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In the year 1974
543 Notable deaths
Egon Wellesz
Austrian, later british composer, teacher and musicologist (1885-1974).
Born October 21st, 1885 in Vienna.
Died November 9th, 1974 at 89 years old in Oxford.
Allal al-Fassi
Moroccan politician and writer (1910-1974).
Born January 10th, 1910 in Fez.
Died May 13th, 1974 at 64 years old in Bucharest (cardiovascular disease).
Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr.
American pharmacologist (1915–1974).
Born November 19th, 1915 in Burlingame.
Died March 9th, 1974 at 58 years old in Miami.
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]
Richard Huelsenbeck
German poet.
Born April 23rd, 1892 in Frankenau. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1974 at 82 years old in Minusio. [ref]
Maximilian de Angelis
German general (1889–1974).
Born October 2nd, 1889 in Budapest.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 85 years old in Graz. [ref]
Emanuel Schäfer
Ss officer.
Born April 20th, 1900 in Hlučín.
Died December 4th, 1974 at 74 years old in Cologne.
Winfried Otto Schumann
German geophysicist (1888-1974).
Born May 20th, 1888 in Tübingen.
Died September 22nd, 1974 at 86 years old in Munich.
Hal Mohr
American cinematographer.
Born August 2nd, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died May 10th, 1974 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Deaths 241 to 250 of 543
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi