1st » Flixborough disaster: an explosion at a chemical plant kills 28 people.
1st » The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal 'Emergency Medicine'.
4th » During Ten Cent Beer Night, inebriated Cleveland Indians fans start a riot, causing the game to be forfeited to the Texas Rangers (baseball) e.g Texas Rangers.
6th » A new Instrument of Government (1974) known as Instrument of Government is promulgated making Sweden a Parliamentarism e.g parliamentary monarchy.
9th » Portugal and the Soviet Union establish diplomatic relations.
27th » President of the United States e.g U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.
29th » Isabel Perón is sworn in as the first female President of Argentina e.g President of Argentina. Her husband, President Juan Peron, had delegated responsibility due to weak health and died two days later.
29th » Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.