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In the year 1974
522 Notable deaths
Paul Wartelle
Gymnast.
Born January 9th, 1892 in Lille. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1974 at 82 years old in Lille. [ref]
Hartmann Bjørnsen
Gymnast (1889-1974).
Born February 2nd, 1889 in Stavanger.
Died September 25th, 1974 at 85 years old in Stavanger.
Steen Due
Field hockey player.
Born February 27th, 1898 in Copenhagen.
Died May 26th, 1974 at 76 years old in Glostrup Municipality.
Maturino Blanchet
Italian bishop.
Born March 3rd, 1892 in Gressan. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1974 at 82 years old in Saint-Pierre. [ref]
Luigi Annoni
Italian cyclist (1890-1974).
Born November 9th, 1890 in Paderno Dugnano.
Died April 17th, 1974 at 83 years old in Turin.
Everaldo
Brazilian footballer (1944–1974).
Born September 11th, 1944 in Porto Alegre.
Died October 28th, 1974 at 30 years old in Santa Cruz do Sul (traffic collision). [ref]
Rasmus Rasmussen
Danish artistic gymnast (1899-1974).
Born May 26th, 1899 in Kerteminde.
Died April 11th, 1974 at 74 years old in Odense.
Alexander Bereznyak
Soviet aircraft and missile designer (1912-1974).
Born December 29th, 1912 in Kolomna.
Died July 7th, 1974 at 61 years old in Dubna.
Luis Marín Sabater
Spanish footballer (1906-1974).
Born September 4th, 1906 in Ordizia.
Died December 21st, 1974 at 68 years old in Gipuzkoa.
José Navarro
Spanish equestrian (1897–1974).
Born December 8th, 1897 in Madrid.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 77 years old in Madrid.
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