In the year 1974
543 Notable deaths
Aldo Palazzeschi
Italian novelist, poet and essayist (1885-1974).
Born February 2nd, 1885 in Florence.
Died August 17th, 1974 at 89 years old in Rome.
Raymond Priestley
English geologist.
Born July 20th, 1886 in Tewkesbury.
Died June 24th, 1974 at 87 years old in Cheltenham.
José Maria Alkmin
Vice-president of brazil (1901-1974).
Born June 11th, 1901 in Bocaiúva.
Died April 22nd, 1974 at 72 years old in Belo Horizonte.
Silvio Moser
Racecar driver (1941-1974).
Born April 24th, 1941 in Zürich.
Died May 26th, 1974 at 33 years old in Locarno.
Júlio César de Mello e Souza
Brazilian mathematician.
Born May 6th, 1895 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died June 18th, 1974 at 79 years old in Recife.
Chihiro Iwasaki
Japanese illustrator (1918-1974).
Born December 15th, 1918 in Takefu.
Died August 8th, 1974 at 55 years old in Tokyo.
Kostas Varnalis
Greek poet (1884–1974).
Born February 14th, 1884 in Burgas. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1974 at 90 years old in Athens. [ref]
Mikhail Tikhonravov
Soviet spaceflight scientist.
Born July 29th, 1900 in Vladimir.
Died March 4th, 1974 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Salvador Novo
Mexican poet.
Born July 30th, 1904 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1974 at 69 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Léon Rosenfeld
Belgian physicist (1904-1974).
Born August 14th, 1904 in Charleroi. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1974 at 69 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 543
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi