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In the year 1974
496 Notable deaths
Cornelius Lanczos
Hungarian mathematician and physicist (1893-1974).
Born February 2nd, 1893 in Székesfehérvár. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1974 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
President of brazil from 1946 to 1951.
Born May 18th, 1883 in Cuiabá.
Died June 11th, 1974 at 91 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Harry Hooper
Baseball player.
Born August 24th, 1887 in Santa Clara County.
Died December 18th, 1974 at 87 years old in Santa Cruz.
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.
Abraham Robinson
American mathematician.
Born October 6th, 1918 in Wałbrzych. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1974 at 55 years old in New Haven (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Matilde Hidalgo
Ecuadorian physician and suffragist (1889-1974).
Born September 29th, 1889 in Loja. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1974 at 84 years old in Guayaquil.
Vasily Shukshin
Soviet actor, writer, screenwriter and film director.
Born July 25th, 1929 in Srostki. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1974 at 45 years old in Kletskaya (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pietro Germi
Italian screenwriter, director, actor (1914–1974).
Born September 14th, 1914 in Genoa.
Died December 5th, 1974 at 60 years old in Rome (hepatitis).
Pavel Bermondt-Avalov
Russian cossack warlord.
Born March 16th, 1877 in Tbilisi.
Died January 27th, 1974 at 96 years old in New York City.
Robert Lee Moore
American mathematician.
Born November 14th, 1882 in Dallas.
Died October 4th, 1974 at 91 years old in Austin.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 496
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