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In the year 1974
543 Notable deaths
Clyde Cowan
Co-discoverer of the neutrino.
Born December 6th, 1919 in Detroit.
Died May 24th, 1974 at 54 years old in Bethesda.
Lev Oborin
Soviet musician (1907-1974).
Born September 11th, 1907 in Moscow.
Died January 5th, 1974 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Neva Gerber
Actress (1894–1974).
Born December 8th, 1891 in Argenta.
Died January 2nd, 1974 at 82 years old in Palm Springs (cardiovascular disease).
Fritz Szepan
German footballer (1907-1974).
Born September 2nd, 1907 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died December 14th, 1974 at 67 years old in Gelsenkirchen.
Marcel Achard
French writer (1899-1974).
Born July 5th, 1899 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1974 at 75 years old in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris (diabetes). [ref]
Walther Meissner
German physicist (1882–1974).
Born December 16th, 1882 in Berlin.
Died November 16th, 1974 at 91 years old in Munich.
Buddhadeb Bose
Indian writer (1908–1974).
Born November 30th, 1908 in Cumilla District.
Died March 18th, 1974 at 65 years old in Kolkata.
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
Turkish writer (1889-1974).
Born March 27th, 1889 in Cairo.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 85 years old in Ankara.
Willem Marinus Dudok
Dutch modernist architect best known for his design of hilversum town hall.
Born July 6th, 1884 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1974 at 89 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
Nur Ali Elahi
Spiritual thinker, musician, writer, philosopher and jurist (1895–1974).
Born September 11th, 1895 in Iran.
Died October 19th, 1974 at 79 years old in Tehran.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 543
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus