Jan 14 Ekkehard I, monk of St Gallen (Vita Waltharii manu fortis), dies Mar 27 Herman, Duke of Saxony May 7 Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 Jul 4 Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890) 972 AD Famous Deaths by Year 974 AD Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning