Page 2: Historical Events In 1974

Jan 20   7th ABA All-Star Game East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77 in the year 1974.   

Jan 21   Jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48 in the year 1974.   

Jan 21   On this day in history silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London   

Jan 22   In the year 1974 leon Lontoc, actor (Henry-Burke's Law), dies at 64   

Jan 23   In the year 1974 the first edition of women's magazine "Story"   

Jan 25   Bülent Ecevit forms government in Turkey on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history christian Barnard transplants first human heart without removal of old   

Jan 25   In the year 1974 dr Christian Barnard performs a heart transplant, leaving the original heart in place   

Jan 25   Start of major flooding in Brisbane in which 13 die in the year 1974.   

Jan 26   On this day in history s v Vegesack, writer, dies at 85   

Jan 27   Georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75 in the year 1974.   

Jan 28   Dino Buzzati, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1974.   

Jan 29   27th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 6-4 at Chicago on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history bill Whitty, cricketer (37 wkts v South Africa 1910-11 series), dies   

Jan 30   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR in the year 1974.   

Jan 31   In the year 1974 glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61   

Feb 01   In the year 1974 "Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premieres on CBS TV   

Feb 01   Lynda Ann Healy, 1st Bundy murder victim, abducted in Seattle in the year 1974.   

Feb 02   Barbra Streisand's first #1 hit, "The Way We Were" in the year 1974.   

Feb 02   Jean Absil, Belgian composer (Benedictions), dies at 80 in the year 1974.   

Feb 02   In the year 1974 pope Paul VI encyclical "To Honor Mary"   

Feb 04   On this day in history benzine rationing ends in Netherlands   

Feb 04   Chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his first word, at 2½ months on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Gas rationing ends in Netherlands in the year 1974.   

Feb 04   Mihail Andricu, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Patricia Hearst (19), daughter of publisher Randolph Hearst kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army on this day in history.   

Feb 05   British miner's strike on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1974 mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win   

Feb 05   In the year 1974 maximum speed on Autobahn reduced to 100 kph   

Feb 05   In the year 1974 uS Mariner 10 returns first close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure   

Feb 06   On this day in history dutch speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis   

Feb 06   US House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1974 arline Judge, actress (Age of Consent), dies at 61   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of juha Lind, NHL forward (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998, Dallas)   

Jan 16   In the year 1974 birth of kate Moss, Addiscomb Surrey England, model (Calvin Klein)   

Jan 18   In the year 1974 birth of devon Odessa, actor (Sharon-My So Called Life, Girl of Limberlost)   

Jan 18   In the year 1974 birth of shane Burton, defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins)   

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

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

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of maulik Pancholy, American actor   

Jan 18   Princess Claire of Belgium was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67 in the year 1974.   

Jan 03   Gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1974.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1974 david Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican sculptor/muralist, dies at 77   

Jan 13   In the year 1974 death of raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. 1906)   

Jan 14   Josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia parliament chairman, dies at 62 in the year 1974.   

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