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In the year 1974
543 Notable deaths
Charles E. Bohlen
American diplomat.
Born August 30th, 1904 in Jefferson County.
Died January 1st, 1974 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (pancreatic cancer).
Florence Rice
American actress (1907-1974).
Born February 14th, 1907 in Cleveland.
Died February 23rd, 1974 at 67 years old in Honolulu (lung cancer).
Bert Patenaude
American soccer player (1909-1974).
Born November 4th, 1909 in Fall River.
Died November 4th, 1974 at 65 years old in Fall River. [ref]
Pavel Bermondt-Avalov
Russian cossack warlord.
Born March 16th, 1877 in Tbilisi.
Died January 27th, 1974 at 96 years old in New York City.
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]
Harry Ruby
American composer and screenwriter (1895–1974).
Born January 27th, 1895 in New York City.
Died February 23rd, 1974 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
William Knowland
United states senator from california (1945–1959).
Born June 26th, 1908 in Alameda.
Died February 23rd, 1974 at 65 years old in Guerneville.
Adolph Gottlieb
American artist (1903-1974).
Born March 14th, 1903 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1974 at 70 years old in New York City, East Hampton. [ref]
Alexander Kartveli
American aerospace engineer (1896–1974).
Born September 9th, 1896 in Tbilisi.
Died July 20th, 1974 at 77 years old in New York City.
Jimmy Hogan
English football coach (1882–1974).
Born October 16th, 1882 in Nelson.
Died January 30th, 1974 at 91 years old in Burnley.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 543
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown