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In the year 1974
496 Notable deaths
George W. Snedecor
American mathematician.
Born October 20th, 1881 in Memphis.
Died February 15th, 1974 at 92 years old in Amherst.
Jaime Torres Bodet
Mexican politician (1902-1974).
Born April 17th, 1902 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1974 at 72 years old in Mexico City (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Tyree Glenn
American recording artist; trombonist.
Born November 23rd, 1912 in Corsicana. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1974 at 61 years old in Englewood (cancer). [ref]
Leontine Sagan
Austrian-hungarian stage and film director.
Born February 13th, 1889 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1974 at 85 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
Paul Jaray
Hungarian engineer.
Born March 11th, 1889 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1974 at 85 years old in St. Gallen.
Wilhelm Zander
Ss officer.
Born April 22nd, 1911 in Saarbrücken.
Died September 27th, 1974 at 63 years old in Munich.
Pyotr Anokhin
Soviet biologist/physiologist.
Born January 26th, 1898 in Volgograd.
Died March 5th, 1974 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Wolfgang Windgassen
German operatic tenor.
Born June 26th, 1914 in Annemasse. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1974 at 60 years old in Stuttgart (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kajirō Yamamoto
Japanese film director.
Born March 15th, 1902 in Tokyo.
Died September 28th, 1974 at 72 years old in Tokyo.
Aldo Palazzeschi
Italian novelist, poet and essayist (1885-1974).
Born May 29th, 1885 in Florence. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1974 at 89 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 496
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