In the year 1974
575 Notable deaths
Tex Ritter
American country musician (1905–1974).
Born January 12th, 1905 in Murvaul.
Died January 2nd, 1974 at 68 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).
Mohammed Amin al-Husseini
Palestinian arab nationalist (1897–1974).
Born January 1st, 1895 in Jerusalem.
Died July 4th, 1974 at 79 years old in Beirut.
Bud Abbott
American actor, producer and comedian (1897–1974).
Born October 2nd, 1895 in Asbury Park.
Died April 24th, 1974 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Rudolf Dassler
German businessman (1898–1974).
Born March 26th, 1898 in Herzogenaurach.
Died October 27th, 1974 at 76 years old in Herzogenaurach (liver cancer).
Bill Finger
American comic strip and comic book writer (1914-1974).
Born February 8th, 1914 in Denver.
Died January 18th, 1974 at 59 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Cliff Arquette
American actor (1905–1974).
Born December 28th, 1905 in Toledo.
Died September 23rd, 1974 at 68 years old in Burbank (stroke).
Samuel Goldwyn
Polish-american film producer.
Born August 17th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Karen Silkwood
Labor union activist, chemical technician (1946–1974).
Born February 19th, 1946 in Longview.
Died November 13th, 1974 at 28 years old in Crescent.
Candy Darling
American actress (1944–1974).
Born November 24th, 1944 in Forest Hills.
Died May 21st, 1974 at 29 years old in Manhattan (leukemia, lymphoma).
Georges Pompidou
President of france from 1969 to 1974.
Born July 5th, 1911 in Montboudif. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1974 at 62 years old in Paris (leukemia, lymphoma). [ref]
Clay Shaw
American businessman (1913-1974).
Born March 17th, 1913 in Kentwood.
Died August 15th, 1974 at 61 years old in New Orleans (lung cancer).
James Chadwick
English physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932.
Born October 20th, 1891 in Bollington.
Died July 24th, 1974 at 82 years old in Cambridge.
Virginia Apgar
American obstetrical anesthesiologist (1909-1974).
Born June 7th, 1909 in Westfield. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1974 at 65 years old in Columbia University Irving Medical Center (cardiac arrest).
H. L. Hunt
American businessman (1889–1974).
Born February 17th, 1889 in Ramsey.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 85 years old in Dallas.
Creighton Abrams
United states army general (1914-1974).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Springfield.
Died September 4th, 1974 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer).
Baldur von Schirach
German nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1907-1974).
Born May 9th, 1907 in Berlin. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1974 at 67 years old in Kröv. [ref]
U Thant
Un secretary-general from 1961 to 1971.
Born January 22nd, 1909 in Pantanaw.
Died November 25th, 1974 at 65 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Anne Sexton
American poet (1928–1974).
Born November 9th, 1928 in Newton.
Died October 4th, 1974 at 45 years old in Weston (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Louis Kahn
Estonian-american architect (1901–1974).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Kuressaare. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1974 at 73 years old in Pennsylvania Station (myocardial infarction).
Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon
Indian politician (1896-1974).
Born May 3rd, 1896 in Thalassery. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1974 at 78 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Vittorio De Sica
Italian film director (1901-1974).
Born July 7th, 1901 in Sora. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1974 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (lung cancer). [ref]
Ayub Khan
President of pakistan from 1958 to 1969.
Born May 14th, 1907 in Rehana.
Died April 19th, 1974 at 66 years old in Rawalpindi (cardiac arrest).
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Indian hindi poet, essayis (1908-1974).
Born September 23rd, 1908 in Simaria.
Died April 24th, 1974 at 65 years old in Chennai.
Walter Lippmann
American journalist and political commentator.
Born September 23rd, 1889 in New York City.
Died December 14th, 1974 at 85 years old in New York City.
Oscar Zeta Acosta
American attorney, politician, novelist and activist (1935-1974).
Born April 8th, 1935 in El Paso.
Died May 27th, 1974 at 39 years old in Mazatlán.
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