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1974
1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar).
Events
January-February
March
April-May
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April 1 - the Local Government Act 1972 comes into effect in England and Wales, creating six new metropolitan counties and completely redrawing the administrative map
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April 3 - The Super Outbreak, the largest series of tornadoes in history, hits 13 U.S. states and one Canadian province. By the time the last of 148 tornadoes hit early the following morning, 315 died and over 5,000 were injured.
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April 10 - In Israel, Golda Meir resigns as Prime Minister
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April 25 - Coup in Portugal restores democracy (see Carnation Revolution)
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April 28 - Last Americans evacuated from Saigon
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May 4 - All female Japanese team summits Manaslu and become the first women to climb an 8,000 metre peak.
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May 9 - The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard M. Nixon
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May 17 - Los Angeles, California police raid Symbionese Liberation Army headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall
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May 17 - Thirty-three people die in the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings in Ireland
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May 18 - Nuclear test: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
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May 18 - Completition of Warsaw radio mast. The Warsaw radio mast was the tallest construction ever built. It collapsed on August 8, 1991
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May 19 - In the second round of the presidential elections in France, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing wins from François Mitterrand, but by a close margin.
June
July
August-October
November
December
Unknown date
Year in topic
Births
January-February
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January 2 - Tricia Helfer, Canadian actress and model
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January 16 - Kate Moss, model
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January 17 - Ladan and Laleh Bijani, Iranian conjoined twins (d. 2003)
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January 18 - Claire Coombs, English wife of Prince Laurent of Belgium
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January 23 - Tiffani Thiessen, actress
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January 27 - Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lankan cricketer
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January 28 - Tony Delk, basketball player
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January 30 - Christian Bale, actor
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January 31 - Ian Huntley, murderer
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February 7 - Steve Nash, Canadian NBA star
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February 8 - Seth Green, actor
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February 11 - D'Angelo, singer
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February 13 - Robbie Williams, singer
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February 15:
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February 24 - Chad Hugo, musician and producer (The Neptunes)
March-April
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March 1 - Mark-Paul Gosselaar, actor (Saved by the Bell, NYPD Blue)
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March 5 - Jens Jeremies, football player, national team of Germany
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March 7 - Alberto Rabagliati, Italian singer and actor
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March 11 - Bobby Abreu, Major League Baseball All-Star
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March 15 - Eva Longoria, actress
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March 20:
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March 22 - Marcus Camby, NBA basketball player
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March 24 - Alyson Hannigan, actress
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March 25 - Lark Voorhies, actress (Saved by the Bell)
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April 4 - Dave Mirra, extreme sports champion
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April 9 - Jenna Jameson, porn star
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April 11 - Trot Nixon, baseball player
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April 14 - Da Brat, rap singer
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April 28 - Penelope Cruz, actress
May-July
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May 8 - Korey Stringer, American football player (d. 2001)
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May 17 - Andrea Corr, singer ("The Corrs")
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May 23:
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May 24 - Ruslana, famous Ukrainiann Singer and Winner of the 49th ESC2004
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May 27 - Danny Wuerffel, American football quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner
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June 1 - Alanis Morissette, singer
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June 7 - Mahesh Bhupathi, tennis player
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June 10 - James Spix, author
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June 12 - Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player
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June 13 - Brande Roderick, actress, Playboy Playmate of the Month for April 2000
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June 25 - Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress
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June 26 - Derek Jeter, Major League Baseball All-Star
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July 2 - Matthew Reilly, Australian writer
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July 4 - La'Roi Glover, American football player
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July 23 - Maurice Greene, American athlete
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July 31:
August-October
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August 5 - Kajol Devgan , Indian actress
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August 5 - Venkatesh Prasad , Indian cricketer
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August 9 - Matt Morris, baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals
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August 15 - Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress and model
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August 23 - Ray Park, actor
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August 24 - Jennifer Lien, actress
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August 27 - Jose Vidro, baseball player
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September 6 - Tim Henman, tennis player
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September 10 - Ben Wallace, NBA star
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September 14 - Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan athlete
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September 17 - Rasheed Wallace, NBA basketball player
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September 19 - Jimmy Fallon, actor, comedian
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October 10 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR driver
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October 11:
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October 16 - Paul Kariya, NHL hockey star
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October 24 - Caprice Bourret, model and actress
November-December
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November 4:
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November 5:
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November 9 - Uncle Kracker, singer
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November 11:
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November 22:
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November 23 - Jamie Sharper, American football player
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November 27 - Zsófia Polgár, Hungarian/Israeli chess player
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December 1 - Costinha, football player
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December 13 - Nicholas McCarthy, guitarist (Franz Ferdinand (band))
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December 14 - Billy Koch, baseball relief pitcher
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December 18 - Peter Boulware, American football player
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December 19 - Jake Plummer, American football quarterback
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December 21 - Karrie Webb, golf champion
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December 24 - Ryan Seacrest, television host, American Idol
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December 29:
unknown date
Deaths
January-July
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January 12- Her Royal Highness Princess Patricia of Connaught (Lady Patricia Ramsey)
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January 31 - Samuel Goldwyn, film studio executive
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February 11 - Anna Q Nilsson , actress.
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February 15 - Kurt Atterberg, composer
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February 21 - Tim Horton, NHL player, Hockey Hall of Famer, founder of Tim Hortons doughnut shops
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February 23 - Harry Ruby, composer, writer
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March 1 - Bobby Timmons, jazz pianist (b. 1935)
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March 5 - Sol Hurok, impresario
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March 20 - Chet Huntley, American television journalist
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April 2 - Georges Pompidou, President of France
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April 15 - Giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter
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April 19 - Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan
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April 24 - Bud Abbott, actor
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May 24 - Duke Ellington, American jazz musician, bandleader (b. 1899)
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June 9 - Miguel Angel Asturias, Guatemalan writer (b. 1890)
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June 10 - His Royal Highness Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
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June 22 - Darius Milhaud, French composer
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June 28 - Frank Sutton, American actor (b. 1923)
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July 1 - Juan Domingo Perón, President of Argentina
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July 9 - Earl Warren, 30th Governor of California and 14th Chief Justice of the United States
September-December
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September 3 - Harry Partch, microtonal composer
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September 4:
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September 14 - Warren Hull, actor, (b. 1903)
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September 20 - José Mojica , Mexican singer and film actor (b. 1899)
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October 24 - David Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist (b. 1908)
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November 11 - Alfonso Leng, Chilean composer
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November 13 - Vittorio De Sica, Italian director
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November 17 - Erskine Hamilton Childers, fourth President of Ireland
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November 19 - George Brunies, jazz musician (b. 1902)
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November 21 - John B. Gambling, radio talk-show host
- November 21 - Frank Martin, Swiss composer (b. 1890)
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November 24 - Nick Drake, musician
- November 24 - Endelkachew Makonnen, Ethiopian politician
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November 29 - Peng Dehuai, marshal of the People's Liberation Army and Minister of Defense of the PRC
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December 2 - Max Weber, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1897)
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December 13 - Rufe Davis , actor, (b. 1908)
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December 18 - Harry Hooper, Baseball Hall of Famer (b. 1887)
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