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 in the year 1974.   

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   In the year 1974 leon Lontoc, actor (Henry-Burke's Law), dies at 64   

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   In the year 1974 christian Barnard transplants first human heart without removal of old   

Jan 25   Dr Christian Barnard performs a heart transplant, leaving the original heart in place on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Start of major flooding in Brisbane in which 13 die in the year 1974.   

Jan 26   In the year 1974 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   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   In the year 1974 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR   

Jan 31   In the year 1974 glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61   

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 in the year 1974.   

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   On this day in history benzine rationing ends in Netherlands   

Feb 04   On this day in history chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his first word, at 2½ months   

Feb 04   Gas rationing ends in Netherlands in the year 1974.   

Feb 04   Mihail Andricu, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1974 patricia Hearst (19), daughter of publisher Randolph Hearst kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army   

Feb 05   British miner's strike in the year 1974.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   In the year 1974 dutch speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis   

Feb 06   US House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history arline Judge, actress (Age of Consent), dies at 61   

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Jan 02   In the year 1974 birth of juha Lind, NHL forward (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998, Dallas)   

Jan 16   Kate Moss, Addiscomb Surrey England, model (Calvin Klein) was born in the year 1974.   

Jan 18   In the year 1974 birth of devon Odessa, actor (Sharon-My So Called Life, Girl of Limberlost)   

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

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

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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