In the year 1974
564 Notable deaths
Glenn Morris
American track and field athlete.
Born June 18th, 1912 in Denver.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 61 years old in Palo Alto.
Gustav Anton von Wietersheim
Wehrmacht general (1884-1974).
Born February 11th, 1884 in Wrocław.
Died April 25th, 1974 at 90 years old in Göttingen.
Ahmad Ismail Ali
Egyptian military officer (1917–1974).
Born October 14th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died December 25th, 1974 at 57 years old in London.
André Jolivet
French composer.
Born August 8th, 1905 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1974 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Carl Jacob Burckhardt
Swiss diplomat and historian (1891-1974).
Born September 10th, 1891 in Basel.
Died March 3rd, 1974 at 82 years old in Vinzel.
Holger Meins
German revolutionary (1941-1974).
Born October 26th, 1941 in Hamburg.
Died November 9th, 1974 at 33 years old in Wittlich (hunger strike).
Matilde Hidalgo
Ecuadorian physician and suffragist (1889-1974).
Born September 29th, 1889 in Loja. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1974 at 84 years old in Guayaquil.
Kate O'Brien
Irish novelist, playwright and activist (1897–1974).
Born December 3rd, 1897 in Limerick.
Died August 13th, 1974 at 76 years old in Canterbury (disease).
Carroll Nye
Actor (1901-1974).
Born October 4th, 1901 in Akron.
Died March 17th, 1974 at 72 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction, kidney failure).
Maurice Ewing
Geophysicist and oceanographer (1906-1974).
Born May 12th, 1906 in Floyd County.
Died May 4th, 1974 at 67 years old in Galveston.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 564
Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce