In the year 1974
575 Notable deaths
Cornelius Ryan
Irish journalist and author.
Born June 5th, 1920 in Dublin.
Died November 23rd, 1974 at 54 years old in New York City (prostate cancer).
Carlos Prats Gonzalez
Chilean army officer and politician t(1915–1974).
Born February 24th, 1915 in Talcahuano.
Died September 30th, 1974 at 59 years old in Argentina, Buenos Aires (car bomb). [ref]
Norman Kirk
Prime minister of new zealand, politician (1923–1974).
Born January 6th, 1923 in Waimate.
Died August 31st, 1974 at 51 years old in Wellington (pulmonary embolism).
Kirpal Singh
Indian guru (1894-1974).
Born February 6th, 1894 in Punjab.
Died August 21st, 1974 at 80 years old in New Delhi.
A. Y. Jackson
Canadian painter (1882-1974).
Born October 3rd, 1882 in Montreal.
Died April 5th, 1974 at 91 years old in Kleinburg.
Frank Messervy
British army general (1893-1974).
Born December 9th, 1893 in Trinidad.
Died February 2nd, 1974 at 80 years old in Heyshott.
John Crowe Ransom
American poet.
Born April 30th, 1888 in Pulaski. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1974 at 86 years old in Gambier. [ref]
Frank Wilcox
American actor (1907-1974).
Born March 17th, 1907 in De Soto.
Died March 3rd, 1974 at 66 years old in Granada Hills (myocardial infarction).
Guy Simonds
Canadian general (1903–1974).
Born April 23rd, 1903 in Ixworth.
Died May 15th, 1974 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Richard Crossman
British labour party politician, author and editor (1907-1974).
Born December 15th, 1907 in Banbury.
Died April 5th, 1974 at 66 years old in Banbury (liver cancer).
Jacob L. Moreno
Austrian-american psychiatrist.
Born May 18th, 1889 in Bucharest.
Died May 14th, 1974 at 84 years old in Beacon. [ref]
Hans Bernd Gisevius
German diplomat and intelligence officer.
Born July 14th, 1904 in Arnsberg.
Died February 23rd, 1974 at 69 years old in Müllheim.
Barbara Jo Allen
American actress (1906-1974).
Born September 2nd, 1906 in New York City.
Died September 14th, 1974 at 68 years old in Santa Barbara.
Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
Soviet admiral (1904-1974).
Born July 24th, 1904 in Medvedki, Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Otto Braun
German communist writer (1900–1974).
Born September 28th, 1900 in Ismaning.
Died August 15th, 1974 at 73 years old in Varna.
Edward Condon
American physicist (1902-1974).
Born March 2nd, 1902 in Alamogordo.
Died March 26th, 1974 at 72 years old in Boulder.
Betty Compson
American actress (1897–1974).
Born March 19th, 1897 in Beaver.
Died April 18th, 1974 at 77 years old in Glendale (myocardial infarction).
Anna Q. Nilsson
Swedish-american actress (1888–1974).
Born March 30th, 1888 in Ystad.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 85 years old in Hemet (heart failure).
Alessandro Momo
Italian actor (1956-1974).
Born November 26th, 1956 in Rome.
Died November 19th, 1974 at 17 years old in Rome (traffic collision).
John G. Bennett
British mathematician and author.
Born June 8th, 1897 in London.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 77 years old in Sherborne. [ref]
Aman Andom
Politician (1924-1974).
Born June 21st, 1924 in Tsazega.
Died November 23rd, 1974 at 50 years old in Addis Ababa.
Pär Lagerkvist
Swedish writer (1891–1974).
Born May 23rd, 1891 in Växjö. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1974 at 83 years old in Danderyd. [ref]
Syed Mujtaba Ali
Bengali author and scholar.
Born September 13th, 1904 in Karimganj.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 69 years old in Dhaka.
Reed Hadley
Actor (1911-1974).
Born June 25th, 1911 in Petrolia. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1974 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 575
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran