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In the year 1974
520 Notable deaths
Buddhadeb Bose
Indian writer (1908–1974).
Born November 30th, 1908 in Cumilla District.
Died March 18th, 1974 at 65 years old in Kolkata.
Sattar Bahlulzade
Azerbaijani artist (1909-1974).
Born December 15th, 1909 in Əmircan, Baku.
Died October 13th, 1974 at 64 years old in Moscow.
P. Schuyler Miller
American novelist (1912–1974).
Born February 21st, 1912 in Troy.
Died October 13th, 1974 at 62 years old in West Virginia.
Mikhail Tikhonravov
Soviet spaceflight scientist.
Born July 29th, 1900 in Vladimir.
Died March 4th, 1974 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Marieluise Fleißer
German author (1901–1974).
Born November 23rd, 1901 in Ingolstadt.
Died February 2nd, 1974 at 72 years old in Ingolstadt.
Lajos Zilahy
Hungarian novelist and playwright.
Born March 27th, 1891 in Salonta. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1974 at 83 years old in Novi Sad. [ref]
José Maria Alkmin
Vice-president of brazil (1901-1974).
Born June 11th, 1901 in Bocaiúva.
Died April 22nd, 1974 at 72 years old in Belo Horizonte.
Christian Fouchet
French politician (1911–1974).
Born November 17th, 1911 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1974 at 62 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Adolph Leo Oppenheim
Austrian academic.
Born June 7th, 1904 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1974 at 70 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
Polish economist (1888-1974).
Born December 30th, 1888 in Kraków.
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 85 years old in Kraków.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 520
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