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In the year 1974
543 Notable deaths
Harry Beck
British technical draftsman and graphic designer.
Born June 4th, 1902 in Leyton. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1974 at 72 years old in Southampton. [ref]
Darius Milhaud
French composer.
Born September 4th, 1892 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1974 at 81 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Fritz Zwicky
Swiss astronomer who posited dark matter (1898–1974).
Born February 14th, 1898 in Varna.
Died February 8th, 1974 at 75 years old in Pasadena.
Harry Partch
American composer, music theorist, creator of musical instruments.
Born June 24th, 1901 in California, Oakland. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1974 at 73 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Chet Huntley
American broadcaster (1911–1974).
Born December 10th, 1911 in Cardwell.
Died March 20th, 1974 at 62 years old in Big Sky (lung cancer).
Jan Żabiński
Polish zoologist.
Born April 8th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died July 26th, 1974 at 77 years old in Warsaw.
Marcel Pagnol
Novelist, playwright and filmmaker from france (1895-1974).
Born February 28th, 1895 in Aubagne. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1974 at 79 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Nurul Amin
Bengali jurist, politician and prime minister and vice-president of pakistan (1893-1974).
Born July 15th, 1893 in Brahmanbaria District.
Died October 2nd, 1974 at 81 years old in Rawalpindi.
Johnny Mack Brown
American football player and actor (1904-1974).
Born September 1st, 1904 in Dothan. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1974 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Otto Kruger
American actor (1885-1974).
Born September 6th, 1885 in Toledo. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1974 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 543
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