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In the year 1974
518 Notable deaths
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]
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
German general (1886-1974).
Born March 2nd, 1886 in Potsdam.
Died January 27th, 1974 at 87 years old in Icking.
Jan Tschichold
Graphic designer (1902-1974).
Born May 2nd, 1902 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1974 at 72 years old in Locarno. [ref]
Arthur Crudup
American recording artist; delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born August 24th, 1905 in Mississippi. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1974 at 68 years old in Northampton County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anatole Litvak
Soviet film director (1902-1974).
Died December 15th, 1974 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Cyril Connolly
British author (1903–1974).
Born September 10th, 1903 in Coventry.
Died November 26th, 1974 at 71 years old in London.
Rodolfo Acosta
Mexican character actor (1920-1974).
Born July 29th, 1920 in Chihuahua City.
Died November 7th, 1974 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
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]
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Soviet chess player.
Born December 15th, 1912 in Aktobe.
Died June 3rd, 1974 at 61 years old in Kazan.
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Indian musician (1922–1974).
Born December 4th, 1922 in Chowtapalle.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 51 years old in Chennai.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 518
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