Historical Events In 1974

Jan 01   World Population Year begins.   

Jan 02   Tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67   

Jan 02   U.S. President Nixon signs into law a national highway speed limit of 55 miles per hour   

Jan 02   Worst fire in Argentine history destroys 1.2 million acres   

Jan 03   Arias Navarro succeeds Carrero Blanco as premier of Spain   

Jan 03   Burma accepts its constitution   

Jan 03   Gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72.   

Jan 03   Gold hits record $121.25 an ounce in London.   

Jan 04   Karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70   

Jan 04   Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee   

Jan 04   President Nixon refuses to hand over documents and tape recordings subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee   

Jan 05   Raul Julia appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Oh, Brother"   

Jan 05   Roy Bargy, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79.   

Jan 06   "CBS Mystery Theater," premieres on radio   

Jan 06   David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican sculptor/muralist, dies at 77   

Jan 06   England begins 3 day work week during mine strike   

Jan 07   Dutch government rations gasoline   

Jan 08   Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London   

Jan 08   Loch Ness Monster photographed?.   

Jan 08   Silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York.   

Jan 11   ABC airs final episode of "Love, American Style"   

Jan 12   "Joker" by Steve Miller Band peaks at #1   

Jan 12   Libya and Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic".   

Jan 14   Josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia parliament chairman, dies at 62   

Jan 15   "Happy Days" begins an 11 year run on ABC.   

Jan 15   Expert panel reports 18½-m gap in Watergate tape, 5 separate erasures.   

Jan 15   Karel Salmon, composer, dies at 76.   

Jan 16   "Jaws" by Peter Benchley is published   

Jan 16   L A Landslide results in the deaths of 9, Canyonville OR   

Jan 18   "The $6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV   

Jan 18   Israel and Egypt sign weapons accord   

Jan 18   The Secretary officially named the Navy's fourth nuclear-powered carrier the Carl Vinson   

Jan 19   Belgium government of Leburton falls   

Jan 20   4th NFL Pro Bowl AFC beats NFC 15-13.   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of kate Moss, Addiscomb Surrey England, model (Calvin Klein)   

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   In the year 1974 birth of michael Tunn, Australian television and radio   

Jan 18   Christian Burns, English musician (BBMak) was born in the year 1974.   

Jan 18   Maulik Pancholy, American actor was born in the year 1974.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1974 tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67   

Jan 03   On this day in history gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72   

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

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

Jan 06   David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican sculptor/muralist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. 1906) died in the year 1974.   

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

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