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In the year 1974
496 Notable deaths
Alberto Bachelet
Brigadier general of the chilean air force and father of president michelle bachelet (1923-1974).
Born April 27th, 1923 in Santiago.
Died March 12th, 1974 at 50 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction).
Carl Jacob Burckhardt
Swiss diplomat and historian (1891-1974).
Born September 10th, 1891 in Basel.
Died March 3rd, 1974 at 82 years old in Vinzel.
Walter Blume
Einsatzgruppen ss officer and holocaust perpetrator (1906-1974).
Born July 23rd, 1906 in Dortmund.
Died November 13th, 1974 at 68 years old in Dortmund.
Josef Krips
Austrian musician (1902-1974).
Born April 8th, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1974 at 72 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Julien Bryan
American photojournalist.
Born May 23rd, 1899 in Titusville.
Died October 20th, 1974 at 75 years old in New York City.
Peter Lee Lawrence
German actor (1944-1974).
Born February 21st, 1944 in Lindau.
Died April 20th, 1974 at 30 years old in Rome. [ref]
Rajani Palme Dutt
British communist and journalist (1896-1974).
Born June 19th, 1896 in Cambridge.
Died December 20th, 1974 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Yekaterina Furtseva
Soviet politician (1910-1974).
Born December 7th, 1910 in Vyshny Volochyok.
Died October 24th, 1974 at 63 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 496
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