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In the year 1974
496 Notable deaths
Ernest Becker
American cultural anthropologist.
Born September 27th, 1924 in Springfield.
Died March 6th, 1974 at 49 years old in Vancouver (colorectal cancer).
Yuk Young-soo
First lady of south korea (1925-1974).
Born November 29th, 1925 in Okcheon County.
Died August 15th, 1974 at 48 years old in Seoul.
Pamela Britton
American actress and singer (1923-1974).
Born March 19th, 1923 in Milwaukee.
Died June 17th, 1974 at 51 years old in Arlington Heights (brain 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.
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales
Guatemalan writer and diplommo (1899-1974).
Born October 19th, 1899 in Guatemala City. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1974 at 74 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Peter Revson
American racecar driver.
Born February 27th, 1939 in New York City.
Died March 22nd, 1974 at 35 years old in Kyalami.
Salvador Puig Antich
Spanish militant anarchist (1948–1974).
Born May 30th, 1948 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1974 at 25 years old in Barcelona (garrote vil). [ref]
Wolf Messing
Russian clairovoyant, telepathist, hypnotist, occultist (1899-1974).
Born September 10th, 1899 in Góra Kalwaria.
Died November 8th, 1974 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Amir Khan
Indian singer.
Born August 15th, 1912 in Indore.
Died February 13th, 1974 at 61 years old in Kolkata (traffic collision).
Rosario Castellanos
Mexican writer (1925-1974).
Born May 25th, 1925 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1974 at 49 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 496
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