1974 Calendar
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1974 Historical Event(s)
- January 13, 1974 – Seraphim is elected Archbishop of Athens and All Greece.
- January 23, 1974 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Tiger in Chinese astrology.
- February 17, 1974 – Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter.
- March 5, 1974 – Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal.
- March 29, 1974 – NASA’s Mariner 10 becomes the first spaceprobe to fly by Mercury. It was launched on November 3, 1973.
- June 1, 1974 – The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine.
- July 27, 1974 – Watergate Scandal: the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon.
- August 1, 1974 – Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the “Green Line”, dividing Cyprus into two zones.
- August 7, 1974 – Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1368 ft in the air.
- December 28, 1974 – Senegalese marxist group Reenu-Rew founds the political movement And-Jëf at a clandestine congress.
Who Were Born On 1974?
- January 5, 1974 – Sarah Jane Honeywell, British television presenter
- January 24, 1974 – Adam Dean, American philosopher
- January 29, 1974 – Michael Andersen, Danish basketball player
- April 1, 1974 – China Chow, British actress
- April 4, 1974 – Dave Mirra, American athlete
- June 26, 1974 – Derek Jeter, American baseball player
- July 31, 1974 – Jonathan Ogden, American football player
- August 30, 1974 – Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist
- September 12, 1974 – Caroline Aigle, French fighter pilot (d. 2007)
- October 12, 1974 – Marie Wilson, Canadian actress