In the year 1974
575 Notable deaths
Badia Masabni
Syrian-lebanese dancer.
Born February 1st, 1892 in Damascus.
Died July 23rd, 1974 at 82 years old in Zahlé.
Fern Andra
American actress (1893-1974).
Born November 24th, 1893 in Watseka. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1974 at 80 years old in Aiken (disease).
Yekaterina Furtseva
Soviet politician (1910-1974).
Born December 7th, 1910 in Vyshny Volochyok.
Died October 24th, 1974 at 63 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Peter Lee Lawrence
German actor (1944-1974).
Born February 21st, 1944 in Lindau.
Died April 20th, 1974 at 30 years old in Rome.
Wim Sonneveld
Dutch comedian.
Born June 28th, 1917 in Utrecht.
Died March 8th, 1974 at 56 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction).
Franz Jonas
Seventh president of austria (1899–1974).
Born October 4th, 1899 in Floridsdorf.
Died April 24th, 1974 at 74 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Walter Blume
Einsatzgruppen ss officer and holocaust perpetrator (1906-1974).
Born July 23rd, 1906 in Dortmund.
Died November 13th, 1974 at 68 years old in Dortmund.
Miguel Humberto Enriquez Espinosa
Victim of the military dictatorship of augusto pinochet (1944–1974).
Born March 27th, 1944 in Talcahuano.
Died October 5th, 1974 at 30 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Whanki Kim
South korean painter (1913-1974).
Born February 27th, 1913 in Zenra-nan Prefecture.
Died July 25th, 1974 at 61 years old in New York City.
Prince Robert Hugo, Hereditary Duke of Parma
Head of the house of bourbon-parma.
Born August 7th, 1909 in Weilburg.
Died November 25th, 1974 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Alberto Bachelet
Brigadier general of the chilean air force and father of president michelle bachelet (1923-1974).
Born April 27th, 1923 in Santiago.
Died March 12th, 1974 at 50 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction).
Charles Keightley
British army general and governor of gibraltar.
Born June 24th, 1901 in Croydon.
Died June 17th, 1974 at 72 years old in Salisbury.
Fusako Kitashirakawa
Daughter of emperor meiji; spouse of prince kitashirakawa naruhisa (1890-1974).
Born January 28th, 1890 in Tokyo.
Died August 11th, 1974 at 84 years old in Tokyo.
Julien Bryan
American photojournalist.
Born May 23rd, 1899 in Titusville.
Died October 20th, 1974 at 75 years old in New York City.
Alfred Keller
German general (1882–1974).
Born September 19th, 1882 in Bochum.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 91 years old in West Berlin.
Françoise Rosay
Actress (1891-1974).
Born April 19th, 1891 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 28th, 1974 at 82 years old in Montgeron.
Josef Krips
Austrian musician (1902-1974).
Born April 8th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died October 13th, 1974 at 72 years old in Geneva.
Charles Coulson
British applied mathematician, theoretical chemist and religious author (1910–1974).
Born December 13th, 1910 in Dudley.
Died January 7th, 1974 at 63 years old in Oxford.
Werner Lorenz
German general (1891-1974).
Born October 2nd, 1891 in Wykroty, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1974 at 82 years old in Hamburg.
Lev Knipper
Russian composer and secret police agent (1898–1974).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Tbilisi.
Died July 30th, 1974 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Helmuth Koinigg
Austrian formula one driver (1948–1974).
Born November 3rd, 1948 in Vienna.
Died October 6th, 1974 at 25 years old in Watkins Glen International (decapitation).
Sonia Gaskell
Dutch dancer (1904–1974).
Born April 14th, 1904 in Vilkaviškis. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1974 at 70 years old in Bourg-la-Reine. [ref]
Egon Wellesz
Austrian, later british composer, teacher and musicologist (1885-1974).
Born October 21st, 1885 in Vienna.
Died November 9th, 1974 at 89 years old in Oxford.
Allal al-Fassi
Moroccan politician and writer (1910-1974).
Born January 10th, 1910 in Fez.
Died May 13th, 1974 at 64 years old in Bucharest (cardiovascular disease).
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather