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In the year 1974
543 Notable deaths
Peng Dehuai
Chinese military leader, marshal of the people's republic of china (1898–1974).
Born October 24th, 1898 in Xiangtan County.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 76 years old in Beijing (tuberculosis).
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).
Princess Patricia of Connaught
British princess (1886-1974); younger daughter of prince arthur, duke of connaught, and princess louise margaret of prussia.
Born March 17th, 1886 in Buckingham Palace.
Died January 12th, 1974 at 87 years old in Ribsden Holt.
Otto Strasser
German politician, former member of the nazi party, rival of adolf hitler and founder of the black front (1888-1974).
Born September 14th, 1897 in Bad Windsheim.
Died August 27th, 1974 at 76 years old in Munich.
Donald Crisp
English film actor (1882-1974).
Born July 27th, 1882 in London.
Died May 25th, 1974 at 91 years old in Van Nuys (stroke).
Hilda Gadea
Peruvian economist, communist leader, and author.
Born March 21st, 1925 in Lima.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 48 years old in Havana (cancer). [ref]
David Alfaro Siqueiros
Mexican painter and muralist (1908–1974).
Born December 29th, 1886 in Chihuahua City.
Died January 6th, 1974 at 87 years old in Cuernavaca.
Kurt Hahn
German educator (1886-1974).
Born June 5th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died December 14th, 1974 at 88 years old in Heiligenberg.
Joe Flynn
American actor (1924-1974).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Youngstown.
Died July 19th, 1974 at 49 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction, drowning).
Yadavindra Singh
Indian diplomat and cricket player (1914-1974), maharaja of patiala (1938-1947).
Born January 17th, 1913 in Patiala.
Died June 17th, 1974 at 61 years old in The Hague.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 543
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson