Page 10: Historical Events In 1974
Saturday, 27 June 2026
Jul 25 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2345 Fucik. 


Jul 25 Walter Brennan, actor (Real McCoys), dies at 79 


Jul 26 Arthur K Watson, US businessman (IBM), dies at 55 


Jul 26 USSR's Soyuz fails to dock with Salyut 3 


Jul 27 House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment. 


Jul 27 Lightning Slim, blues singer (Nothing But the Devil), dies at 61 


Jul 28 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck (Belem, Brazil) 


Jul 28 Jack Ellis, cricketer (Victorian WK, Ashes tourist 1926), dies. 


Jul 29 2nd impeachment vote against Nixon by the House Judiciary Committee. 


Jul 29 Cass Elliot, singer (Mamas and Papas), chokes to death in London at 32 


Jul 29 St Louis Card Lou Brock steals his 700th base 


Jul 30 House of Reps recommends 3 articles of impeachment of Nixon 


Jul 30 Lev Konstantinovich Knipper, composer, dies at 75 


Aug 03 Almira Sessions, actress (Okla Annie), dies at 85 


Aug 04 Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor. 


Aug 05 Joan Jett forms her rock group the Runaways. 


Aug 06 Explosion and fire destory Great Northern RR yard in Wenatchee, Wash. 


Aug 07 Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. 


Aug 08 Baldur von Schirach, German author/nazi politician, dies at 67 


Aug 08 Richard Nixon steps down as US President, the inaugural to do so. 


Aug 09 Gerald Ford is recorded as becoming the 39th president of the United States 


Aug 09 Richard Nixon steps down presidency, VP Gerald Ford is recorded as becoming 38th pres 


Aug 10 Ilona Massey, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies at 64. 


Aug 11 Head-on collision between two buses results in the deaths of 21 (Ankara, Turkey). 


Aug 11 Jack Hill, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1953-55, 8 wickets), dies. 


Aug 12 Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford become inaugural teammates elected to hall of fame on the same day. 


Aug 13 Hugo Yarnold, cricketer (Umpire in 3 Tests for England), dies 


Aug 13 The last United States troops leave Vietnam. 


Aug 14 Congress authorizes US citizens to own gold 


Aug 14 Peace talks in Cyprus break down, and fresh fighting breaks out. 


Aug 15 Edmund Cobb, actor (Motorcycle Gang), dies at 82. 


Aug 15 South Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination. 


Aug 16 Karl E Mundt, (Rep/Sen), dies 


Aug 17 Aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer, dies at 89. 


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