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In the year 1974
496 Notable deaths
Pink Anderson
American singer-guitarist.
Born February 12th, 1900 in Laurens.
Died October 12th, 1974 at 74 years old in South Carolina (myocardial infarction).
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1925-1974).
Born April 14th, 1925 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1974 at 49 years old in Chicago (pneumonia). [ref]
Bobby Timmons
American pianist (1935-1974).
Born December 19th, 1935 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1974 at 38 years old in New York City (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Edna Best
British actress (1900-1974).
Born March 3rd, 1900 in Hove. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1974 at 74 years old in Geneva (disease). [ref]
A. Y. Jackson
Canadian painter (1882-1974).
Born October 3rd, 1882 in Montreal. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1974 at 91 years old in Kleinburg. [ref]
Cornelius Ryan
Irish journalist and author.
Born June 5th, 1920 in Dublin.
Died November 23rd, 1974 at 54 years old in New York City (prostate cancer).
Norman Kirk
Prime minister of new zealand, politician (1923–1974).
Born January 6th, 1923 in Waimate.
Died August 31st, 1974 at 51 years old in Wellington (myocardial infarction).
Kirpal Singh
Indian guru (1894-1974).
Born February 6th, 1894 in Punjab.
Died August 21st, 1974 at 80 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Georgios Grivas-Digenis
Cypriot general.
Born June 6th, 1897 in Nicosia.
Died January 27th, 1974 at 76 years old in Limassol (heart failure).
Martha Wentworth
American actress (1889-1974).
Born June 2nd, 1889 in New York City.
Died March 8th, 1974 at 84 years old in Sherman Oaks (disease).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 496
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon