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In the year 1974
543 Notable deaths
Georgette Heyer
British historical romance and detective fiction novelist.
Born August 16th, 1902 in Wimbledon. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1974 at 71 years old in Guy's Hospital. [ref]
Patrick Blackett
British physicist (1897–1974).
Born November 18th, 1897 in London.
Died July 13th, 1974 at 76 years old in London.
Jacqueline Susann
American writer and actress (1918-1974).
Born August 20th, 1918 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1974 at 56 years old in New York City (breast cancer). [ref]
Begum Akhtar
Indian musician.
Born October 7th, 1914 in Faizabad.
Died October 30th, 1974 at 60 years old in Ahmedabad.
Jacob Bronowski
Polish-born british mathematician.
Born January 18th, 1908 in Łódź.
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 66 years old in East Hampton (myocardial infarction).
Sucheta Kripalani
Chief minister of uttar pradesh and india's first woman chief minister.
Born June 25th, 1908 in Ambala.
Died December 1st, 1974 at 66 years old in New Delhi.
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
Writer and twenty-fifth maharaja of mysore (1919-1974).
Born July 18th, 1919 in Mysore Palace.
Died September 23rd, 1974 at 55 years old in Bengaluru Palace.
Erich Kästner
German children's writer.
Born February 23rd, 1899 in Dresden. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1974 at 75 years old in Munich (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Imre Lakatos
Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science (1922-1974).
Born November 9th, 1922 in Debrecen.
Died February 2nd, 1974 at 51 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Phog Allen
American football and basketball coach (1885–1974).
Born November 18th, 1885 in Missouri.
Died September 16th, 1974 at 88 years old in Lawrence.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 543
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