Discover what happened on 4 December 1974 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Emanuel Schäfer (SS officer (1900–1974))
- Wilhelm Pleyer (German journalist, politician and writer (1901-1974))
- Josef Vögele (German journalist and publisher (1893-1974))
- Karl Dehmann (German painter (1886-1974))
- Lee Kinsolving (American actor (1938-1974))
- Otto Schultze-Rhonhof (German jurist (1897–1974))
- Alf Perry (professional golfer (1904-1974))
- Jouan Nicola (French composer (1895–1974))
- Dick Luebke (American baseball player)
- Donald Buchanan Blue (Canadian politician (1901-1974))
- J. Minos Simon (American lawyer and activist)
- Jacob Haight Morrison (American lawyer)
- Joe Ball (English footballer (1931-1974))
- Shin Hattori
- Marian Osiński (Polish architect (1883-1974))
- Robert Kunst (Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and slovak nation politician (1885–1974))
- Ernst Christiansen (Danish politician (1891-1974))
- Nikolai Friedrich Rootsi (Estonian agricultural scientist)
- Irmgard Huber (German head nurse)
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- Yann-Vari Kerwerc’hez (French writer (1910-1974))
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- Hank Norberg (American football player (1920-1974))
- Carl-Erik Ljungström
- Rudolf Mirbt (German educator and playwright (1896-1974))
- Agostino Ferrante di Ruffano
- Antonín Kalvoda (Czechoslovak sculptor)
- Evelyn Sydney Brodie ((born 1882))
- Annie May Gerard ((1896-1974))
- Bertha Victoria Julius ((1886-1974))
- Leo Goossen (American draftsman, engineer, designer.)
- Ferenc Kassai (Hungarian writer, translator)
- Edwin Kölbl (Austrian songwriter, born 12 May 1898 in Krems, Austria and died 4 December 1974 in Vienna, Austria. Correct E. Kölbl Kölbl)
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- Maurice Métayer (b. 1914)
- Michal Slovák
- Władysław Bobrowski
- Carl Diefenthäler (German architect, stage designer, painter, artisan and Graphiker)
- Ġorġ Scicluna (Maltese author (1922-1974))