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In the year 1974
543 Notable deaths
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.
Fusako Kitashirakawa
Daughter of emperor meiji; spouse of prince kitashirakawa naruhisa (1890-1974).
Born January 28th, 1890 in Tokyo.
Died August 11th, 1974 at 84 years old in Tokyo.
Julien Bryan
American photojournalist.
Born May 23rd, 1899 in Titusville.
Died October 20th, 1974 at 75 years old in New York City.
Alfred Keller
German general (1882–1974).
Born September 19th, 1882 in Bochum.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 91 years old in West Berlin.
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]
Josef Krips
Austrian musician (1902-1974).
Born April 8th, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1974 at 72 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Charles Coulson
British applied mathematician, theoretical chemist and religious author (1910–1974).
Born December 13th, 1910 in Dudley.
Died January 7th, 1974 at 63 years old in Oxford.
Werner Lorenz
German general (1891-1974).
Born October 2nd, 1891 in Wykroty, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1974 at 82 years old in Hamburg.
Lev Knipper
Russian composer and secret police agent (1898–1974).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Tbilisi.
Died July 30th, 1974 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Helmuth Koinigg
Austrian formula one driver (1948–1974).
Born November 3rd, 1948 in Vienna.
Died October 6th, 1974 at 25 years old in Watkins Glen International (decapitation).
Deaths 231 to 240 of 543
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