Editing 1974 (section)

===May===
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* [[May 7]] – [[Fred Kelly (athlete)|Fred Kelly]], American Olympic athlete (b. [[1891]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/09/archives/fred-kelly-aviation-pioneer-and-olympic-medal-winner.html |title=Fred Kelly Aviation Pioneer And Olympic Medal Winner |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=UPI |date=9 May 1974 |at=Page 46, column 1 |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
* [[May 10]] – [[Takeshi Sakamoto]], Japanese actor (b. [[1899]])<ref>{{cite book |title=Shochiku Ninety Year History |publisher=[[Shochiku]] |year=1985 |page=243}}</ref>
* [[May 13]] – [[Jaime Torres Bodet]], Mexican public servant, 2nd Director-General of the [[UNESCO]] (b. [[1902]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/14/archives/dr-jaime-torres-bodet-72-exdirector-of-unesco-dies-dynamic.html |title=Dr. Jaime Torres Bodet, 72, Ex-Director of UNESCO, Dies |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=AP |date=14 May 1974 |at=Page 40, columns 1–2 |access-date=30 September 2023}}</ref>
* [[May 14]] – [[Jacob L. Moreno]], Romanian-American psychiatrist and psychosociologist (b. [[1889]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Jacob L. Moreno, Psychiatrist, 82 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/16/archives/jacob-l-moreno-psychiatrist-82-pioneer-of-the-psychodrama-technique.html |last=Weisman |first=Steven R. |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=AP |date=16 May 1974 |at=Page 44, column 4 |access-date=21 September 2023}}</ref>
* [[May 15]] – [[Guy Simonds]], Canadian [[Lieutenant-General]], commander of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] in [[World War II]] (b. [[1903]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/17/archives/gen-guy-simonds-dies-at-71-canadian-field-commander-a-tactical.html |title=Gen. Guy Simonds Dies at 71; Canadian Field Commander |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=AP |date=May 17, 1974 |at=Page 42, columns 2-3 |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
* [[May 18]] – [[Harry Ricardo|Sir Harry Ricardo]], English mechanical engineer (b. [[1885]])
* [[May 19]] – [[Allal al-Fassi]], Moroccan politician, poet, writer and scholar (b. [[1910]])
* [[May 20]] – [[Jean Daniélou]], French Catholic cardinal, theologian and academic (b. [[1905]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Cardinal Danielou Dies; Theologian |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]] |location=[[Hartford, Connecticut]] |date=21 May 1974 |page=6}}</ref>
* [[May 21]] – [[Lily Kronberger]], Hungarian figure skater (b. [[1890]])<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o_j1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA118 |last=Siegman |first=Joseph |title=Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame |edition=Fifth |location=[[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]] |publisher=[[University of Nebraska Press]] |year=2020 |isbn=9781496222121 |page=118 |access-date=5 October 2023 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
* [[May 24]] – [[Duke Ellington]], American jazz pianist and bandleader (b. [[1899]])<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=John S. |author-link=John S. Wilson (music critic) |title=Duke Ellington, a Master of Music, Dies at 75 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/25/archives/duke-elling-ton-a-mas-ter-of-music-dies-a-t-75-duke-ellington-dies.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=25 May 1974 |at=Page 1, columns 4-7; page 61, columns 1–5 |access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref>
* [[May 25]] – [[Donald Crisp]], English-American actor, film director, screenwriter and producer (b. [[1882]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Donald Crisp, 93, '41 Oscar Winner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/27/archives/donald-crisp-93-41-oscar-winner-honored-for-role-in-how-green-was.html |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=AP |date=27 May 1974 |at=Page 20, columns 5–6 |access-date=12 October 2023}}</ref>