In the year 1974
628 Notable deaths
David Monrad Johansen
Norwegian composer (1888–1974).
Born November 8th, 1888 in Mosjøen.
Died February 20th, 1974 at 85 years old
Victor Boin
Belgian swimmer, water polo player, and fencer.
Born February 28th, 1886 in Brussels.
Died March 31st, 1974 at 88 years old in Brussels.
Liliana Ronchetti
Basketball player (1927–1974).
Born September 15th, 1927 in Como.
Died February 4th, 1974 at 46 years old (cancer).
Ferdinand Swatosch
Association footballer (1894-1974).
Born May 11th, 1894 in Simmering.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 80 years old in Basel.
James McCrae
Scottish footballer and manager (1894-1974).
Born October 2nd, 1894 in Bridge of Weir.
Died September 3rd, 1974 at 79 years old in Paisley.
Wojciech Rubinowicz
Polish physicist (1889–1974).
Born February 22nd, 1889 in Sadhora.
Died October 13th, 1974 at 85 years old in Warsaw.
Bolesław Kominek
Catholic cardinal (1903-1974).
Born December 23rd, 1903 in Wodzisław Śląski.
Died March 10th, 1974 at 70 years old in Wrocław.
Maureen Gardner
British athletics competitor (1928–1974).
Born November 12th, 1928 in Oxford.
Died September 2nd, 1974 at 45 years old in North Stoneham.
Ljubo Babić
Croatian painter and art historian (1890-1974).
Born June 14th, 1890 in Jastrebarsko.
Died May 14th, 1974 at 83 years old in Zagreb.
Frank Hussey
Athletics competitor (1905-1974).
Born February 14th, 1905 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 1974 at 69 years old in Coxsackie.
Ildebrando Antoniutti
Catholic cardinal (1898-1974).
Born August 3rd, 1898 in Nimis.
Died August 1st, 1974 at 75 years old in Bologna (traffic collision).
Cecilia Krieger
Mathematician (1894–1974).
Born April 9th, 1894 in Jasło. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1974 at 80 years old in Ontario. [ref]
Stanislav Gustavovich Strumilin
Soviet economist and statistician (1877–1974).
Born January 29th, 1877 in Dashkivtsi.
Died January 25th, 1974 at 96 years old in Moscow.
Friedrich Herrlein
German general (1889-1974).
Born April 27th, 1889 in Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein.
Died July 28th, 1974 at 85 years old in Giessen.
Oskar Herman
Croatian painter (1886-1974).
Born March 17th, 1886 in Zagreb.
Died January 18th, 1974 at 87 years old in Zagreb.
Shahan Shahnour
Armenian writer (1903–1974).
Born August 3rd, 1903 in Üsküdar.
Died August 20th, 1974 at 71 years old in Saint-Raphaël.
Ursula Herking
German film actress (1912–1974).
Born January 28th, 1912 in Dessau.
Died November 17th, 1974 at 62 years old in Munich.
Cyrille van Hauwaert
Belgian road bicycle racer (1883–1974).
Born December 16th, 1883 in Moorslede.
Died February 15th, 1974 at 90 years old in Zellik.
Nikolay Skvortsov
Soviet politician (1899–1974).
Born October 26th, 1899 in Tsvetnoye.
Died January 15th, 1974 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Ina Seidel
German writer (1885-1974).
Born September 15th, 1885 in Halle (Saale).
Died October 2nd, 1974 at 89 years old in Schäftlarn.
Fernando Cerchio
Italian film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer (1914–1974).
Born August 7th, 1914 in Luserna San Giovanni.
Died August 19th, 1974 at 60 years old in Mentana.
Gitta Lind
German actor and singer (1925-1974).
Born April 17th, 1925 in Trier.
Died November 9th, 1974 at 49 years old in Tutzing (cancer).
Metodi Andonov
Bulgarian film director (1932-1974).
Born March 16th, 1932 in Kalishte.
Died April 12th, 1974 at 42 years old in Sofia. [ref]
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes