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In the year 1974
520 Notable deaths
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).
Élie Lescot
President of haiti (1883-1974).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Saint-Louis-du-Nord.
Died October 20th, 1974 at 90 years old in Laboule.
George Kelly
American playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor.
Born January 16th, 1887 in Philadelphia.
Died June 18th, 1974 at 87 years old in Bryn Mawr (disease).
Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
Soviet admiral (1904-1974).
Born July 24th, 1904 in Medvedki, Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Maurice Ewing
Geophysicist and oceanographer (1906-1974).
Born May 12th, 1906 in Floyd County.
Died May 4th, 1974 at 67 years old in Galveston.
André Jolivet
French composer.
Born August 8th, 1905 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1974 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Carroll Nye
Actor (1901-1974).
Born October 4th, 1901 in Akron.
Died March 17th, 1974 at 72 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction, kidney failure).
Horace Lindrum
Australian billiards and snooker player.
Born January 15th, 1912 in Woollahra Municipality.
Died June 20th, 1974 at 62 years old in Warringah Council.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 520
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