In the year 1974
564 Notable deaths
Douglass Dumbrille
Canadian-american actor.
Born October 13th, 1889 in Hamilton.
Died April 2nd, 1974 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
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 3rd, 1904 in Jinzhai County.
Died March 27th, 1974 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1974 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
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.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 564
The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka