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In the year 1974
628 Notable deaths
Syed Mujtaba Ali
Bengali author and scholar.
Born September 13th, 1904 in Sribhumi.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 69 years old in Dhaka.
Reed Hadley
Actor (1911-1974).
Born June 25th, 1911 in Petrolia.
Died December 11th, 1974 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Indian musician (1922–1974).
Born December 4th, 1922 in Chowtapalle.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 51 years old in Chennai.
Douglass Dumbrille
Canadian-american actor.
Born October 13th, 1889 in Hamilton.
Died April 2nd, 1974 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Anne Klein
American fashion designer (1923–1974).
Born August 3rd, 1923 in Brooklyn.
Died March 19th, 1974 at 50 years old in New York (breast cancer).
Eric Linklater
Scottish fiction, history and travel writer (1899–1974).
Born March 8th, 1899 in Penarth.
Died November 7th, 1974 at 75 years old in Aberdeen.
Wang Ming
Chinese politician (1904-1974).
Born May 23rd, 1904 in Jinzhai County.
Died March 27th, 1974 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Harry Ricardo
British internal combustion engine engineer (1885-1974).
Born January 26th, 1885 in London.
Died May 18th, 1974 at 89 years old
Patricia Collinge
American actress (1892-1974).
Born September 20th, 1892 in Dublin.
Died April 10th, 1974 at 81 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Clive Brook
British actor (1887–1974).
Born June 1st, 1887 in London.
Died November 17th, 1974 at 87 years old in London.
Mark Aitchison Young
British high commissioner (1886-1974).
Born June 30th, 1886 in British Raj.
Died May 12th, 1974 at 87 years old in Winchester.
Manuel dos Reis Machado
Brazilian capoeira practitioner (1899–1974).
Born November 23rd, 1899 in Salvador.
Died February 15th, 1974 at 74 years old in Goiânia.
Ernest Gruening
American politician (1887-1974).
Born February 6th, 1887 in New York City.
Died June 26th, 1974 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
Bill Chase
American jazz trumpeter (1934–1974).
Born October 20th, 1934 in Quincy.
Died August 9th, 1974 at 39 years old in Jackson.
Frank Martin
Swiss composer (1890–1974).
Born September 15th, 1890 in Geneva.
Died November 21st, 1974 at 84 years old in Naarden.
James Patrick Cannon
American politician (1890-1974).
Born February 11th, 1890 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1974 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Charles E. Bohlen
American diplomat (1904–1974).
Born August 30th, 1904 in Clayton.
Died January 1st, 1974 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (pancreatic cancer).
Florence Rice
American actress (1907-1974).
Born February 14th, 1907 in Cleveland.
Died February 23rd, 1974 at 67 years old in Honolulu (lung cancer).
Bert Patenaude
American soccer player (1909-1974).
Born November 4th, 1909 in Fall River.
Died November 4th, 1974 at 65 years old in Fall River. [ref]
Pavel Bermondt-Avalov
Russian cossack warlord (1877–1974).
Born March 16th, 1877 in Tbilisi.
Died January 27th, 1974 at 96 years old in New York City.
Konstantin Melnikov
Russian architect and painter (1890-1974).
Born August 3rd, 1890 in Moscow.
Died November 28th, 1974 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Harry Ruby
American composer and screenwriter (1895–1974).
Born January 27th, 1895 in New York City.
Died February 23rd, 1974 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
William Knowland
United states senator from california (1945–1959).
Born June 26th, 1908 in Alameda.
Died February 23rd, 1974 at 65 years old in Guerneville.
Adolph Gottlieb
American artist (1903-1974).
Born March 14th, 1903 in New York City.
Died March 4th, 1974 at 70 years old in New York City, East Hampton.
Alexander Kartveli
American aerospace engineer (1896–1974).
Born September 9th, 1896 in Tbilisi.
Died July 20th, 1974 at 77 years old in New York City.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain