In the year 1974
564 Notable deaths
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]
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Indian musician (1922–1974).
Born December 4th, 1922 in Chowtapalle.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 51 years old in Chennai.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 564
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