at 82 years old in Ringwood.
Ladislav Fouček
Czechoslovak biker (1930-1974).
Born December 10th, 1930 in Prague.
Died July 4th, 1974 at 43 years old in Munich.
Sydney Battersby
British swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1887–1974).
Born November 18th, 1887 in Platt Bridge. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1974 at 86 years old in Sydney. [ref]
János Gyarmati
Hungarian association football player and coach (1910-1974).
Born February 8th, 1910 in Tápiószele.
Died August 29th, 1974 at 64 years old in Budapest.
Luis Ignacio de la Vega
Mexican basketball player.
Born June 23rd, 1914 in San Luis Potosí.
Died September 19th, 1974 at 60 years old in Tijuana.
Karl Holmström
Ski jumper.
Born March 22nd, 1925 in Bjurholm. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1974 at 49 years old in Jukkasjärvi.
Friedrich Golling
Austrian fencer (1883–1974).
Born November 11th, 1883.
Died October 11th, 1974 at 90 years old
Lubomir Pipkov
Bulgarian composer (1904-1974).
Born September 19th, 1904 in Lovech.
Died May 9th, 1974 at 69 years old in Sofia.
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare