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In the year 1974
491 Notable deaths
James J. Braddock
American boxer (1905-1974).
Born June 7th, 1905 in Hell's Kitchen.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 69 years old in North Bergen.
Walter Brennan
American actor (1894-1974).
Born July 25th, 1894 in Lynn. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1974 at 80 years old in Oxnard (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Pamela Courson
Common-law wife of jim morrison.
Born December 22nd, 1946 in Weed. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1974 at 27 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose). [ref]
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Soviet sniper.
Born July 12th, 1916 in Bila Tserkva.
Died October 27th, 1974 at 58 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Jack Benny
American comedic entertainer (1894–1974).
Born February 14th, 1894 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1974 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Earl Warren
Chief justice of the united states from 1953 to 1969.
Born March 19th, 1891 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1974 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Satyendra Nath Bose
Indian physicist and polymath (1894–1974).
Born January 1st, 1894 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1974 at 80 years old in Kolkata.
Ed Sullivan
American television host.
Born September 28th, 1901 in Harlem.
Died October 13th, 1974 at 73 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer).
Harpo Marx
American comedian.
Born November 23rd, 1888 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1974 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Tim Horton
Canadian ice hockey player and businessman.
Born January 12th, 1930 in Cochrane.
Died February 21st, 1974 at 44 years old in St. Catharines (traffic collision).
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