1974 Calendar
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1974 Historical Event(s)
- January 23, 1974 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Tiger in Chinese astrology.
- February 22, 1974 – Samuel Byck tries and fails to assassinate U.S. President Richard Nixon.
- May 17, 1974 – Police in Los Angeles, California, raid the Symbionese Liberation Army’s headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.
- June 1, 1974 – The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine.
- July 30, 1974 – Watergate Scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the United States Supreme Court.
- August 1, 1974 – Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the “Green Line”, dividing Cyprus into two zones.
- August 5, 1974 – Vietnam War: the U.S. Congress places a $1 billion dollar limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
- August 7, 1974 – Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1368 ft in the air.
- August 14, 1974 – The second Turkish invasion of Cyprus begins; 140,000 to 200,000 Greek Cypriots become refugees. Elsewhere, 126 Turkish Cypriots are massacred.
Who Were Born On 1974?
- January 21, 1974 – Rove McManus, Australian television host and comedian
- February 9, 1974 – Erra Fazira, Malaysian actress and beauty queen
- March 4, 1974 – Ariel Ortega, Argentine footballer
- April 5, 1974 – Sahaj Ticotin, American musician/producer (Ra)
- April 14, 1974 – Da Brat (Shawntae Harris), American rapper
- May 11, 1974 – Kevin Brown, English-born Canadian ice hockey player
- June 13, 1974 – Takahiro Sakurai, Japanese voice actor
- June 16, 1974 – Paul Lee, British sculptor
- July 15, 1974 – Chris Taylor, Australian comedian (The Chaser)
- August 20, 1974 – Maxim Vengerov, Russian violinist