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In the year 1974
517 Notable deaths
U Thant
Third secretary-general of the united nations (1909-1974).
Born January 22nd, 1909 in Ayeyarwady Region.
Died November 25th, 1974 at 65 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
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]
Vittorio De Sica
Italian film director (1901-1974).
Born July 7th, 1901 in Sora. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1974 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (lung cancer). [ref]
Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon
Indian politician (1896-1974).
Born May 3rd, 1896 in Thalassery. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1974 at 78 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Indian hindi poet, essayis (1908-1974).
Born September 23rd, 1908 in Simaria.
Died April 24th, 1974 at 65 years old in Chennai.
Walter Lippmann
American journalist and political commentator.
Born September 23rd, 1889 in New York City.
Died December 14th, 1974 at 85 years old in New York City.
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
British cryptanalyst, chess player, and chess writer.
Born April 19th, 1909 in Cork.
Died February 15th, 1974 at 64 years old in Cheltenham.
Edward Platt
Actor (1916-1974).
Born February 14th, 1916 in Staten Island.
Died March 19th, 1974 at 58 years old in Santa Monica.
Dizzy Dean
American baseball player and coach.
Born January 16th, 1910 in Logan County.
Died July 17th, 1974 at 64 years old in Reno (myocardial infarction).
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks