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In the year 1974
575 Notable deaths
Edward Platt
American actor (1916-1974).
Born February 14th, 1916 in Staten Island.
Died March 19th, 1974 at 58 years old in Santa Monica.
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
British cryptanalyst, chess player, and chess writer (1909–1974).
Born April 19th, 1909 in Cork.
Died February 15th, 1974 at 64 years old in Cheltenham.
Peng Dehuai
Chinese military leader, marshal of the people's republic of china (1898–1974).
Born October 24th, 1898 in Xiangtan County.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 76 years old in Beijing (tuberculosis).
Dizzy Dean
American baseball player and coach.
Born January 16th, 1910 in Logan County.
Died July 17th, 1974 at 64 years old in Reno (myocardial infarction).
Princess Patricia of Connaught
British princess (1886-1974); younger daughter of prince arthur, duke of connaught, and princess louise margaret of prussia (1886–1974).
Born March 17th, 1886 in Buckingham Palace.
Died January 12th, 1974 at 87 years old in Ribsden Holt.
Otto Strasser
German politician, former member of the nazi party, rival of adolf hitler and founder of the black front (1888-1974).
Born September 14th, 1897 in Bad Windsheim.
Died August 27th, 1974 at 76 years old in Munich.
Donald Crisp
English film actor (1882-1974).
Born July 27th, 1882 in London.
Died May 25th, 1974 at 91 years old in Van Nuys (stroke).
Hilda Gadea
Peruvian economist, communist leader, and author, 1925-1974.
Born March 21st, 1925 in Lima.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 48 years old in Havana (cancer). [ref]
David Alfaro Siqueiros
Mexican painter and muralist (1908–1974).
Born December 29th, 1886 in Chihuahua City.
Died January 6th, 1974 at 87 years old in Cuernavaca.
Kurt Hahn
German educator (1886-1974).
Born June 5th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died December 14th, 1974 at 88 years old in Heiligenberg.
Joe Flynn
American actor (1924-1974).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Youngstown.
Died July 19th, 1974 at 49 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction, drowning).
Yadavindra Singh
Indian diplomat and cricket player (1914-1974), maharaja of patiala (1938-1947).
Born January 17th, 1913 in Patiala.
Died June 17th, 1974 at 61 years old in The Hague.
Georgette Heyer
British historical romance and detective fiction novelist.
Born August 16th, 1902 in Wimbledon. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1974 at 71 years old in Guy's Hospital. [ref]
Patrick Blackett
British physicist (1897–1974).
Born November 18th, 1897 in London.
Died July 13th, 1974 at 76 years old in London.
Jacqueline Susann
American writer and actress (1918-1974).
Born August 20th, 1918 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1974 at 56 years old in New York City (breast cancer). [ref]
Begum Akhtar
Indian musician.
Born October 7th, 1914 in Faizabad.
Died October 30th, 1974 at 60 years old in Ahmedabad.
Jacob Bronowski
Polish-born british mathematician.
Born January 18th, 1908 in Łódź.
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 66 years old in East Hampton (myocardial infarction).
Sucheta Kripalani
Chief minister of uttar pradesh and india's first woman chief minister.
Born June 25th, 1908 in Ambala.
Died December 1st, 1974 at 66 years old in New Delhi.
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
Writer and twenty-fifth maharaja of mysore (1919-1974).
Born July 18th, 1919 in Mysore Palace.
Died September 23rd, 1974 at 55 years old in Bengaluru Palace.
Erich Kästner
German children's writer (1899–1974).
Born February 23rd, 1899 in Dresden.
Died July 29th, 1974 at 75 years old in Munich (esophageal cancer).
Imre Lakatos
Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science (1922-1974).
Born November 9th, 1922 in Debrecen.
Died February 2nd, 1974 at 51 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Phog Allen
American football and basketball coach (1885–1974).
Born November 18th, 1885 in Missouri.
Died September 16th, 1974 at 88 years old in Lawrence.
Harry Beck
British technical draftsman and graphic designer.
Born June 4th, 1902 in Leyton. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1974 at 72 years old in Southampton. [ref]
Darius Milhaud
French composer.
Born September 4th, 1892 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1974 at 81 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Fritz Zwicky
Swiss astronomer who posited dark matter (1898–1974).
Born February 14th, 1898 in Varna.
Died February 8th, 1974 at 75 years old in Pasadena.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 575
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