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In the year 1974
543 Notable deaths
Henry de Monfreid
French writer and adventurer (1879–1974).
Born November 14th, 1879 in Leucate.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 95 years old in Ingrandes.
Jean Gale
American vaudeville performer (1912–1974).
Born September 13th, 1912 in San Francisco.
Died September 26th, 1974 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
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]
Melchior Lengyel
Hungarian writer (1880-1974).
Born January 12th, 1880 in Balmazújváros.
Died October 23rd, 1974 at 94 years old in Budapest.
Ivan Susloparov
Soviet major general (1897–1974).
Born October 19th, 1897 in Vyatka Uyezd.
Died December 16th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Lili Darvas
Hungarian actress (1902–1974).
Born April 10th, 1902 in Budapest.
Died July 23rd, 1974 at 72 years old in New York City.
Sara Gómez
Cuban film director (1942-1974).
Born November 8th, 1942 in Havana. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1974 at 31 years old in Havana (asthma). [ref]
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Us tennis and badminton player (1886–1974).
Born December 20th, 1886 in Healdsburg.
Died December 5th, 1974 at 87 years old in Chestnut Hill. [ref]
Petar Lubarda
Montenegrin painter (1907-1974).
Born July 27th, 1907 in Ljubotinj. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1974 at 66 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Abdul Ghafoor Breshna
Afghan artist.
Born April 10th, 1907 in Kabul.
Died January 4th, 1974 at 66 years old in Kabul.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner