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In the year 1974
496 Notable deaths
Alfred Keller
German general (1882–1974).
Born September 19th, 1882 in Bochum.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 91 years old in West Berlin.
Werner Lorenz
German general (1891-1974).
Born October 2nd, 1891 in Wykroty, West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died March 13th, 1974 at 82 years old in Hamburg.
Miguel Enríquez
Chilean politician (1944-1974).
Born March 27th, 1944 in Talcahuano.
Died October 5th, 1974 at 30 years old in Santiago.
Richard Huelsenbeck
German poet.
Born April 23rd, 1892 in Frankenau. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1974 at 82 years old in Minusio. [ref]
Françoise Rosay
Actress (1891-1974).
Born April 19th, 1891 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1974 at 82 years old in Montgeron. [ref]
Charles Keightley
British army general and governor of gibraltar.
Born June 24th, 1901 in Croydon.
Died June 17th, 1974 at 72 years old in Salisbury.
Ahmad Ismail Ali
Egyptian military commander.
Born October 14th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died December 26th, 1974 at 57 years old in London.
Arnold Fanck
German film director (1889-1974).
Born March 6th, 1889 in Frankenthal. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1974 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Lev Knipper
Russian composer and secret police agent.
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1974 at 75 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Prince Robert Hugo, Hereditary Duke of Parma
Head of the house of bourbon-parma.
Born August 7th, 1909 in Weilburg.
Died November 25th, 1974 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 496
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi