Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1974

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in April 1974. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• April 1 Alfred Ernest Whitehead

  Composer dies at 86

• April 2 Douglass Dumbrille

  Actor (mr deed goes to town), is killed at 84

• April 2 Georges Pompidou

  Prominent French politician who served as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1968 under President Charles de Gaulle. He played a crucial role during the tumultuous 1968 student and worker strikes, acting as a key negotiator.

• April 5 Bino Bini

  Italian fencer (b. 1900)

• April 5 A. Y. Jackson

  Canadian painter (b. 1882)

• April 5 William Hudson

  New zealand-australian engineer (d. 1978)

• April 6 Hudson Fysh

  Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded qantas airways limited (b. 1895)

• April 6 Willem Marinus Dudok

  Dutch architect (b. 1884)

• April 6 Willem Dudok

  Dutch architect (hilversum town hall), is killed at the age of 89.

• April 7 Oscar Zeta Acosta

  Prominent Chicano lawyer, author, and activist who was a key figure in the Chicano civil rights movement and known for his groundbreaking literature exploring Chicano identity and social struggles.

• April 8 James Charles McGuigan

  Canadian cardinal (b. 1894)

• April 10 Patricia Collinge

  Dies at 81

• April 11 Ernst Ziegler

  German actor (b. 1894)

• April 12 Carl Jaffe

  Dies at 72

• April 13 Stanley Smith

  Actor (honey king of jazz, soup to nuts), is killed at 71

• April 15 Giovanni D'Anzi

  Italian songwriter (born 1906)

• April 18 Betty Compson

  Actress (barker. weary river. drag net), dies in 77

• April 18 Marcel Pagnol

  French playwright and filmmaker known for his Marseille-based stories.

• April 20 Mohammed Ayub Khan

  Premier/president (pakistan), dies.

• April 21 Charles ''Chic'' Harley

  American football player (born 1895).

• April 24 Bud Abbott

  Comedy comedian abbott and costello, dies at the age of 78.

• April 25 Gustavo R. Vincenti

  Maltese architect and developer (b. 1888)

• April 28 Paul Page

  Actor (girl from havanna, moth), passes away at 70

• April 30 Agnes Moorehead

  Renowned American actress famous for her iconic role as Endora in the 1960s TV comedy 'Bewitched'. She was a versatile performer with a career spanning stage, radio, film, and television, earning four Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress.