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In the year 1974
496 Notable deaths
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).
Erskine Hamilton Childers
4th president of ireland (1905-1974).
Born December 11th, 1905 in London.
Died November 17th, 1974 at 68 years old in Dublin (cardiac arrest).
John Garand
Canadian firearm designer.
Born January 1st, 1888 in Saint-Rémi.
Died February 16th, 1974 at 86 years old in Springfield.
H. E. Bates
British writer (1905–1974).
Born May 16th, 1905 in Rushden. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1974 at 68 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
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).
Olga Baclanova
Actress (1896-1974).
Born August 19th, 1900 in Moscow. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1974 at 74 years old in Vevey (lung cancer). [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).
Wayne Lyman Morse
American politician (1900-1974).
Born October 20th, 1900 in Madison.
Died July 22nd, 1974 at 73 years old in Portland (kidney failure).
Dorothy Fields
American librettist and lyricist (1905-1974).
Born July 15th, 1905 in Allenhurst. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1974 at 68 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 496
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