Page 5: Historical Events In 1974

Mar 12   Billy Fox, Protestant Dublin MP, assassinated   

Mar 12   Bundy victim Donna Manson disappears, Evergreen SC, Olympia WA   

Mar 13   Charles de Gaulle Airport opens near Paris France.   

Mar 13   Glenn Turner scores twin tons for New Zealand's inaugural win against Australia   

Mar 13   Howard St John, actor (Investigator, Dr Lewis-Hank), dies at 68   

Mar 14   Quebec to make French the official language of the province.   

Mar 16   The inaugural performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville   

Mar 17   A CP Rail freight train hits a rock slide and derails at Spences Bridge, BC killing two crew members. This lead to the eventual installation of ditch lights on Canadian trains   

Mar 17   Carroll Nye, actress (Lawless Woman), dies at 72.   

Mar 18   David C Imboden, actor (King of Kings), dies at 87.   

Mar 18   Most Arab oil producing nations end embargo against US.   

Mar 19   Anne Klien, fashion designer, dies at 51   

Mar 19   In this year, Jefferson Starship starts their inaugural tour.   

Mar 19   Quebec brings in free dental care for all children under eight in the province   

Mar 20   Chet Huntley, newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report), dies at 62   

Mar 20   Hydro Quebec workers on James Bay project riot; destroy millions of dollars of equipment; project closes down   

Mar 21   Attempt made to kidnap Princess Anne in London's Pall Mall   

Mar 21   Candy Darling, [James Slattery], female impersonator, dies   

Mar 22   Peter Revson, US race car driver (Indianapolis 500), dies at 35   

Mar 24   36th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: NC State beats Marquette 76-64   

Mar 24   Doris Deane, dies at 74   

Mar 24   Uganda crushes coup attempt against President Idi Amin following machine-gun and mortar battle with rebels.   

Mar 25   Barbra Streisand records the album "Butterfly".   

Mar 25   Otto Waldis, actor (Unknown World, Whip Hand), dies at 72.   

Mar 26   George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2 for heavyweight boxing title   

Mar 26   Romanian communist party names party leader Nicolae Ceausescu President.   

Mar 27   Ottawa and provinces agree that the price of domestic crude oil will rise from $4 to $6.50 a barrel those were the days!   

Mar 28   Dorothy Fields, US singer (Way you Look Tonight), dies at 68   

Mar 29   Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos   

Mar 29   Mariner 10's, inaugural fly-by of Mercury, returns photos   

Mar 29   Seton I Miller, writer, dies at 71.   

Mar 29   The American spacecraft Mariner 10 takes the inaugural close-up photographs of Mercury   

Mar 30   Labor is swept from office in Western Australian state elections and Liberal leader Charles Court is recorded as becoming premier.   

Mar 30   Ludovicus J Rogier, Dutch historian (Reborn in Freedom), dies at 79.   

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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,