Historical Events In 1974

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

Jan 20   On this day in history edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77   

Jan 21   Jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 22   Leon Lontoc, actor (Henry-Burke's Law), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   The first edition of women's magazine "Story" on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history bülent Ecevit forms government in Turkey   

Jan 25   Christian Barnard transplants first human heart without removal of old in the year 1974.   

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

Jan 25   On this day in history start of major flooding in Brisbane in which 13 die   

Jan 26   In the year 1974 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 30   In the year 1974 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR   

Jan 31   Glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61 in the year 1974.   

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

Feb 01   On this day in history lynda Ann Healy, 1st Bundy murder victim, abducted in Seattle   

Feb 02   Barbra Streisand's first #1 hit, "The Way We Were" on this day in history.   

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

Feb 02   Pope Paul VI encyclical "To Honor Mary" in the year 1974.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history maximum speed on Autobahn reduced to 100 kph   

Feb 05   US Mariner 10 returns first close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure in the year 1974.   

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

Feb 06   In the year 1974 uS House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon   

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

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Jan 02   Juha Lind, NHL forward (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998, Dallas) was born in the year 1974.   

Jan 16   Kate Moss, Addiscomb Surrey England, model (Calvin Klein) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Devon Odessa, actor (Sharon-My So Called Life, Girl of Limberlost) was born in the year 1974.   

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

Jan 18   Michael Tunn, Australian television and radio was born in the year 1974.   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1974 birth of maulik Pancholy, American actor   

Jan 18   Princess Claire of Belgium was born in the year 1974.   

Jan 02   Tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72 in the year 1974.   

Jan 04   In the year 1974 karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70   

Jan 05   Roy Bargy, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1974 josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia parliament chairman, dies at 62   

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