In the year 1974
628 Notable deaths
Maurice Ewing
American geophysicist and oceanographer (1906–1974).
Born May 12th, 1906 in Lockney.
Died May 4th, 1974 at 67 years old in Galveston.
Arline Judge
American actress (1912–1974).
Born February 21st, 1912 in Bridgeport.
Died February 7th, 1974 at 61 years old in West Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Gino Cervi
Italian actor (1901-1974).
Born May 3rd, 1901 in Bologna.
Died January 3rd, 1974 at 72 years old in Punta Ala.
Harry Carney
American jazz musician (1910–1974).
Born April 1st, 1910 in Boston.
Died October 8th, 1974 at 64 years old in New York City.
Badia Masabni
Syrian-lebanese dancer.
Born February 25th, 1892 in Damascus.
Died July 23rd, 1974 at 82 years old in Zahlé.
Fern Andra
American actress (1893-1974).
Born November 24th, 1894 in Watseka. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1974 at 79 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 (1917–1974).
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).
Claudia Lars
Salvadoran poet (1899-1974).
Born December 20th, 1899 in Armenia.
Died July 22nd, 1974 at 74 years old in San Salvador.
Walter Blume
Einsatzgruppen ss officer and holocaust perpetrator (1906-1974).
Born July 23rd, 1906 in Dortmund. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1974 at 68 years old in Dortmund.
Lewis Williams Douglas
Politician and american businessman (1894-1974).
Born July 2nd, 1894 in Bisbee.
Died March 7th, 1974 at 79 years old in Tucson.
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.
Mekonnen Endalkachew
Politician (1928-1974).
Born September 8th, 1928 in Addis Ababa.
Died November 24th, 1974 at 46 years old in Addis Ababa.
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 (1901–1974).
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 Akasaka-ku.
Died August 11th, 1974 at 84 years old in Chiyoda.
Julien Bryan
American photojournalist (1899–1974).
Born May 23rd, 1899 in Titusville.
Died October 20th, 1974 at 75 years old in Bronxville.
Alfred Keller
German general (1882–1974).
Born September 19th, 1882 in Bochum.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 91 years old in West Berlin.
Egon Zill
Concentration camp commandant (1906-1974).
Born March 28th, 1906 in Plauen.
Died October 23rd, 1974 at 68 years old in Munich.
Françoise Rosay
Actress (1891-1974).
Born April 19th, 1891 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 28th, 1974 at 82 years old in Montgeron.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius