In the year 1974
564 Notable deaths
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.
Born August 30th, 1904 in Jefferson County.
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. [ref]
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.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 564
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire