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Died: 1974–1974
Ayub Khan

Ayub Khan

19071974

Pakistani Field Marshal who served as the country's second President from 1958-1969 and first native Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army

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Marcel Pagnol

Marcel Pagnol

18951974

French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker known for his mastery across multiple literary and cinematic genres

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Erich Kästner

Erich Kästner

18991974

German writer, poet, and screenwriter, celebrated for his humorous children's books such as Emil and the Detectives, and his socially astute poetry

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Patrick Blackett

Patrick Blackett

18971974

British physicist and Nobel laureate known for proving nuclear transmutation and developing operational research during World War II

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Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica

19011974

Italian film director and actor who pioneered neorealist cinema with masterworks like "Bicycle Thieves"

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Satyendra Nath Bose

Satyendra Nath Bose

18941974

Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his foundational work in quantum mechanics, including Bose–Einstein statistics and the theory of the Bose–Einstein condensate

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Juan Perón

Juan Perón

18951974

Argentine military officer, politician, and statesperson who served as president of Argentina from 1946–55 and 1973–74, known for establishing Peronism, a lasting political movement

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Pär Lagerkvist

Pär Lagerkvist

18911974

Swedish writer and Nobel laureate known for his profound exploration of eternal human questions through poetry and prose

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James Chadwick

James Chadwick

18911974

English physicist who discovered the neutron in 1932, received the Nobel Prize, and led the British team on the Manhattan Project

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Georges Pompidou

Georges Pompidou

19111974

French politician and banker who served as President of France from 1969 to 1974, and previously as Prime Minister under Charles de Gaulle

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