Page 2: Historical Events In 1974

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

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   Silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London on this day in history.   

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   Dr Christian Barnard performs a heart transplant, leaving the original heart in place on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 27   On this day in history georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75   

Jan 28   Dino Buzzati, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

Feb 04   Benzine rationing ends in Netherlands on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1974.   

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

Feb 05   Maximum speed on Autobahn reduced to 100 kph in the year 1974.   

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 in the year 1974.   

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

Jan 18   Shane Burton, defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of christian Burns, English musician (BBMak)   

Jan 18   Maulik Pancholy, American actor was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72   

Jan 04   Karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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