What Happened In May 1974 In History

Historical Events for May, 1974

• 1st » The Argentine terrorist organization Montoneros is Expulsion of Montoneros from Plaza de Mayo called expelled from Plaza de Mayo by president Juan Perón.
• 4th » An all-female Japanese team reaches the summit of Manaslu, becoming the first women to climb an 8,000-meter peak.
• 7th » West Germany known as West German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigns.
• 9th » Watergate Scandal: The United States House of Representatives United States House Committee on the Judiciary Judiciary Committee opens formal and public Impeachment in the United States impeachment hearings against President of the United States President
• 16th » Josip Broz Tito is re-elected president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. This time he is elected president for Life e.g for life.
• 18th » Nuclear test: under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
• 18th » Completion of the Warsaw radio mast, the tallest construction ever built at the time. It collapsed on August 8, 1991.
• 30th » The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1974

• 1st » Kellie Crawford, Australian singer and actress (Hi-5 (Australian band) or Hi-5 and Teen Queens)
• 1st » Lornah Kiplagat, Kenyan-Dutch runner
• 2nd » Matt Berry, English actor and singer
• 2nd » Horacio Carbonari, Argentinian footballer and manager
• 2nd » Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor and actor
• 2nd » Andy Johnson (Welsh footballer) known as Andy Johnson, English-Welsh footballer
• 2nd » Janek Meet, Estonian footballer
• 3rd » Princess Haya bint Al Hussein of Jordan
• 3rd » Peter Everitt, Australian footballer and radio host
• 4th » Miguel Cairo, Venezuelan baseball player and coach
• 4th » Tony McCoy, Irish jockey
• 5th » Seiji Ara, Japanese race car driver
• 5th » Jens Fredrik Ryland, Norwegian guitarist (Borknagar)
• 6th » Bernard Barmasai, Kenyan runner
• 6th » Daniela Bártová, Czech pole vaulter
• 6th » Faruk Namdar, German-Turkish footballer
• 7th » Lawrence Johnson (athlete) called Lawrence Johnson, American pole vaulter
• 7th » Breckin Meyer, American actor and screenwriter
• 7th » Ian Pearce, English footballer and manager
• 8th » Marge Kõrkjas, Estonian swimmer
• 8th » Korey Stringer, American football player (d. 2001)
• 8th » Jon Tickle, English television host
• 9th » Stéphane Yelle, Canadian ice hockey player
• 10th » Quentin Elias, French-American singer and actor (Alliage (band) named Alliage) (d. 2014)
• 10th » Liu Fang, Chinese pipa player
• 10th » Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer
• 11th » Kevin Brown (ice hockey) called Kevin Brown, English-Canadian ice hockey player
• 11th » Stanley Gene, Papua New Guinean rugby player and coach
• 11th » Billy Kidman, American wrestler, trainer, and producer
• 11th » Benoît Magimel, French actor
• 11th » Darren Ward (footballer born 1974) e.g Darren Ward, English-Welsh footballer and coach
• 12th » Marc Capdevila, Spanish swimmer
• 14th » Jennifer Allan, American model
• 14th » Krister Axel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 14th » Anu Välba, Estonian journalist
• 15th » Vassilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player and politician
• 15th » Matthew Sadler, English chess player
• 15th » Marko Tredup, German footballer and manager
• 15th » Ahmet Zappa, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
• 16th » Laura Pausini, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
• 16th » Adam Richman (actor) or Adam Richman, American actor and television host
• 16th » Sonny Sandoval, American singer-songwriter (P.O.D.)
• 17th » Andrea Corr, Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (The Corrs)
• 17th » Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
• 17th » Eddie Lewis (American soccer) named Eddie Lewis, American soccer player
• 17th » Sendhil Ramamurthy, American actor
• 17th » William Yiampoy, Kenyan runner
• 18th » Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player
• 18th » Valmo Kriisa, Estonian basketball player
• 19th » Andrew Johns, Australian rugby player and coach
• 21st » Havoc (musician) named Havoc, American rapper and producer (Mobb Deep)
• 21st » Fairuza Balk, American actress
• 22nd » John Bale (baseball) or John Bale, American baseball player
• 22nd » Graham Fenton, English footballer and manager
• 22nd » Sean Gunn, American actor
• 22nd » A. J. Langer, American actress
• 23rd » Jewel (singer) or Jewel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet
• 23rd » Ken Jennings, American computer scientist, author, and game show contestant
• 23rd » Mónica Naranjo, Spanish singer
• 23rd » Manuela Schwesig, German politician
• 23rd » Charlie Young (actress) e.g Charlie Young, Taiwanese-Hong Kong actress and singer
• 24th » Sébastien Foucan, French runner and actor
• 24th » Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player
• 24th » Will Sasso, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 25th » Miguel Tejada, Dominican-American baseball player
• 25th » Dougie Freedman, Scottish footballer and manager
• 26th » Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer
• 27th » Vanessa Blue, American porn actress and director
• 27th » Jason Narvy, American actor
• 27th » Denise van Outen, English actress, singer, and television host
• 27th » Danny Wuerffel, American football player
• 28th » Hans-Jörg Butt, German footballer
• 28th » Romain Duris, French actor
• 28th » Alicia Minshew, American actress
• 29th » Stephen Larkham, Australian rugby player and coach
• 29th » Aaron McGruder, American cartoonist
• 29th » Myf Warhurst, Australian radio and television host
• 29th » Jenny Willott, English politician
• 30th » Kostas Chalkias, Greek footballer
• 30th » Cee Lo Green, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley)
• 30th » Shin Ha-kyun, South Korean actor
• 30th » David Wilkie (ice hockey) e.g David Wilkie, American ice hockey player and coach
• 31st » Chad Campbell, American golfer
• 31st » Zsolt Erdei, Hungarian boxer
• 31st » Tristram Hunt, English historian and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Education
• 31st » Adrian Tomine, American illustrator

Famous Deaths for May 1974

• 2nd » James O. Richardson, American admiral (b. 1878)
• 10th » Hal Mohr, American cinematographer (b. 1894)
• 13th » Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexican diplomat (b. 1902)
• 13th » Arthur J. Burks, American colonel and author (b. 1898)
• 17th » Ernest Nash, German-American photographer (b. 1898)
• 24th » Duke Ellington, American pianist and composer (b. 1899)
• 26th » Silvio Moser, Swiss race car driver (b. 1941)

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