Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1974

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 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

• Oct. 1 Spyridon Marinatos

  Renowned Greek archaeologist who made significant contributions to understanding Minoan civilization through his groundbreaking excavations at Akrotiri, a prehistoric settlement on Santorini preserved by volcanic ash.

• Oct. 2 Vasily Shukshin

  Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)

• Oct. 2 Ina Seidel

  Writer dies at 89

• Oct. 4 Anne Sexton

  Influential American confessional poet known for her deeply personal and emotionally raw work, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1967 and was a significant voice in 20th-century literature.

• Oct. 9 Oskar Schindler

  A heroic German industrialist who saved over 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factory, risking his own life to protect them from Nazi persecution. His extraordinary story was immortalized in Steven Spielberg's film 'Schindler's List'.

• Oct. 10 Joseph Wulf

  German-polish historian (b. 1912)

• Oct. 10 Marie Luise Kaschnitz

  Writer dies at 73

• Oct. 12 Joseph Frederick Wagner

  Composer dies at 74

• Oct. 13 Ed Sullivan

  Legendary television host of 'The Ed Sullivan Show', a groundbreaking variety program that introduced many iconic performers to American audiences from 1948 to 1971.

• Oct. 13 Otto Binder

  Otto Binder was a prolific American science fiction author, journalist, and editor who significantly contributed to space-related literature during the mid-20th century. He wrote extensively about space exploration, publishing a popular column in numerous newspapers and editing 'Space World' magazine. His work helped popularize space science and science fiction during the early Space Age.

• Oct. 24 David Oistrakh

  David Oistrakh was a legendary Soviet violinist and professor at the Moscow Conservatory, renowned worldwide for his exceptional musical talent and interpretations of classical violin repertoire.

• Oct. 27 C. P. Ramanujam

  Indian mathematician and academic (b. 1938)

• Oct. 29 Victor E van Vriesland

  Poet (mirror of dutch poetry), is killed at 82