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In the year 1974
519 Notable deaths
Guy Simonds
Canadian general.
Born April 23rd, 1903 in Ixworth.
Died May 15th, 1974 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Anna Q. Nilsson
Swedish american actress (1888-1974).
Born March 30th, 1888 in Ystad.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 85 years old in Hemet (heart failure).
Reed Hadley
Actor (1911-1974).
Born June 25th, 1911 in Petrolia. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1974 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Patricia Collinge
American actress (1892-1974).
Born September 20th, 1892 in Dublin.
Died April 10th, 1974 at 81 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Aman Andom
Politician (1924-1974).
Born June 21st, 1924 in Tsazega.
Died November 23rd, 1974 at 50 years old in Addis Ababa.
Bill Chase
American jazz trumpeter (1934–1974).
Born October 20th, 1934 in Quincy.
Died August 9th, 1974 at 39 years old in Jackson.
Syed Mujtaba Ali
Bengali author and scholar.
Born September 13th, 1904 in Karimganj.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 69 years old in Dhaka.
Douglass Dumbrille
Canadian-american actor.
Born October 13th, 1889 in Hamilton.
Died April 2nd, 1974 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Konstantin Melnikov
Russian architect and painter (1890-1974).
Born August 3rd, 1890 in Moscow.
Died November 28th, 1974 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Frank Martin
Swiss composer (1890–1974).
Born September 15th, 1890 in Geneva.
Died November 21st, 1974 at 84 years old in Naarden.
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