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1974 Historical Event(s)
January 5, 1974
– An earthquake in Lima, Peru, kills six people, and damages hundreds of houses.
January 6, 1974
– In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.
January 23, 1974
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Tiger in Chinese astrology.
January 27, 1974
– The Brisbane River breaches its banks causing the largest flood to affect the city of Brisbane in the 20th Century
May 18, 1974
– Nuclear test: under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
July 15, 1974
– In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek Junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing President Makarios and installing Nikos Sampson as Cypriot president.
July 24, 1974
– Watergate scandal: the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.
August 7, 1974
– Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1368 ft in the air.
September 10, 1974
– Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
September 18, 1974
– Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
Who Were Born On 1974?
January 7, 1974
– John Rich, American musician (Big & Rich)
January 17, 1974
– Yang Chen, Chinese footballer
March 29, 1974
– Kristoffer Cusick, American actor
April 24, 1974
– Eric Kripke, American television writer, director and producer
May 14, 1974
– Jennifer Allan, American model
May 29, 1974
– Stephen Larkham, Australian rugby player
June 4, 1974
– Buddy Wakefield, American poet
September 19, 1974
– Victoria Silvstedt, Swedish model
September 28, 1974
– Marco Di Loreto, Italian footballer
October 7, 1974
– Charlotte Nilsson, Swedish singer