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In the year 1974
496 Notable deaths
Fosco Giachetti
Italian actor (1900-1974).
Born March 28th, 1900 in Sesto Fiorentino.
Died December 22nd, 1974 at 74 years old in Rome. [ref]
Hans Kmoch
Austrian-dutch chess player and writer.
Born July 25th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1974 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Francis Blanche
French writer, actor and humorist.
Born July 20th, 1921 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1974 at 52 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yekaterina Ryabova
Wwii bomber navigator and heroine of the soviet union.
Born July 14th, 1921 in Gus-Zhelezny.
Died September 12th, 1974 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Wang Jiaxiang
Leader of the communist party of china (1906-1974).
Born August 15th, 1906 in Jing County.
Died January 25th, 1974 at 67 years old
André Marie
French politician (1897-1974).
Born December 3rd, 1897 in Honfleur. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1974 at 76 years old in Rouen. [ref]
Knud Jeppesen
Danish musicologist and composer (1892-1974).
Born August 15th, 1892 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1974 at 81 years old in Risskov. [ref]
Aud Egede-Nissen
Norwegian actress.
Born May 30th, 1893 in Bergen. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1974 at 81 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Werner Kohlmeyer
German footballer (1924-1974).
Born April 19th, 1924 in Kaiserslautern.
Died March 26th, 1974 at 49 years old in Mainz (cardioplegia).
Þórbergur Þórðarson
Icelandic writer.
Born March 12th, 1888 in Hala í Suðursveit. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1974 at 86 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 496
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer