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In the year 1974
517 Notable deaths
James Chadwick
English physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932.
Born October 20th, 1891 in Bollington.
Died July 24th, 1974 at 82 years old in Cambridge.
Cliff Arquette
American actor comedian, actor, pianist, composer and songwriter (1905-1974).
Born December 27th, 1905 in Toledo.
Died September 23rd, 1974 at 68 years old in Burbank (stroke).
Candy Darling
American actress (1944–1974).
Born November 24th, 1944 in Forest Hills.
Died May 21st, 1974 at 29 years old in Manhattan (leukemia, lymphoma).
Georges Pompidou
President of france from 1969 to 1974.
Born July 5th, 1911 in Montboudif. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1974 at 62 years old in Paris (leukemia, lymphoma). [ref]
Karen Silkwood
Labor union activist, chemical technician.
Born February 19th, 1946 in Longview.
Died November 13th, 1974 at 28 years old in Crescent (traffic collision).
Samuel Goldwyn
Polish-american film producer.
Born August 17th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Clay Shaw
American businessman (1913–1974).
Born March 17th, 1913 in Kentwood.
Died August 15th, 1974 at 61 years old in New Orleans (lung cancer).
Louis Kahn
Estonian-american architect.
Born February 20th, 1901 in Kuressaare. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1974 at 73 years old in New York City, Pennsylvania Station (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mohammed Amin al-Husseini
Palestinian arab nationalist and muslim leader (1897–1974).
Born January 1st, 1895 in Jerusalem.
Died July 4th, 1974 at 79 years old in Beirut.
Anne Sexton
American poet (1928–1974).
Born November 9th, 1928 in Newton.
Died October 4th, 1974 at 45 years old in Weston (carbon monoxide poisoning).
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare