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In the year 1974
496 Notable deaths
Jimmy Hogan
English football player and coach (1882-1974).
Born October 16th, 1882 in Nelson.
Died January 30th, 1974 at 91 years old in Burnley.
Sterling North
American children's writer.
Born November 4th, 1906 in Wisconsin.
Died December 22nd, 1974 at 68 years old in Morristown.
Mary Forbes
British-american actress.
Born January 1st, 1883 in Hornsey.
Died July 22nd, 1974 at 91 years old in Beaumont (disease).
Blanche Yurka
American actress (1887-1974).
Born June 18th, 1887 in Saint Paul.
Died June 6th, 1974 at 86 years old in New York City (arteriosclerosis).
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.
Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich
Soviet artist and pedagogist (1908-1974).
Born December 28th, 1908 in Dnipro.
Died April 12th, 1974 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Kurt Atterberg
Swedish composer.
Born December 12th, 1887 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1974 at 86 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Fu Zuoyi
Chinese politician (1895-1974).
Born June 2nd, 1895 in Wanrong County.
Died April 19th, 1974 at 78 years old in Beijing.
José Miró Cardona
Cuban politician (1902-1972).
Born August 22nd, 1902 in Havana.
Died August 10th, 1974 at 71 years old in San Juan.
Errett Lobban Cord
Founder of the cord corporation (1894-1974).
Born July 20th, 1894 in Warrensburg.
Died January 2nd, 1974 at 79 years old in Reno (cancer).
Deaths 181 to 190 of 496
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