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In the year 1974
496 Notable deaths
Henry de Monfreid
French writer and adventurer.
Born November 14th, 1879 in Leucate. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1974 at 95 years old in Ingrandes.
Seton I. Miller
American screenwriter, film producer.
Born May 3rd, 1902 in Chehalis. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1974 at 72 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ivan Susloparov
Soviet general.
Born October 19th, 1897 in Vyatka Uyezd.
Died December 16th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Us tennis and badminton player.
Born December 20th, 1886 in Healdsburg.
Died December 5th, 1974 at 87 years old in Chestnut Hill. [ref]
Andrea Checchi
Italian actor (1916-1974).
Born October 21st, 1916 in Florence. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1974 at 57 years old in Rome. [ref]
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
Turkish writer (1889-1974).
Born March 27th, 1889 in Cairo.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 85 years old in Ankara.
Lili Darvas
Hungarian actress (1902–1974).
Born April 10th, 1902 in Budapest.
Died July 23rd, 1974 at 72 years old in New York City.
Melchior Lengyel
Hungarian writer (1880-1974).
Born January 12th, 1880 in Balmazújváros. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1974 at 94 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Charles Rosher
British cinematographer (1885-1974).
Born November 17th, 1885 in London.
Died November 15th, 1974 at 88 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Hertta Kuusinen
Finnish politician (1904-1974).
Born February 14th, 1904 in Luhanka. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1974 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 496
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