In the year 1974
628 Notable deaths
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
Turkish writer (1889–1974).
Born March 27th, 1889 in Cairo.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 85 years old in Ankara.
Willem Marinus Dudok
Dutch modernist architect best known for his design of hilversum town hall (1884-1974).
Born July 6th, 1884 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1974 at 89 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
Nur Ali Elahi
Spiritual thinker, musician, writer, philosopher and jurist (1895–1974).
Born September 11th, 1895 in Iran.
Died October 19th, 1974 at 79 years old in Tehran.
Henry de Monfreid
French writer and adventurer (1879–1974).
Born November 14th, 1879 in Leucate.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 95 years old in Ingrandes.
Jean Gale
American vaudeville performer (1912–1974).
Born September 13th, 1912 in San Francisco.
Died September 26th, 1974 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Seton I. Miller
American screenwriter, film producer (1902–1974).
Born May 3rd, 1902 in Chehalis.
Died May 29th, 1974 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Melchior Lengyel
Hungarian writer (1880-1974).
Born January 12th, 1880 in Balmazújváros.
Died October 23rd, 1974 at 94 years old in Budapest.
Ivan Susloparov
Soviet major general (1897–1974).
Born October 19th, 1897 in Vyatka Uyezd.
Died December 16th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Lili Darvas
Hungarian actress (1902–1974).
Born April 10th, 1902 in Budapest.
Died July 21st, 1974 at 72 years old in New York City.
Sara Gómez
Cuban film director (1942-1974).
Born November 8th, 1942 in Havana. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1974 at 31 years old in Havana (asthma). [ref]
Erwin Aders
German engineer (1881–1974).
Born May 7th, 1881 in Düsseldorf.
Died January 6th, 1974 at 92 years old in Dillenburg.
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Us tennis and badminton player (1886–1974).
Born December 20th, 1886 in Healdsburg.
Died December 5th, 1974 at 87 years old in Chestnut Hill. [ref]
Petar Lubarda
Serbian painter (1907-1974).
Born July 27th, 1907 in Ljubotinj.
Died February 13th, 1974 at 66 years old in Belgrade.
Archduchess Dolores of Austria
Austrian archduchess.
Died October 4th, 1974 at 83 years old in Viareggio.
Abdul Ghafoor Breshna
Afghan artist.
Born April 10th, 1907 in Kabul.
Died January 4th, 1974 at 66 years old in Kabul.
Charles Rosher
English cinematographer (1885–1974).
Born November 17th, 1885 in London.
Died November 15th, 1974 at 88 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Anders Lange
Norwegian politician (1904–1974).
Born September 5th, 1904 in Aker, Oslo Municipality.
Died October 18th, 1974 at 70 years old in Bærum Municipality.
Almira Sessions
American actress (1888-1974).
Born September 16th, 1888 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 3rd, 1974 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Andrea Checchi
Italian actor and painter (1916–1974).
Born October 21st, 1916 in Florence.
Died March 31st, 1974 at 57 years old in Rome (polyarteritis nodosa).
Hertta Kuusinen
Finnish politician (1904–1974).
Born February 14th, 1904 in Luhanka. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1974 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Carlos Mugica
Argentine priest and activist (1930-1974).
Born October 7th, 1930 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 11th, 1974 at 43 years old in Villa Luro (gunshot wound).
Alexander P. de Seversky
Russian-american aviation pioneer.
Born June 7th, 1894 in Tbilisi.
Died August 24th, 1974 at 80 years old in New York City.
Helene Thimig
Austrian actress (1889-1974).
Born June 5th, 1889 in Vienna.
Died November 7th, 1974 at 85 years old in Vienna (pulmonary embolism).
Jaime Torres Bodet
Mexican politician (1902-1974).
Born April 17th, 1902 in Mexico City.
Died May 13th, 1974 at 72 years old in Mexico City (gunshot wound).
Karl Mundt
American politician (1900-1974).
Born June 3rd, 1900 in Humboldt.
Died August 16th, 1974 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
Deaths 276 to 300 of 628
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson