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In the year 1974
543 Notable deaths
John Garand
Canadian firearm designer (1888–1974).
Born January 1st, 1888 in Saint-Rémi.
Died February 16th, 1974 at 86 years old in Springfield.
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guatemalan writer and diplomat (1899–1974).
Born October 19th, 1899 in Guatemala City.
Died June 9th, 1974 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Graham Bond
English musician (1937–1974).
Born October 28th, 1937 in Romford.
Died May 8th, 1974 at 36 years old in Finsbury Park railway station.
Wolf Messing
Russian clairovoyant, telepathist, hypnotist, occultist (1899-1974).
Born September 10th, 1899 in Góra Kalwaria.
Died November 8th, 1974 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Amir Khan
Indian singer.
Born August 15th, 1912 in Indore.
Died February 13th, 1974 at 61 years old in Kolkata (traffic collision).
Carl Andrew Spaatz
United states air force general (1891-1974).
Born June 28th, 1891 in Boyertown. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1974 at 83 years old in Colorado Springs. [ref]
Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta
Greek princess, queen consort of croatia, duchess of aosta (1904–1974).
Born February 13th, 1904 in Athens.
Died April 15th, 1974 at 70 years old in Fiesole (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Vasily Shukshin
Soviet actor, writer, screenwriter and film director.
Born July 25th, 1929 in Srostki. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1974 at 45 years old in Kletskaya (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Katharine Cornell
American actress, theatre manager and producer.
Born February 16th, 1893 in Berlin.
Died June 9th, 1974 at 81 years old in Tisbury (pneumonia).
Allen Jenkins
Film, stage and television actor.
Born April 9th, 1900 in Staten Island.
Died July 20th, 1974 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 543
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