What Happened In December 1974 In History

Historical Events for December, 1974

• 1st » TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.
• 1st » Harriman State Park plane crash named Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, another Boeing 727, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport.
• 8th » A Greek plebiscite, 1974 named plebiscite results in the abolition of Monarchy of Greece named monarchy in Greece.
• 13th » Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
• 19th » Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
• 22nd » Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli Comorian independence referendum, 1974 named vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration.
• 22nd » The house of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom named British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army known as Provisional IRA.
• 24th » Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Northern Territory named Darwin, Australia.
• 25th » Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Northern Territory Australia.
• 25th » Marshall Fields (White House intruder) named Marshall Fields drives a vehicle through the gates of the White House, resulting in a four-hour standoff.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1974

• 1st » Costinha, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 1st » Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, American keyboard player and producer (The Mars Volta, De Facto (band) e.g De Facto, and Free Moral Agents)
• 4th » Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player
• 5th » Charlie Batch, American football player
• 5th » Elbrus Tedeyev, Ukrainian wrestler
• 6th » Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist
• 6th » Nick Stajduhar, Canadian ice hockey player
• 7th » Nicole Appleton, Canadian singer and actress (All Saints (group) named All Saints and Appleton (music duo) e.g Appleton)
• 7th » Kang Full, South Korean illustrator
• 7th » Panagiotis Liadelis, Greek basketball player
• 7th » Voldemārs Lūsis, Latvian javelin thrower
• 8th » Cristian Castro, Mexican singer
• 8th » Tony Simmons (gridiron football) called Tony Simmons, American football player
• 8th » Nick Zinner, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Head Wound City)
• 9th » Canibus, Jamaican-American rapper and actor (The Hrsmn)
• 9th » Aloísio da Silva Filho, Brazilian footballer
• 9th » Wendy Dillinger, American soccer player, coach, and manager
• 9th » Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani singer
• 10th » Meg White, American drummer (The White Stripes)
• 11th » Rey Mysterio, American wrestler
• 11th » Maarten Lafeber, Dutch golfer
• 11th » Lisa Ortiz, American voice actress
• 11th » Ben Shephard, English journalist and television host
• 12th » Nolberto Solano, Peruvian footballer and manager
• 13th » Sara Cox, English radio and television host
• 13th » Debbie Matenopoulos, American actress and television host
• 13th » Nicholas McCarthy, English singer and guitarist (Franz Ferdinand (band) or Franz Ferdinand and Box Codax)
• 14th » Billy Koch, American baseball player
• 16th » Frida Hallgren, Swedish actress
• 16th » Sarah Paulson, American actress
• 16th » Earl C. Poitier, American actor
• 17th » Duff Goldman, American chef
• 17th » Charl Langeveldt, South African cricketer
• 17th » Sarah Paulson, American actress
• 17th » Ian Petrella, American actor
• 17th » Giovanni Ribisi, American actor
• 17th » Marissa Ribisi, American actress and screenwriter
• 18th » Peter Boulware, American football player
• 18th » Bill Duggan, American actor
• 18th » Mutassim Gaddafi, Libyan colonel (d. 2011)
• 18th » Knut Schreiner, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer (Turbonegro, Euroboys, and Mirror Lakes (band) called Mirror Lakes)
• 19th » Mikko Paananen, Finnish bass player (HIM (Finnish band) or HIM)
• 19th » Eduard Ivakdalam, Indonesian footballer
• 19th » Joe Jurevicius, American football player
• 19th » Felipe López (basketball) named Felipe Lopez, Dominican-American basketball player
• 19th » Jake Plummer, American football player and sportscaster
• 19th » Ricky Ponting, Australian cricketer
• 20th » Die (musician) e.g Die, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Dir En Grey)
• 21st » Karrie Webb, Australian golfer
• 22nd » Michael Barron, English footballer, coach, and manager
• 22nd » Heather Donahue, American actress
• 23rd » Agustín Delgado, Ecuadorian footballer and politician
• 23rd » Mieszko Talarczyk, Polish-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Nasum and Genocide Superstars) (d. 2004)
• 24th » Thure Lindhardt, Danish actor
• 24th » Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer
• 24th » Ryan Seacrest, American radio and television host
• 25th » Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, Mexican drug lord (d. 2012)
• 26th » Tiffany Brissette, American actress
• 26th » Josie Ho, Hong Kong singer and actress
• 26th » Joshua John Miller, American actor
• 27th » Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer
• 27th » Fumiko Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 27th » Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player
• 27th » Édgar Ponce, Mexican actor and dancer (d. 2005)
• 28th » Rob Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player
• 28th » Jason Ridge, American porn actor
• 28th » Markus Weinzierl, German footballer and manager
• 29th » Twinkle Khanna, Indian actress and producer
• 29th » Mekhi Phifer, American actor and producer
• 29th » Richie Sexson, American baseball player
• 29th » Ryan Shore, Canadian composer and producer
• 30th » G-Enka, Estonian rapper and producer (Toe Tag (Estonian band) called Toe Tag)
• 30th » Alexandro Alves do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer (d. 2012)
• 30th » S. Jithesh, Indian cartoonist, poet, and critic
• 30th » Johanna Sällström, Swedish actress (d. 2007)
• 31st » Joe Abercrombie, English author
• 31st » Mario Aerts, Belgian cyclist
• 31st » Tony Kanaan, Brazilian race car driver
• 31st » Ryan Sakoda, Japanese-American wrestler

Famous Deaths for December 1974

• 2nd » Max Weber (Swiss politician) or Max Weber, Swiss politician (b. 1897)
• 14th » Walter Lippmann, American journalist (b. 1889)
• 15th » Anatole Litvak, Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
• 18th » Harry Hooper, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1887)
• 20th » Rajani Palme Dutt, English journalist and politician (b. 1896)
• 20th » André Jolivet, French composer (b. 1905)
• 21st » James Henry Govier, English painter and illustrator (b. 1910)
• 21st » Richard Long (actor) e.g Richard Long, American actor and director (b. 1927)
• 22nd » Sterling North, American author (b. 1906)
• 26th » Farid al-Atrash, Syrian-Egyptian singer-songwriter, oud player, and actor (b. 1915)
• 26th » Jack Benny, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1894)
• 26th » Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton, Scottish admiral (b. 1890)
• 27th » Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1898)
• 27th » Amy Vanderbilt, American author (b 1908)

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