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In the year 1974
543 Notable deaths
Cliff Arquette
American actor (1905–1974).
Born December 28th, 1905 in Toledo.
Died September 23rd, 1974 at 68 years old in Burbank (stroke).
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]
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).
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]
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).
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.
Virginia Apgar
American obstetrical anesthesiologist (1909-1974).
Born June 7th, 1909 in Westfield. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1974 at 65 years old in Columbia University Irving Medical Center (cardiac arrest).
Creighton Abrams
United states army general (1914-1974).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Springfield.
Died September 4th, 1974 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer).
Baldur von Schirach
German nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1907-1974).
Born May 9th, 1907 in Berlin. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1974 at 67 years old in Kröv. [ref]
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