Historical Events In 1974

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

Jan 20   On this day in history edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77  

Jan 21   Jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   In the year 1974 silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London  

Jan 22   Leon Lontoc, actor (Henry-Burke's Law), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25   Bülent Ecevit forms government in Turkey in the year 1974.  

Jan 25   In the year 1974 christian Barnard transplants first human heart without removal of old  

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 in the year 1974.  

Jan 26   On this day in history s v Vegesack, writer, dies at 85  

Jan 27   Georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75 in the year 1974.  

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   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR  

Jan 31   Glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61 in the year 1974.  

Feb 01   In the year 1974 "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   On this day in history barbra Streisand's first #1 hit, "The Way We Were"  

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

Feb 02   Pope Paul VI encyclical "To Honor Mary" on this day in history.  

Feb 04   In the year 1974 benzine rationing ends in Netherlands  

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

Feb 04   Gas rationing ends in Netherlands in the year 1974.  

Feb 04   In the year 1974 mihail Andricu, composer, dies at 79  

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

Feb 05   British miner's strike in the year 1974.  

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 in the year 1974.  

Feb 06   On this day in history dutch speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis  

Feb 06   In the year 1974 uS House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon  

Feb 07   Arline Judge, actress (Age of Consent), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of juha Lind, NHL forward (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998, Dallas)  

Jan 16   In the year 1974 birth of kate Moss, Addiscomb Surrey England, model (Calvin Klein)  

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

Jan 18   Shane Burton, defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Michael Tunn, Australian television and radio was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   In the year 1974 birth of christian Burns, English musician (BBMak)  

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

Jan 18   Princess Claire of Belgium was born in the year 1974.  

Jan 02   Tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67 in the year 1974.  

Jan 03   In the year 1974 gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72  

Jan 04   Karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Roy Bargy, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1974 david Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican sculptor/muralist, dies at 77  

Jan 13   In the year 1974 death of raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. 1906)  

Jan 14   Josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia parliament chairman, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Karel Salmon, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.