List of Famous people who died at 74

Fernand Pouillon was a French architect, urban planner, building contractor and writer.

Nikolay Timofeyevich Tanayev was a Kyrgyz politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 2002 to 2005, under President Askar Akayev. He was the first ethnic non-Asian Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan since independence.

Ion Ciubuc was an economist and a Moldovan politician who served as Prime Minister of Moldova from January 1997 to February 1999.

Mike Melvoin was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He served as chairman and president of The Recording Academy and worked as a prolific studio musician, recording with Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, The Jackson 5, Natalie Cole, and The Beach Boys. Melvoin was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for "All or Nothing at All" from his album It's Always You.

Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel was an English artist and one of the foremost stage designers of the 20th century.