In the year 1974
628 Notable deaths
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]
Giuseppe Moro
Italian footballer (1921-1974).
Born January 16th, 1921 in Carbonera.
Died January 27th, 1974 at 53 years old in Porto Sant'Elpidio.
Carlo Campogalliani
Italian actor and film director (1885–1974).
Born October 10th, 1895 in Concordia sulla Secchia.
Died August 10th, 1974 at 78 years old in Rome.
René de Possel
French mathematician (1905–1974).
Born February 7th, 1905 in Marseille.
Died February 26th, 1974 at 69 years old in Clamart.
Sándor Szathmári
Hungarian writer, mechanical engineer and esperantist (1897–1974).
Born June 19th, 1897 in Gyula.
Died September 27th, 1974 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Henrik Samuel Nyberg
Swedish academic (1889-1974).
Born December 28th, 1889 in Söderbärke church parish.
Died February 9th, 1974 at 84 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
Herbert von Böckmann
German general and knight's cross recipient (1886–1974).
Born July 24th, 1886 in Bremen.
Died March 3rd, 1974 at 87 years old in Baden-Baden.
Berdy Kerbabayev
Turkmenistani writer (1894–1974).
Born March 27th, 1894 in Tejen.
Died July 23rd, 1974 at 80 years old in Ashgabat.
Hans Hinrich
German actor and film director (1903–1974).
Born November 27th, 1903 in Berlin.
Died October 30th, 1974 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Hristo Iliev
Bulgarian footballer (1936-1974).
Died March 24th, 1974 at 37 years old in Bulgaria (traffic collision).
Gheorghe Albu
Romanian footballer (1909-1974).
Born September 12th, 1909 in Arad.
Died June 26th, 1974 at 64 years old in Făgăraș.
Mirdza Ķempe
Latvian poet (1907–1974).
Born February 9th, 1907 in Liepāja.
Died April 12th, 1974 at 67 years old in Riga.
Raymond Cecil Moore
U.s. geologist, paleontologist, botanist (1892-1974).
Born February 20th, 1892 in Roslyn. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1974 at 82 years old in Lawrence. [ref]
Juan de Orduña
Spanish film director (1900-1974).
Born December 27th, 1900 in Madrid.
Died February 3rd, 1974 at 73 years old in Madrid.
Alice Halicka
French painter (1894-1975).
Born December 20th, 1894 in Kraków.
Died December 30th, 1974 at 80 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pere Bosch-Gimpera
Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist (1891-1974).
Born March 22nd, 1891 in Barcelona.
Died October 9th, 1974 at 83 years old in Mexico City.
Maxim Strauch
Soviet actor and theatre director (1900–1974).
Born February 23rd, 1900 in Moscow.
Died January 3rd, 1974 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Ural Tansykbayev
Soviet painter (1904-1974).
Born January 14th, 1904 in Tashkent. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1974 at 70 years old in Nukus. [ref]
Soltan Hajibeyov
Azerbaijani composer (1919-1974).
Died September 19th, 1974 at 55 years old in Baku.
Julius Hjulian
American soccer player (1903-1974).
Born March 15th, 1903.
Died February 6th, 1974 at 70 years old in Chicago.
James Charles McGuigan
Canadian catholic prelate (1894–1974).
Born November 26th, 1894 in Hunter River.
Died April 8th, 1974 at 79 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Władysław Bukowiński
Polish catholic priest, missionary and beati (1904–1974).
Born December 22nd, 1904 in Berdychiv.
Died December 3rd, 1974 at 69 years old in Karaganda.
Emil Väre
Olympic wrestler (1885–1974).
Born September 28th, 1885 in Kärkölä.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 88 years old in Kärkölä.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner