In the year 1974
522 Notable deaths
Bolesław Kominek
Catholic cardinal (1903-1974).
Born December 23rd, 1903 in Wodzisław Śląski.
Died March 10th, 1974 at 70 years old in Wrocław.
Eddie Johnson
Racecar driver.
Born February 10th, 1919 in Richmond.
Died June 30th, 1974 at 55 years old in Cleveland.
Ferdinand Swatosch
Association footballer (1894-1974).
Born May 11th, 1894 in Simmering.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 80 years old in Basel.
Nikolay Skvortsov
Soviet politician (1899–1974).
Born October 26th, 1899 in Tsvetnoye.
Died January 15th, 1974 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Max Weber
Member of the swiss federal council from 1951 to 1954 (1897-1974).
Born August 2nd, 1897 in Zürich.
Died December 2nd, 1974 at 77 years old in Bern.
Ildebrando Antoniutti
Catholic cardinal (1898-1974).
Born August 3rd, 1898 in Nimis.
Died August 1st, 1974 at 75 years old in Bologna (traffic collision).
Štěpán Trochta
Czechoslovak cardinal.
Born March 26th, 1905 in Francova Lhota. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1974 at 69 years old in Litoměřice (stroke). [ref]
Ursula Herking
German film actress.
Born January 28th, 1912 in Dessau.
Died November 17th, 1974 at 62 years old in Munich.
Sándor Szathmári
Hungarian writer, mechanical engineer and esperantist.
Born June 19th, 1897 in Gyula.
Died September 27th, 1974 at 77 years old in Budapest.
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