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In the year 1974
522 Notable deaths
Enrico Rivolta
Italian footballer.
Born June 29th, 1905 in Milan.
Died March 18th, 1974 at 68 years old in Milan.
Zeffiro Furiassi
Italian footballer (1923-1974).
Born January 19th, 1923 in Pesaro.
Died November 4th, 1974 at 51 years old in Florence.
Friedrich Golling
Austrian fencer (1883–1974).
Born November 11th, 1883.
Died October 11th, 1974 at 90 years old
Axel Cadier
Olympic wrestler (1906–1974).
Born September 13th, 1906 in Varberg.
Died October 29th, 1974 at 68 years old in Gothenburg.
Helmuth Kahl
Modern pentathlete.
Born February 17th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died January 23rd, 1974 at 72 years old
María Martínez Sierra
Spanish politician and writer.
Born December 28th, 1874 in San Millán de la Cogolla. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1974 at 99 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Berdy Kerbabayev
Turkmenistani writer.
Born March 27th, 1894 in Tejen.
Died July 23rd, 1974 at 80 years old in Ashgabat.
Béla Illés
Hungarian left-wing writer.
Born March 22nd, 1895 in Košice. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1974 at 78 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Karl Holmström
Ski jumper.
Born March 22nd, 1925 in Bjurholm. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1974 at 49 years old in Jukkasjärvi.
Sydney Battersby
British swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1887–1974).
Born November 18th, 1887 in Platt Bridge. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1974 at 86 years old in Sydney. [ref]
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