In the year 1974
628 Notable deaths
Albert Parker
American film director (1885-1974).
Born May 11th, 1885 in New York City.
Died August 10th, 1974 at 89 years old in London.
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
French writer, poet, playwright, and painter (1884–1974).
Born June 19th, 1884 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1974 at 90 years old in Saint-Jeannet. [ref]
Eduardo Santos
Colombian lawyer, politician, and journalist (1888-1974).
Born August 28th, 1888 in Bogotá.
Died March 27th, 1974 at 85 years old in Bogotá.
Sergey Alexeyevich Lebedev
Soviet computer scientist (1902–1974).
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died July 3rd, 1974 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Jean Absil
Belgian composer, organist, and professor (1893-1974).
Born October 23rd, 1893 in Bon-Secours.
Died February 2nd, 1974 at 80 years old in Uccle.
Zaharia Stancu
Romanian writer (1902–1974).
Born October 5th, 1902 in Salcia.
Died December 5th, 1974 at 72 years old in Bucharest.
Laura Clifford Barney
American baháʼí teacher and philanthropist (1879–1974).
Born November 30th, 1879 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1974 at 94 years old in Paris.
Sergey Urusevsky
Soviet cinematographer.
Born December 23rd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 12th, 1974 at 65 years old in Moscow.
André Marie
French politician (1897-1974).
Born December 3rd, 1897 in Honfleur.
Died June 12th, 1974 at 76 years old in Rouen.
Werner Kohlmeyer
German footballer (1924-1974).
Born April 19th, 1924 in Kaiserslautern.
Died March 26th, 1974 at 49 years old in Mainz (cardioplegia).
Everaldo
Brazilian footballer (1944-1974).
Born September 11th, 1944 in Porto Alegre.
Died October 28th, 1974 at 30 years old in Santa Cruz do Sul (traffic collision). [ref]
Aud Egede-Nissen
Norwegian actress (1893–1974).
Born May 30th, 1893 in Bergen.
Died November 15th, 1974 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Vladimir Smirnov
Russian mathematician (1887-1974).
Born June 10th, 1887 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Cora Sandel
Norwegian writer and painter (1880–1974).
Born December 20th, 1880 in Christiania.
Died April 3rd, 1974 at 93 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
Fosco Giachetti
Italian actor (1900-1974).
Born March 28th, 1900 in Sesto Fiorentino.
Died December 22nd, 1974 at 74 years old in Rome.
Paul Frankeur
French actor (1905-1974).
Born June 29th, 1905 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 27th, 1974 at 69 years old in Nevers (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mikheil Chiaureli
Film director, screenwriter (1894-1974).
Born February 6th, 1894 in Tbilisi.
Died October 31st, 1974 at 80 years old in Tbilisi.
Margit Slachta
Hungarian activist, editor (1884-1974).
Born September 18th, 1884 in Košice. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1974 at 89 years old in Buffalo. [ref]
Þórbergur Þórðarson
Icelandic writer.
Born March 12th, 1888 in Hala í Suðursveit. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1974 at 86 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]
Yekaterina Ryabova
Wwii bomber navigator and heroine of the soviet union (1921–1974).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Gus-Zhelezny.
Died September 12th, 1974 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Ebe Stignani
Italian operatic mezzo-soprano singer.
Born July 11th, 1904 in Naples.
Died October 5th, 1974 at 70 years old in Imola.
Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen
Dutch physicist.
Born July 3rd, 1887 in The Hague. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1974 at 86 years old in Delft.
Hugues Panassié
French critic and record producer (1912–1974).
Born February 27th, 1912 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 8th, 1974 at 62 years old in Montauban.
Edna Murphy
Actress (1899-1974).
Born November 17th, 1899 in New York City.
Died August 3rd, 1974 at 74 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Gennady Shpalikov
Soviet writer, screenwriter, film director (1937—1974).
Born September 6th, 1937 in Segezha.
Died November 1st, 1974 at 37 years old in Peredelkino (hanging to death).
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi