In the year 1974
628 Notable deaths
Salvador Novo
Mexican poet (1904–1974).
Born July 30th, 1904 in Mexico City.
Died January 13th, 1974 at 69 years old in Mexico City.
Léon Rosenfeld
Belgian physicist (1904-1974).
Born August 14th, 1904.
Died March 23rd, 1974 at 69 years old in Copenhagen.
Mamerto Urriolagoitía
President of bolivia (1895–1974).
Born December 5th, 1895 in Sucre.
Died June 4th, 1974 at 78 years old in Sucre.
Yury Annenkov
Russian artist and writer (1889-1974).
Born August 4th, 1889 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1974 at 84 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Harry Austryn Wolfson
American academic (1887–1974).
Born November 2nd, 1887 in Astryna.
Died September 20th, 1974 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Marie Luise Kaschnitz
German novelist (1901-1974).
Born January 31st, 1901 in Karlsruhe.
Died October 10th, 1974 at 73 years old in Rome.
Anna Lehr
Actress (1890-1974).
Born November 17th, 1890 in New York City.
Died January 22nd, 1974 at 83 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Archduchess Eleonora of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1886-1966).
Born November 28th, 1886 in Pula.
Died May 26th, 1974 at 87 years old in Baden.
Sattar Bahlulzade
Azerbaijani artist (1909-1974).
Born December 15th, 1909 in Əmircan, Baku.
Died October 13th, 1974 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Henri Grob
Swiss chess player, international master (1904–1974).
Born June 4th, 1904 in Braunau.
Died July 5th, 1974 at 70 years old in Zurich.
Lewi Pethrus
Swedish hymnwriter (1884–1974).
Born March 11th, 1884 in Vargön.
Died September 4th, 1974 at 90 years old in Stockholm.
Lajos Zilahy
Hungarian novelist and playwright (1891–1974).
Born March 27th, 1891 in Salonta.
Died December 1st, 1974 at 83 years old in Novi Sad.
Wang Jiaxiang
Leader of the chinese communist party (1906-1974).
Born August 15th, 1906 in Jing County.
Died January 25th, 1974 at 67 years old
Hans Kmoch
Austrian-dutch chess player and writer.
Born July 25th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died February 13th, 1974 at 79 years old in New York City.
Fred A. Seaton
American politician (1909-1974).
Born December 11th, 1909 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 16th, 1974 at 64 years old in Minneapolis.
Joachim Ritter
German philosopher (1903-1974).
Born April 3rd, 1903 in Geesthacht.
Died August 3rd, 1974 at 71 years old in Münster.
Aliye Berger
Turkish painter (1903–1974).
Born December 24th, 1903 in Büyükada.
Died August 9th, 1974 at 70 years old in Büyükada.
Marieluise Fleißer
German author (1901–1974).
Born November 23rd, 1901 in Ingolstadt.
Died February 2nd, 1974 at 72 years old in Ingolstadt.
Adolf Leo Oppenheim
Austrian academic.
Born June 7th, 1904 in Vienna.
Died July 21st, 1974 at 70 years old in Berkeley.
Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
Polish economist (1888-1974).
Born December 30th, 1888 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 85 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Francis Blanche
French writer, actor and humorist (1921–1974).
Born July 20th, 1921 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 6th, 1974 at 52 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté
Russian composer (1899-1974).
Born January 6th, 1902 in Moscow.
Died December 2nd, 1974 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
John Cooper
British athlete (1940-1974).
Born December 18th, 1940 in Bromyard.
Died March 3rd, 1974 at 33 years old in Fontaine-Chaalis.
Elisabeth Abegg
German educationist and resistance fighter (1882–1974).
Born March 3rd, 1882 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1974 at 92 years old in West Berlin.
Alma Taylor
British actress (1895-1974).
Born January 3rd, 1895 in London.
Died January 23rd, 1974 at 79 years old in London.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe