What Happened In March 1974 In History

Historical Events for March, 1974

• 1st » Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
• 3rd » Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard.
• 4th » 'People (American magazine) or People' magazine is published for the first time in the United States as 'People Weekly'.
• 5th » Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal.
• 8th » Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
• 18th » Oil embargo crisis: Most OPEC nations end a five-month oil embargo against the United States, Europe and Japan.
• 20th » Ian Ball attempts, but fails, to kidnap Her Royal Highness Anne, Princess Royal or Princess Anne and her husband Captain Mark Phillips in The Mall (London) named The Mall, outside Buckingham Palace, London.
• 26th » Gaura Devi leads a group of 27 women of Laata village, Henwalghati, Garhwal Himalayas, to form circles around trees to stop them being felled and giving rise to the Chipko Movement in India.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1974

• 1st » Dmitri Budõlin, Estonian martial artist
• 1st » Stephen Davis (American football) known as Stephen Davis, American football player
• 1st » Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American actor
• 1st » Shane Harwood, Australian cricketer
• 2nd » Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer
• 2nd » Monika Niederstätter, Italian hurdler
• 3rd » Paula Malai Ali, Malaysian-Bruneian television host
• 3rd » David Faustino, American actor
• 4th » Crowbar (wrestler) or Crowbar, American wrestler
• 4th » Peggy Clydesdale, American painter
• 4th » Mladen Krstajić, Serbian footballer
• 4th » Karol Kučera, Slovak tennis player
• 4th » Ariel Ortega, Argentinian footballer
• 4th » Gabriel o Pensador, Brazilian rapper
• 4th » Tommy Phelps, American baseball player
• 4th » ICS Vortex, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Arcturus (band) or Arcturus and Borknagar)
• 4th » David Wagner (tennis) or David Wagner, American tennis player
• 4th » Bill Young (rugby union) named Bill Young, Australian rugby player
• 5th » Kevin Connolly (actor) known as Kevin Connolly, American actor and director
• 5th » Jens Jeremies, German footballer
• 5th » Matt Lucas, English comedian, actor, singer, and screenwriter
• 5th » Eva Mendes, American actress
• 5th » Jill Ritchie, American actress
• 6th » Guy Garvey, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Elbow)
• 6th » Beanie Sigel, American rapper (State Property (group) called State Property)
• 7th » Larry Bagby, American actor and singer
• 7th » Antonio de la Rúa, Argentinian lawyer
• 7th » Hugo Ferreira, Angolan-American singer-songwriter (Tantric (band) named Tantric)
• 7th » Jenna Fischer, American actress and director
• 7th » Krizz Kaliko, American rapper (K.A.B.O.S.H.)
• 7th » Facundo Sava, Argentinian footballer
• 8th » Fardeen Khan, Indian actor
• 8th » Mike Moriarty, American baseball player
• 8th » Stefan Müller (footballer born 1974) called Stefan Müller, German footballer
• 10th » Cristián de la Fuente, Chilean-American model and actor
• 10th » Biz Stone, American businessman, co-founded Twitter
• 11th » Bobby Abreu, Venezuelan baseball player
• 11th » Jon Dalton, American actor
• 11th » Kieran Scott, American author
• 11th » Adam Wakeman, English guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter (Black Sabbath and Headspace (band) or Headspace)
• 12th » Matt Barela, American wrestler
• 12th » Chris Carr (basketball) known as Chris Carr, American basketball player
• 12th » Steve Price (rugby league) named Steve Price, Australia rugby player
• 13th » Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player
• 14th » Grace Park (actress) called Grace Park, American-Canadian actress
• 14th » Rohit Shetty, Indian actor, director, and cinematographer
• 14th » Patrick Traverse, Canadian ice hockey player
• 15th » Robert Fick, American baseball player
• 16th » Georgios Anatolakis, Greek footballer and politician
• 16th » Fotini Vavatsi, Greek archer
• 17th » Marisa Coughlan, American actress
• 17th » Mark Dolan, English comedian and television host
• 17th » Tõnis Kasemets, Estonian race car driver
• 17th » Oliver Palotai, German keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Kamelot, Circle II Circle, and Sons of Seasons)
• 18th » Tina Križan, Slovenian tennis player
• 18th » Evan and Jaron e.g Evan Lowenstein, American singer-songwriter (Evan and Jaron)
• 18th » Jaron Lowenstein, American singer-songwriter (Evan and Jaron)
• 18th » Laure Savasta, French basketball player
• 18th » Stuart Zender, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (Jamiroquai)
• 19th » Vida Guerra, Cuban-American model
• 19th » Marcel Tiemann, German race car driver
• 20th » Paula Garcés, Colombian-American actress
• 20th » Andrzej Pilipiuk, Polish author
• 20th » Elo Viiding, Estonian poet
• 21st » Laura Allen, American actress
• 21st » José Clayton, Brazilian-Tunisian footballer
• 21st » Rhys Darby, New Zealand comedian and actor
• 21st » Edsel Dope, American singer-songwriter and producer (Dope (band) called Dope)
• 21st » Kevin Leahy (musician) known as Kevin Leahy, American drummer (BoDeans)
• 21st » Conor Woodman, Irish-English journalist and author
• 22nd » Marcus Camby, American basketball player
• 22nd » Philippe Clement, Belgian footballer
• 22nd » Kidada Jones, American actress and fashion designer
• 22nd » Gert Peens, South African-Italian rugby player
• 23rd » Randall Park, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 24th » Tado (comedian) known as Tado, Filipino comedian and actor (d. 2014)
• 24th » Chad Butler, Dutch-American drummer (Switchfoot)
• 24th » Alyson Hannigan, American actress
• 25th » Lark Voorhies, American actress and singer
• 26th » Michael Peca, Canadian ice hockey player
• 26th » Vadimas Petrenko, Lithuanian footballer
• 27th » Luca Banti, Italian footballer and referee
• 27th » Marek Citko, Polish footballer and manager
• 27th » Graham Clarke (hurler) or Graham Clarke, Irish hurler
• 27th » Andrea Conti (basketball) named Andrea Conti, Italian basketball player
• 27th » Bernard Curry, Australian actor
• 27th » Russ Haas, American wrestler (d. 2001)
• 27th » Aubrey Haynie, American fiddler, mandolin player, and songwriter
• 27th » Joan Horrach, Spanish cyclist
• 27th » George Koumantarakis, Greek-South African footballer
• 27th » Aram Margaryan, Armenian wrestler
• 27th » Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish footballer
• 27th » Jason Narvy, American actor
• 27th » Simon Terry, English archer
• 27th » Dmitri Yemets, Russian author
• 28th » Mark King (snooker player) or Mark King, English snooker player
• 28th » Themis Tolis, Greek musician (Rotting Christ)
• 29th » Kara Brock, American actress
• 29th » Kristoffer Cusick, American actor
• 29th » Marc Gené, Spanish race car driver
• 29th » Miguel Gómez (photographer) called Miguel Gómez, Colombian-American photographer
• 29th » Sarah Walker (television presenter) e.g Sarah Walker, English television host
• 30th » Maria Dangell, Estonian singer-songwriter and pianist
• 31st » Benjamin Eicher, German director, producer, and screenwriter
• 31st » Adrian Holmes, Welsh-Canadian actor
• 31st » Stefan Olsdal, Swedish bass player (Placebo (band) known as Placebo)

Famous Deaths for March 1974

• 1st » Bobby Timmons, American pianist (The Jazz Messengers) (b. 1935)
• 2nd » Salvador Puig Antich, Spanish anarchist (b. 1948)
• 4th » Adolph Gottlieb, American painter (b. 1903)
• 5th » John Samuel Bourque, Canadian politician (b. 1894)
• 5th » Billy De Wolfe, American actor (b. 1907)
• 5th » Sol Hurok, Ukrainian-American businessman (b. 1888)
• 6th » Ernest Becker, American anthropologist and author (b. 1924)
• 7th » Alberto Rabagliati, Italian singer and actor (Lecuona Cuban Boys) (b. 1906)
• 9th » Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., American physiologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
• 12th » George D. Sax, American businessman (b. 1904)
• 14th » Günther Reindorff, Estonian graphic designer (b. 1899)
• 17th » Louis Kahn, American architect, designed Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban (b. 1901)
• 19th » Anne Klein, American fashion designer (b. 1923)
• 19th » Edward Platt, American actor and producer (b. 1916)
• 20th » Chet Huntley, American journalist (b. 1911)
• 21st » Candy Darling, American actress (b. 1944)
• 22nd » Peter Revson, American race car driver (b. 1939)
• 28th » Arthur Crudup, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1905)
• 28th » Dorothy Fields, American songwriter (b. 1905)
• 28th » Françoise Rosay, French actress and singer (b. 1891)
• 29th » Joe Stecher, American wrestler (b. 1893)

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