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In the year 1974
569 Notable deaths
Cyril Connolly
British author (1903–1974).
Born September 10th, 1903 in Coventry.
Died November 26th, 1974 at 71 years old in London.
Zalman Shazar
3rd president of israel (1963–1973).
Born December 22nd, 1889 in Mir. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1974 at 84 years old in Jerusalem.
Ned Maddrell
Manx fisherman (1877-1974).
Born August 20th, 1877 in Cregneash.
Died December 27th, 1974 at 97 years old in Douglas.
Ilona Massey
Hungarian actress (1910-1974).
Born June 16th, 1910 in Budapest.
Died August 20th, 1974 at 64 years old in Bethesda (cancer). [ref]
Bobby Timmons
American pianist (1935-1974).
Born December 19th, 1935 in Philadelphia.
Died March 1st, 1974 at 38 years old in New York City (liver cirrhosis).
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]
Jan Tschichold
Graphic designer (1902–1974).
Born April 2nd, 1902 in Leipzig.
Died August 11th, 1974 at 72 years old in Locarno.
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Soviet chess player.
Born December 15th, 1912 in Aktobe.
Died June 3rd, 1974 at 61 years old in Kazan.
Edna Best
British actress (1900-1974).
Died September 18th, 1974 at 74 years old in Geneva (disease).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 569
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir