Historical Events In 1974

Jan 20   On this day in history 7th ABA All-Star Game East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia  

Jan 20   Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77 in the year 1974.  

Jan 21   In the year 1974 jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48  

Jan 21   On this day in history silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London  

Jan 22   In the year 1974 leon Lontoc, actor (Henry-Burke's Law), dies at 64  

Jan 23   The first edition of women's magazine "Story" on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Bülent Ecevit forms government in Turkey on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Christian Barnard transplants first human heart without removal of old on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Dr Christian Barnard performs a heart transplant, leaving the original heart in place on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Start of major flooding in Brisbane in which 13 die on this day in history.  

Jan 26   In the year 1974 s v Vegesack, writer, dies at 85  

Jan 27   On this day in history georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75  

Jan 28   In the year 1974 dino Buzzati, writer, dies at 67  

Jan 29   On this day in history 27th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 6-4 at Chicago  

Jan 30   Bill Whitty, cricketer (37 wkts v South Africa 1910-11 series), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 30   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR in the year 1974.  

Jan 31   In the year 1974 glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61  

Feb 01   On this day in history "Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premieres on CBS TV  

Feb 01   On this day in history lynda Ann Healy, 1st Bundy murder victim, abducted in Seattle  

Feb 02   Barbra Streisand's first #1 hit, "The Way We Were" on this day in history.  

Feb 02   In the year 1974 jean Absil, Belgian composer (Benedictions), dies at 80  

Feb 02   In the year 1974 pope Paul VI encyclical "To Honor Mary"  

Feb 04   Benzine rationing ends in Netherlands on this day in history.  

Feb 04   On this day in history chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his first word, at 2½ months  

Feb 04   Gas rationing ends in Netherlands on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Mihail Andricu, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Patricia Hearst (19), daughter of publisher Randolph Hearst kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army on this day in history.  

Feb 05   On this day in history british miner's strike  

Feb 05   In the year 1974 mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win  

Feb 05   Maximum speed on Autobahn reduced to 100 kph in the year 1974.  

Feb 05   US Mariner 10 returns first close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure on this day in history.  

Feb 06   Dutch speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis on this day in history.  

Feb 06   US House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon in the year 1974.  

Feb 07   In the year 1974 arline Judge, actress (Age of Consent), dies at 61  

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Jan 02   Juha Lind, NHL forward (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998, Dallas) was born in the year 1974.  

Jan 16   Kate Moss, Addiscomb Surrey England, model (Calvin Klein) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   In the year 1974 birth of devon Odessa, actor (Sharon-My So Called Life, Girl of Limberlost)  

Jan 18   In the year 1974 birth of shane Burton, defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins)  

Jan 18   In the year 1974 birth of michael Tunn, Australian television and radio  

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of christian Burns, English musician (BBMak)  

Jan 18   In the year 1974 birth of maulik Pancholy, American actor  

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of princess Claire of Belgium  

Jan 02   On this day in history tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67  

Jan 03   Gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72 in the year 1974.  

Jan 04   Karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1974.  

Jan 05   In the year 1974 roy Bargy, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79  

Jan 06   On this day in history david Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican sculptor/muralist, dies at 77  

Jan 13   Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. 1906) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14   On this day in history josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia parliament chairman, dies at 62  

Jan 15   Karel Salmon, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1974.