In the year 1974
543 Notable deaths
Guy Simonds
Canadian general.
Born April 23rd, 1903 in Ixworth.
Died May 15th, 1974 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Richard Crossman
British labour party politician, author and editor (1907-1974).
Born December 15th, 1907 in Banbury.
Died April 5th, 1974 at 66 years old in Banbury (liver cancer).
Jacob L. Moreno
Austrian-american psychiatrist.
Born May 18th, 1889 in Bucharest.
Died May 14th, 1974 at 84 years old in Beacon. [ref]
Hans Bernd Gisevius
German diplomat and intelligence officer.
Born July 14th, 1904 in Arnsberg.
Died February 23rd, 1974 at 69 years old in Müllheim.
Barbara Jo Allen
American actress (1906-1974).
Born September 2nd, 1906 in New York City.
Died September 14th, 1974 at 68 years old in Santa Barbara.
Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
Soviet admiral (1904-1974).
Born July 24th, 1904 in Medvedki, Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Otto Braun
German communist writer (1900–1974).
Born September 28th, 1900 in Ismaning.
Died August 15th, 1974 at 73 years old in Varna.
Edward Condon
Physicist (1902-1974).
Born March 2nd, 1902 in Alamogordo.
Died March 26th, 1974 at 72 years old in Boulder.
Betty Compson
Actress (1897-1974).
Born March 19th, 1897 in Beaver. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1974 at 77 years old in Glendale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 543
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine