Page 2: Historical Events In 1974

Jan 20   In the year 1974 7th ABA All-Star Game East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia   

Jan 20   Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1974 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   The first edition of women's magazine "Story" in the year 1974.   

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

Jan 25   Christian Barnard transplants first human heart without removal of old on this day in history.   

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

Jan 25   In the year 1974 start of major flooding in Brisbane in which 13 die   

Jan 26   S v Vegesack, writer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1974.   

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

Jan 30   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR   

Jan 31   Glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history "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   On this day in history barbra Streisand's first #1 hit, "The Way We Were"   

Feb 02   In the year 1974 jean Absil, Belgian composer (Benedictions), dies at 80   

Feb 02   On this day in history pope Paul VI encyclical "To Honor Mary"   

Feb 04   In the year 1974 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   On this day in history mihail Andricu, composer, dies at 79   

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

Feb 05   In the year 1974 british miner's strike   

Feb 05   On this day in history mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win   

Feb 05   Maximum speed on Autobahn reduced to 100 kph on this day in history.   

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

Feb 06   Dutch speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis in the year 1974.   

Feb 06   On this day in history uS House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon   

Feb 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of maulik Pancholy, American actor   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of princess Claire of Belgium   

Jan 02   On this day in history tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67   

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   Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. 1906) died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1974 josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia parliament chairman, dies at 62   

Jan 15   On this day in history karel Salmon, composer, dies at 76