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In the year 1974
498 Notable deaths
Sergey Alexeyevich Lebedev
Soviet computer scientist.
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died July 3rd, 1974 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Pierre Renouvin
French historian.
Born January 9th, 1893 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1974 at 81 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Karl Earl Mundt
American politician (1900-1974).
Born June 3rd, 1900 in Humboldt.
Died August 16th, 1974 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
Pauline Carton
French actress (1884-1974).
Born July 4th, 1884 in Biarritz. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1974 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Tom Kristensen
Danish writer.
Born August 4th, 1893 in London. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1974 at 80 years old in Thurø. [ref]
Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen
Dutch physicist.
Born July 3rd, 1887 in The Hague. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1974 at 86 years old in Delft.
Rafael Garza Gutiérrez
Mexican footballer.
Born December 13th, 1902 in Mexico City.
Died July 3rd, 1974 at 71 years old in Mexico City.
Edna Murphy
Actress (1899-1974).
Born November 17th, 1899 in New York City.
Died August 3rd, 1974 at 74 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Eduardo Santos
Colombian lawyer, politician, and journalist (1888-1974).
Born August 28th, 1888 in Bogotá.
Died March 27th, 1974 at 85 years old in Bogotá.
Gennady Shpalikov
Soviet writer.
Born September 6th, 1937 in Segezha.
Died November 1st, 1974 at 37 years old in Peredelkino (hanging).
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