Page 12: Historical Events In 1974

Sep 08   US President Gerald Ford grants an unconditional pardon to former President Richard M. Nixon   

Sep 09   Sultan Ismail Hajibeyov, composer, dies at 55   

Sep 10   Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.   

Sep 10   Teuvo Louhivouri sets cycling distance record of 515.8 mi in 24 hrs   

Sep 11   Víctor Olea Alegría, Chilean Socialist Party member   

Sep 12   Coup overthrows Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia (National Day).   

Sep 14   Barbara Jo Allen, actress (Girl Rush, Melody Ranch), dies at 66.   

Sep 14   Charles Kowal discovers Leda, 13th satellite of Jupiter   

Sep 15   The civil war in Beirut, Lebanon, breaks out between Christians and Muslims.   

Sep 16   BART begins regular transbay service.   

Sep 16   Pres Ford announces conditional amnesty for US, Vietnam War deserters.   

Sep 17   Courageous (US) beats Southern Cross (Aust) in 23rd America's Cup.   

Sep 17   USS Enterprise sailed from San Francisco with VF-1 and VF-2 aboard. This event marked the initial deployment of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, the Navy's newest fighter.   

Sep 18   Edna Best, actress (Key, Calendar, Escape), dies at 74.   

Sep 18   Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, 5000 die.   

Sep 19   Eve March, actress (Adam's Rib, Danny Boy), dies at 63.   

Sep 20   Carlyle Blackwell Jr, entertainer, dies at 61.   

Sep 21   Jacqueline Susann author of Valley of the Dolls, dies at 53 of cancer   

Sep 21   Jacqueline Susann, author (Valley of the Dolls), dies of cancer at 53   

Sep 21   US Mariner 10 makes 2nd fly-by of Mercury   

Sep 21   Walter Brennan actor, dies at 80.   

Sep 23   Cliff Arquette, comedian (Charlie Weaver), dies at 68   

Sep 25   Coco the Clown, [Nikolai Poliakov], dies.   

Sep 28   inaugural lady Betty Ford undergoes a radical mastectomy.   

Sep 28   John Lennon appears as guest dj on WNEW-FM (NYC).   

Sep 28   Raymond Largay, actor (April in Paris, Variety Girl), dies at 88.   

Sep 29   John Smallenbroek, Dutch Internal minister, dies at 72.   

Sep 30   Carlos Prats, Chilean Constitutionalist General, assassinated in the frame of Operation Condor.   

Oct 02   Ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89.   

Oct 03   Watergate trial begins.   

Oct 04   Anne Sexton, US poetess (Pulitzer 1967), dies at 45.   

Oct 04   In this year, John Lennon releases "Walls and Bridges" album   

Oct 10   Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50600 miles.   

Oct 10   Marie Luise Kaschnitz, writer, dies at 73   

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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,