Page 13: Historical Events In 1974

Nov 09   Egon Joseph Wellesz, Austria, composer/musicologist, dies at 89   

Nov 11   Alfonso Leng, composer, dies at 80.   

Nov 12   Charles Quinlivan, actor (7 Guns to Mesa), dies at 50   

Nov 13   Karen Silkwood killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances.   

Nov 14   Johnny Mack Brown, actor (Lawman is Born, Back Trail), dies at 70.   

Nov 15   James Morrison, actor (Don't, Black Beauty), dies on his 86th birthday.   

Nov 16   inaugural intentional interstellar radio message sent, Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25000 light years away.   

Nov 16   John Lennon's #1 solo "Whatever Gets You Through the Night".   

Nov 16   Walther Meissner, German physicist (Meissner Effect), dies at 91.   

Nov 17   Clive Brook, actor/director (On Approval), dies at 87   

Nov 21   Frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), dies at 84.   

Nov 23   Cornelius Ryan, war reporter/historian (Bridge too Far), dies at 54.   

Nov 25   Nick Drake, rocker, dies of a drug overdose at 26   

Nov 25   U Thant UN Secretary-General (1961-72), dies in NY of cancer at 65.   

Nov 26   Approximately 140 die when suspension bridge collapses (Nepal)   

Nov 27   Louis B Russell Jr, longest living heart transplant, dies at 49   

Nov 28   Bowie Kuhn suspends George Steinbrenner for 2 years.   

Nov 29   Haroldson L Hunt, US multi-millionaire, dies at 85   

Nov 30   20th time Islanders shut-out (3-0 vs Canucks).   

Dec 01   Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83.   

Dec 01   Los Angeles Skid Row slasher results in the deaths of inaugural of 8   

Dec 02   Sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte, composer, dies at 72.   

Dec 02   Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days.   

Dec 04   Dutch DC-8 charter crashes in Sri Lanka killing 191 Moslem pilgrims.   

Dec 04   Lee Kinsolving, actor (Explosive Generation), dies at 36.   

Dec 05   Airport terminal roof collapses killing 17 (Teheran Iran)   

Dec 05   Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, tennis player (US Open 1909-11), dies at 87.   

Dec 05   Seattle Seahawks formed.   

Dec 06   In this year, George Harrison releases "Ding Dong, Ding Dong"   

Dec 09   George Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 and 1949), dies   

Dec 09   Johnson Grigsby freed after 66 years in jail   

Dec 10   Helios 1 launched by US, Germany; later makes closest flyby of Sun.   

Dec 10   Paul Richards, actor (Dr Thompson-Breaking Point), dies at 50   

Dec 11   Reed Hadley, actor (Racket Squad, Public Defender), dies at 63.   

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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,