Page 2: 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   Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77 in the year 1974.   

Jan 21   On this day in history jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48   

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 in the year 1974.   

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

Jan 25   On this day in history 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   In the year 1974 georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75   

Jan 28   In the year 1974 dino Buzzati, writer, dies at 67   

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

Jan 30   Bill Whitty, cricketer (37 wkts v South Africa 1910-11 series), dies in the year 1974.   

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

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

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

Feb 01   Lynda Ann Healy, 1st Bundy murder victim, abducted in Seattle on this day in history.   

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

Feb 02   On this day in history jean Absil, Belgian composer (Benedictions), dies at 80   

Feb 02   Pope Paul VI encyclical "To Honor Mary" on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1974 mihail Andricu, composer, dies at 79   

Feb 04   Patricia Hearst (19), daughter of publisher Randolph Hearst kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army in the year 1974.   

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

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

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

Feb 05   On this day in history uS Mariner 10 returns first close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure   

Feb 06   Dutch speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis on this day in history.   

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

Feb 07   Arline Judge, actress (Age of Consent), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Juha Lind, NHL forward (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998, Dallas) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of devon Odessa, actor (Sharon-My So Called Life, Girl of Limberlost)   

Jan 18   Shane Burton, defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins) was born in the year 1974.   

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

Jan 18   Christian Burns, English musician (BBMak) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1974 tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67   

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

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

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

Jan 14   Josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia parliament chairman, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1974 karel Salmon, composer, dies at 76