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In the year 1974
520 Notable deaths
Wifredo Ricart
Spanish engineer.
Born May 15th, 1897 in Barcelona.
Died August 19th, 1974 at 77 years old in Barcelona.
Else Alfelt
Danish artist (1910-1974).
Born September 16th, 1910 in Copenhagen.
Died August 9th, 1974 at 63 years old in Rigshospitalet.
Michael Avi-Yonah
Israeli archaeologist and historian (1904-1974).
Born September 26th, 1904 in Lviv. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1974 at 69 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Erik Charell
Actor.
Born April 9th, 1895 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1974 at 79 years old in Munich. [ref]
Chet Brandenburg
Film actor (1897-1974).
Born October 15th, 1897 in Kentucky.
Died July 17th, 1974 at 76 years old in Woodland Hills.
Margaret Morse Nice
American ornithologist (1883–1974).
Born December 6th, 1883 in Amherst.
Died June 26th, 1974 at 90 years old in Chicago.
Karl Sesta
Austrian footballer (1906-1974).
Born March 18th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died July 12th, 1974 at 68 years old in Hainburg an der Donau.
David Jones
Painter and british modernist poet (1895-1974).
Born November 1st, 1895 in Brockley.
Died October 28th, 1974 at 78 years old in Harrow.
Carlo Pisacane
Italian actor (1889-1974).
Born February 2nd, 1889 in Naples.
Died June 9th, 1974 at 85 years old in Rome.
Sigurður Nordal
Icelandic writer and diplomat (1886-1974).
Born September 14th, 1886 in Eyjólfsstaðir.
Died September 21st, 1974 at 88 years old
Deaths 351 to 360 of 520
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner