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In the year 1974
496 Notable deaths
Georgette Heyer
British historical romance and detective fiction novelist.
Born August 16th, 1902 in Wimbledon. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1974 at 71 years old in Guy's Hospital. [ref]
Joe Flynn
American actor (1924-1974).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Youngstown.
Died July 19th, 1974 at 49 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction, drowning).
Jan Żabiński
Polish zoologist.
Born April 8th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died July 26th, 1974 at 77 years old in Warsaw.
Erich Kästner
German children's writer.
Born February 23rd, 1899 in Dresden. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1974 at 75 years old in Munich (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Harry Beck
British technical draftsman and graphic designer.
Born June 4th, 1902 in Leyton. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1974 at 72 years old in Southampton. [ref]
Imre Lakatos
Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science.
Born November 9th, 1922 in Debrecen.
Died February 2nd, 1974 at 51 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Darius Milhaud
French composer.
Born September 4th, 1892 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1974 at 81 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Fritz Zwicky
Swiss astronomer who posited dark matter (1898-1974).
Born February 14th, 1898 in Varna.
Died February 8th, 1974 at 75 years old in Pasadena.
Chet Huntley
American broadcaster (1911-1974).
Born December 10th, 1911 in Cardwell.
Died March 20th, 1974 at 62 years old in Big Sky (lung cancer).
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
Writer and twenty-fifth maharaja of mysore (1919-1974).
Born July 18th, 1919 in Mysore Palace.
Died September 23rd, 1974 at 55 years old in Bengaluru Palace.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 496
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon