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In the year 1974
520 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Charlotte Bühler
German american psychologist (1893–1974).
Born December 20th, 1893 in Berlin.
Died February 3rd, 1974 at 80 years old in Stuttgart.
Chihiro Iwasaki
Japanese illustrator (1918-1974).
Born December 15th, 1918 in Takefu.
Died August 8th, 1974 at 55 years old in Tokyo.
Yury Annenkov
Russian artist and writer (1889-1974).
Born July 23rd, 1889 in Petropavl. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1974 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lewis R. Foster
Screenwriter, director, producer, television composer (1898-1974).
Born August 5th, 1898 in Brookfield.
Died June 10th, 1974 at 75 years old in Tehachapi.
Anders Lange
Norwegian politician (1904-1974).
Born September 5th, 1904 in Aker.
Died October 18th, 1974 at 70 years old in Bærum.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 520
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan