In the year 1974
496 Notable deaths
Robert Ludvigovich Bartini
Italian and soviet aircraft designer.
Born May 14th, 1897 in Rijeka.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Adolph Gottlieb
American artist (1903-1974).
Born March 14th, 1903 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1974 at 70 years old in New York City, East Hampton. [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).
Otto Braun
German writer and communist, 1900-1974.
Born September 28th, 1900 in Ismaning.
Died August 15th, 1974 at 73 years old in Varna.
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]
Eric Linklater
Scottish fiction, history and travel writer (1899–1974).
Born March 8th, 1899 in Penarth. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1974 at 75 years old in Aberdeen. [ref]
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..
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 Ruby
American composer and screenwriter (1895-1974).
Born January 27th, 1895 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1974 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Paul Gonsalves
American saxophonist and jazz musician (1920-1974).
Born July 12th, 1920 in Brockton. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1974 at 53 years old in London (drug overdose). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 496
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks