| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Bud Abbott |
Actor |
2-Oct-1895 |
24-Apr-1974 |
Half of Abbott and Costello |
| Rodolfo Acosta |
Actor |
29-Jul-1920 |
7-Nov-1974 |
Bandido |
| Winthrop W. Aldrich |
Business |
2-Nov-1885 |
25-Feb-1974 |
Chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, 1934-53 |
| Barbara Jo Allen |
Radio Personality |
2-Sep-1906 |
14-Sep-1974 |
Vera Vague |
| Phog Allen |
Basketball |
18-Nov-1885 |
16-Sep-1974 |
KU Head Coach, 1919-56 |
| Dillon Anderson |
Government |
14-Jul-1906 |
1974 |
National Security Advisor, 1955-56 |
| Virginia Apgar |
Doctor |
7-Jun-1909 |
7-Aug-1974 |
Anesthesiologist, Apgar Score |
| Cliff Arquette |
Actor |
28-Dec-1905 |
23-Sep-1974 |
Charlie Weaver |
| Miguel Ángel Asturias |
Author |
19-Oct-1899 |
9-Jun-1974 |
Guatemalan protest writer |
| Olga Baclanova |
Actor |
19-Aug-1896 |
6-Sep-1974 |
The Docks of New York |
| H. E. Bates |
Novelist |
16-May-1905 |
29-Jan-1974 |
The Jacaranda Tree |
| Harry Beck |
Designer |
4-Jun-1903 |
18-Sep-1974 |
Designed the London Underground map |
| Jack Benny |
Actor |
14-Feb-1894 |
26-Dec-1974 |
The Jack Benny Show |
| Edna Best |
Actor |
3-Mar-1900 |
18-Sep-1974 |
The Man Who Knew Too Much |
| Alexander Bickel |
Scholar |
17-Dec-1924 |
7-Nov-1974 |
The Least Dangerous Branch |
| Patrick M. S. Blackett |
Physicist |
18-Nov-1897 |
13-Jul-1974 |
Cosmic radiation, continental drift |
| Edmund Blunden |
Poet |
1-Nov-1896 |
20-Jan-1974 |
Undertones of War |
| Charles E. Bohlen |
Diplomat |
30-Aug-1904 |
31-Dec-1974 |
US Ambassador to USSR, 1953-57 |
| Graham Bond |
Musician |
28-Oct-1937 |
8-May-1974 |
Influential blues keyboardist |
| Satyendra Nath Bose |
Physicist |
1-Jan-1894 |
4-Feb-1974 |
Bose-Einstein condensates |
| James J. Braddock |
Boxing |
7-Jun-1905 |
29-Nov-1974 |
Cinderella Man |
| Walter Brennan |
Actor |
25-Jul-1894 |
21-Sep-1974 |
Three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor |
| Harry Brittain |
Journalist |
24-Dec-1873 |
9-Jul-1974 |
Co-Founder of the Pilgrims Society |
| Pamela Britton |
Actor |
19-Mar-1923 |
17-Jun-1974 |
Mrs. Brown on My Favorite Martian |
| Wallace R. Brode |
Chemist |
12-Jun-1900 |
10-Aug-1974 |
Absorption spectra of dyes |
| Clive Brook |
Actor |
1-Jun-1887 |
17-Nov-1974 |
Shanghai Express |
| Johnny Mack Brown |
Actor |
1-Sep-1904 |
14-Nov-1974 |
College All-American turned film star |
| Vannevar Bush |
Scientist |
11-Mar-1890 |
30-Jun-1974 |
Pre-internet visionary |
| Samuel Byck |
Assassin |
30-Jan-1930 |
22-Feb-1974 |
Unsuccessful Nixon assassin |
| Jefferson Caffery |
Diplomat |
1-Dec-1886 |
13-Apr-1974 |
US Ambassador to Egypt, France, Brazil, Cuba |
| Mama Cass |
Singer |
19-Sep-1941 |
29-Jul-1974 |
The Mamas and the Papas |
| James Chadwick |
Physicist |
20-Oct-1891 |
24-Jul-1974 |
Discovered the neutron |
| Christine Chubbuck |
Journalist |
24-Aug-1944 |
15-Jul-1974 |
Newscaster, suicided on live TV |
| Edward Condon |
Physicist |
2-Mar-1902 |
26-Mar-1974 |
Quantum Mechanics |
| Cyril Connolly |
Critic |
10-Sep-1903 |
26-Nov-1974 |
Enemies of Promise |
| Katharine Cornell |
Actor |
16-Feb-1898 |
9-Jun-1974 |
The Barretts of Wimpole Street |
| Clyde Cowan |
Physicist |
6-Dec-1919 |
24-May-1974 |
Co-Discover of the neutrino |
| Donald Crisp |
Actor |
27-Jul-1880 |
25-May-1974 |
Silent film actor, survived into talkies |
| Richard Crossman |
Politician |
15-Dec-1907 |
5-Apr-1974 |
Leader, House of Commons, 1966-68 |
| Robert Cutler |
Government |
12-Jun-1895 |
8-May-1974 |
1950s National Security Advisor |
| Rodger P. Davies |
Diplomat |
7-May-1921 |
19-Aug-1974 |
US Ambassador to Cyprus, 1974 |
| Billy De Wolfe |
Actor |
18-Feb-1907 |
5-Mar-1974 |
The Doris Day Show |
| Dizzy Dean |
Baseball |
16-Jan-1910 |
17-Jul-1974 |
MVP in 1934, won two World Series |
| Donald DeFreeze |
Criminal |
16-Nov-1943 |
17-May-1974 |
Symbionese Liberation Army |
| Olivier Despax |
Singer |
28-Feb-1939 |
10-Apr-1974 |
Les Gamblers |
| Lewis W. Douglas |
Politician |
2-Jul-1894 |
7-Mar-1974 |
US Ambassador to the UK, 1947-50 |
| Nick Drake |
Singer/Songwriter |
19-Jun-1948 |
25-Nov-1974 |
Pink Moon |
| Douglass Dumbrille |
Actor |
13-Oct-1889 |
2-Apr-1974 |
The Three Musketeers |
| Duke Ellington |
Jazz Musician |
29-Apr-1899 |
24-May-1974 |
It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing |
| Dorothy Fields |
Songwriter |
15-Jul-1905 |
28-Mar-1974 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street |
| Joe Flynn |
Actor |
8-Nov-1924 |
19-Jul-1974 |
Capt. Binghamton on McHale's Navy |
| Charles M. La Follette |
Politician |
27-Feb-1898 |
27-Jun-1974 |
Congressman from Indiana, 1943-47 |
| Mary Forbes |
Actor |
30-Dec-1879 |
22-Jul-1974 |
Character actress |
| John C. Garand |
Inventor |
1-Jan-1888 |
16-Feb-1974 |
M-1 semiautomatic rifle |
| Dan Gerber |
Business |
6-May-1898 |
16-Mar-1974 |
Baby food magnate |
| Samuel Goldwyn |
Film/TV Producer |
17-Aug-1882 |
31-Jan-1974 |
Put the G in MGM |
| Walter Greenwood |
Novelist |
17-Dec-1903 |
13-Sep-1974 |
Love on the Dole |
| Ernest Gruening |
Politician |
6-Feb-1887 |
26-Jun-1974 |
US Senator from Alaska, 1959-69 |
| Reed Hadley |
Actor |
1-Jan-1911 |
11-Dec-1974 |
Radio star of Red Ryder |
| Thomas J. Herbert |
Politician |
28-Oct-1894 |
26-Oct-1974 |
Governor of Ohio, 1947-49 |
| Luther H. Hodges |
Politician |
9-Mar-1898 |
6-Oct-1974 |
Governor of North Carolina, 1954-61 |
| Harry Hooper |
Baseball |
24-Aug-1887 |
18-Dec-1974 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
| H. L. Hunt |
Business |
17-Feb-1889 |
29-Nov-1974 |
Founder of Hunt Oil |
| Chet Huntley |
Journalist |
10-Dec-1911 |
20-Mar-1974 |
The Huntley-Brinkley Report |
| Sol Hurok |
Theatre Producer |
9-Apr-1888 |
5-Mar-1974 |
American impresario |
| Allen Jenkins |
Actor |
9-Apr-1900 |
20-Jul-1974 |
American character actor |
| Arline Judge |
Actor |
21-Feb-1912 |
7-Feb-1974 |
B-Movie actress, collector of husbands |
| Louis Kahn |
Architect |
20-Feb-1901 |
17-Mar-1974 |
Prominent architect |
| Rodd Keith |
Musician |
30-Jan-1937 |
15-Dec-1974 |
Legendary Song-Poem Composer |
| George Kelly |
Playwright |
16-Jan-1887 |
18-Jun-1974 |
Craig's Wife |
| Ayub Khan |
Head of State |
14-May-1907 |
19-Apr-1974 |
President of Pakistan, 1958-69 |
| Norman Kirk |
Head of State |
6-Jan-1923 |
31-Aug-1974 |
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1972-74 |
| William F. Knowland |
Politician |
26-Jun-1908 |
23-Feb-1974 |
US Senator, committed suicide |
| Josef Krips |
Conductor |
8-Apr-1902 |
13-Oct-1974 |
Director, Buffalo Philharmonic, 1954-63 |
| Otto Kruger |
Actor |
6-Sep-1885 |
6-Sep-1974 |
Saboteur |
| Pär Lagerkvist |
Author |
23-May-1891 |
11-Jul-1974 |
Barabbas |
| Imre Lakatos |
Philosopher |
9-Nov-1922 |
2-Feb-1974 |
Philosopher of Science and Mathematics |
| Rosemary Lane |
Actor |
4-Apr-1914 |
25-Nov-1974 |
Four Daughters |
| Charles Lindbergh |
Aviator |
4-Feb-1902 |
26-Aug-1974 |
Transatlantic soloist |
| Walter Lippmann |
Journalist |
23-Sep-1889 |
14-Dec-1974 |
Today and Tomorrow |
| Anatole Litvak |
Film Director |
10-May-1902 |
15-Dec-1974 |
Anastasia |
| Richard Long |
Actor |
17-Dec-1927 |
21-Dec-1974 |
Jarrod Barkley on The Big Valley |
| Ilona Massey |
Actor |
16-Jun-1910 |
20-Aug-1974 |
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man |
| Theodore R. McKeldin |
Politician |
20-Nov-1900 |
10-Aug-1974 |
Governor of Maryland, 1951-59 |
| Darius Milhaud |
Composer |
4-Sep-1892 |
22-Jun-1974 |
The Creation of the World |
| Agnes Moorehead |
Actor |
6-Dec-1900 |
30-Apr-1974 |
Endora on Bewitched |
| Wayne Morse |
Politician |
20-Oct-1900 |
22-Jul-1974 |
US Senator from Oregon, 1945-69 |
| Johnston Murray |
Politician |
21-Jul-1902 |
16-Apr-1974 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1951-55 |
| Edwin G. Nourse |
Economist |
20-May-1883 |
7-Apr-1974 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1946-49 |
| John Lord O'Brian |
Government |
14-Oct-1874 |
1974 |
Prominent antitrust lawyer |
| Kate O'Brien |
Novelist |
3-Dec-1897 |
13-Aug-1974 |
The Land of Spices |
| Marcel Pagnol |
Screenwriter |
28-Feb-1895 |
18-Apr-1974 |
Jean de Florette |
| Harry Partch |
Composer |
24-Jun-1901 |
3-Sep-1974 |
Hobo composer, built his own instruments |
| Juan Peron |
Head of State |
8-Oct-1895 |
1-Jul-1974 |
Twice President of Argentina |
| Edward Platt |
Actor |
14-Feb-1916 |
19-Mar-1974 |
Chief on Get Smart |
| Georges Pompidou |
Head of State |
5-Jul-1911 |
2-Apr-1974 |
President of France, 1969-74 |
| Olive Higgins Prouty |
Novelist |
10-Jan-1882 |
24-Mar-1974 |
Stella Dallas |
| Leyla Qasim |
Activist |
1952 |
5-Dec-1974 |
Kurdish martyr |
| John Crowe Ransom |
Poet |
30-Apr-1888 |
4-Jul-1974 |
God Without Thunder |
| Ernest Raymond |
Novelist |
31-Dec-1888 |
14-May-1974 |
Tell England |
| Florence Rice |
Actor |
14-Feb-1911 |
23-Feb-1974 |
At the Circus |
| Sam Rice |
Baseball |
20-Feb-1890 |
13-Oct-1974 |
Washington Senators Hall-of-Famer |
| James O. Richardson |
Military |
18-Sep-1878 |
2-May-1974 |
US Admiral |
| Tex Ritter |
Country Musician |
12-Jan-1905 |
2-Jan-1974 |
You Two-Timed Me Once Too Often |
| Edward G. Robinson, Jr. |
Relative |
19-Mar-1933 |
26-Feb-1974 |
Edward G. Robinson's troubled son |
| Harry Ruby |
Songwriter |
27-Jan-1895 |
23-Feb-1974 |
Who's Sorry Now? |
| Oskar Schindler |
Activist |
28-Apr-1908 |
9-Oct-1974 |
Saved over 1000 from Nazis |
| Fred A. Seaton |
Politician |
11-Dec-1909 |
16-Jan-1974 |
US Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61 |
| Anne Sexton |
Poet |
9-Nov-1928 |
4-Oct-1974 |
Live or Die |
| Zalman Shazar |
Head of State |
6-Oct-1889 |
5-Oct-1974 |
President of Israel, 1963-73 |
| Denny Shute |
Golf |
25-Oct-1904 |
13-May-1974 |
Winner of 3 Majors |
| Vittorio De Sica |
Film Director |
7-Jul-1902 |
13-Nov-1974 |
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow |
| Karen Silkwood |
Victim |
19-Feb-1946 |
13-Nov-1974 |
Nuclear whistleblower |
| Carl A. Spaatz |
Military |
28-Jun-1891 |
14-Jul-1974 |
USAF Chief of Staff, 1947-48 |
| Ed Sullivan |
TV Personality |
28-Sep-1902 |
13-Oct-1974 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
| Jacqueline Susann |
Novelist |
20-Aug-1918 |
21-Sep-1974 |
Valley of the Dolls |
| Earl W. Sutherland, Jr. |
Scientist |
19-Nov-1915 |
9-Mar-1974 |
Hormones mechanisms (cyclic AMP) |
| Frank Sutton |
Actor |
23-Oct-1923 |
28-Jun-1974 |
Sgt. Vince Carter on Gomer Pyle |
| U Thant |
Diplomat |
22-Jan-1909 |
25-Nov-1974 |
UN Secretary General, 1961-71 |
| Amy Vanderbilt |
Columnist |
22-Jul-1908 |
27-Dec-1974 |
Amy Vanderbilt's Complete Book of Etiquette |
| Baldur von Schirach |
Government |
9-Mar-1907 |
8-Aug-1974 |
Hitler-Jugend, Gauleiter of Vienna |
| Earl Warren |
Judge |
19-Mar-1891 |
9-Jul-1974 |
US Chief Justice, 1953-69 |
| Arthur K. Watson |
Business |
23-Apr-1919 |
26-Jul-1974 |
Past President of IBM World Corp. |
| Michael Whalen |
Actor |
30-Jun-1902 |
14-Apr-1974 |
Wee Willie Winkie |
| Georgi Zhukov |
Military |
1-Dec-1896 |
18-Jun-1974 |
Soviet commander during WWII |
| Fritz Zwicky |
Astronomer |
14-Feb-1898 |
8-Feb-1974 |
Astrophysicist at CalTech |
