Page 11: Historical Events In 1974

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   

Aug 19   ... Davies, US ambassador on Cyprus, murdered.   

Aug 20   Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62.   

Aug 22   Jacob Bronowsky, British mathematician/cultural historian, dies at 66.   

Aug 26   Aviator Charles Lindbergh dies in Hawaii at age 72.   

Aug 26   Charles Lindbergh, aviator, dies at 72   

Aug 26   Soyuz 15 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3.   

Aug 27   Haile Selassie, former emperor of Ethiopia, dies in Addis Ababa at age 83.   

Aug 28   Soyuz 15 returns to Earth   

Aug 30   Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Leeuwenhoek), dies at 87.   

Aug 30   Express train runs full speed into Zagreb, Yugo rail yard killing 153   

Aug 31   William Pershing Benedict, American pilot   

Sep 01   The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird fighter establishes a new record by flying the Atlantic in under 2 hours.   

Sep 04   Creighton W Abrams, US general/army staff chief (Vietnam), dies at 59   

Sep 06   Olga Baclanova, actress (Freaks, Docks of NY), dies at 75.   

Sep 08   Pres Gerald Ford pardons former Pres R Nixon of all federal crimes.   

Sep 08   Richard Nixon, ex US Presdient, pardoned for his part in the Watergate affair   

Sep 08   Robert Cox, last surviving member of Keystone Kops, dies at 79.   

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Jan 02   Juha lind: Nhl forward (team finland oly-bronze-1998, dallas)   

Jan 16   Kate moss: Addiscomb surrey england, model (calvin klein)   

Jan 18   Devon odessa: Actor (sharon-my so called life, girl of limberlost)   

Jan 18   Shane burton: Defensive tackle (miami dolphins)   

Jan 18   Michael tunn: Australian television and radio   

Jan 18   Christian burns: English musician (bbmak)   

Jan 18   Maulik pancholy: American actor   

Jan 18   Princess claire of belgium: Princess claire of belgium   

Jan 02   Tex ritter: Country singer (5 star jubilee),   

Jan 03   Gino cervi: Actor (becket, don camillo),    

Jan 04   Karel janacek: Composer,    

Jan 05   Roy bargy: Orch leader (jimmy durante show),   

Jan 06   David alfaro siqueiros: Mexican sculptor/muralist,   

Jan 13   Raoul jobin: Canadian tenor (b. 1906)   

Jan 14   Josef smrkovsky: Czechoslovakia parliament chairman,    

Jan 15   Karel salmon: Composer,