What Happened In September 1974 In History

Historical Events for September, 1974

• 1st » The 'SR-71 Blackbird' sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds at a speed of convert 1435.587 mph km/h.
• 8th » Watergate Scandal: President of the United States named US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.
• 10th » Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
• 11th » Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina e.g Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
• 12th » 'African Youth Amílcar Cabral e.g Juventude Africana Amílcar Cabral' is founded in Guinea-Bissau.
• 15th » Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
• 17th » Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations.
• 18th » Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
• 25th » The first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (Tommy John surgery) performed, on baseball player Tommy John.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1974

• 1st » Burn Gorman, American-English actor
• 1st » Jason Taylor (American football) e.g Jason Taylor, American football player and sportscaster
• 1st » Jhonen Vasquez, American author, illustrator, voice actor, and director
• 1st » Yutaka Yamamoto, Japanese director and producer, founded Ordet (company) e.g Ordet Animation Studio
• 2nd » Steven Johnson (racing driver) e.g Steven Johnson, Australian race car driver
• 2nd » Inari Vachs, American porn actress
• 3rd » Clare Kramer, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 3rd » Rahul Sanghvi, Indian cricketer
• 4th » Naved Ashraf, Pakistani cricketer
• 4th » Carmit Bachar, American singer, dancer, and actress (The Pussycat Dolls)
• 4th » Mati Pari, Estonian footballer and coach
• 4th » Lincoln Roberts, Tobagonian cricketer
• 4th » Sirly Tiik, Estonian javelin thrower and shot putter
• 5th » Rawl Lewis, Grenadian cricketer
• 5th » Ken-Marti Vaher, Estonian politician, Minister of the Interior (Estonia) e.g Estonian Minister of the Interior
• 6th » Tim Henman, English tennis player and sportscaster
• 6th » Sarah Danielle Madison, American actress
• 6th » Nina Persson, Swedish singer-songwriter (The Cardigans and A Camp)
• 6th » Sarah Strange, Canadian actress
• 6th » Justin Whalin, American actor
• 7th » Mario Frick (footballer) named Mario Frick, Swiss-Liechtensteiner footballer
• 7th » Antonio McDyess, American basketball player
• 7th » Hiroki Takahashi, Japanese voice actor and singer
• 8th » Marios Agathokleous, Cypriot footballer
• 8th » Tanaz Eshaghian, Iranian-American director and producer
• 8th » Braulio Luna, Mexican footballer
• 9th » Vikram Batra, Indian captain (d. 1999)
• 9th » Divine Brown, Canadian singer and actress
• 9th » Ana Carolina, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 9th » Shane Crawford, Australian footballer and television host
• 9th » Marcos Curiel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (P.O.D. and Daylight Division)
• 9th » Mathias Färm, Swedish singer and guitarist (Millencolin and Franky Lee)
• 9th » Gok Wan, English fashion stylist, author, and television host
• 10th » Sandra Cacic, Croatian-American tennis player
• 10th » Mirko Filipović, Croatian mixed martial artist, boxer, and politician
• 10th » Ryan Phillippe, American actor
• 10th » Ben Wallace, American basketball player
• 11th » DeLisha Milton-Jones, American basketball player and coach
• 12th » Caroline Aigle, French soldier and pilot (d. 2007)
• 12th » Jennifer Nettles, American singer-songwriter (Sugarland)
• 12th » Guy Smith, English race car driver
• 12th » Nuno Valente, Portuguese footballer
• 13th » Travis Knight (basketball) e.g Travis Knight, American basketball player
• 13th » Éric Lapointe (Canadian football) known as Éric Lapointe, Canadian football player
• 13th » Craig Rivet, Canadian ice hockey player
• 14th » Chad Bradford, American baseball player
• 14th » Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan runner
• 14th » Mattias Marklund, Swedish guitarist (Vintersorg)
• 14th » Helgi Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer
• 14th » Patrick van Balkom, Dutch sprinter
• 16th » Monique Brumby, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 16th » Joaquín Castro, American lawyer and politician
• 16th » Julian Castro, American lawyer and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• 17th » Mirah, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Microphones)
• 17th » Tormod Granheim, Norwegian skier
• 17th » Rasheed Wallace, American basketball player and coach
• 18th » Xzibit, American rapper and actor (Likwit Crew)
• 18th » Sol Campbell, English footballer
• 18th » Andrew Hansen, Australian comedian, singer, and screenwriter
• 18th » Damon Jones (American football) named Damon Jones, American football player and coach
• 18th » Ticha Penicheiro, Portuguese basketball player
• 18th » Travis Schuldt, American actor
• 19th » Jimmy Fallon, American actor, singer, and talk show host
• 19th » Victoria Silvstedt, Swedish model, actress, and singer
• 21st » Bryce Drew, American basketball player and coach
• 21st » Taral Hicks, American actress and singer
• 21st » Jana Kandarr, German tennis player
• 21st » Andy Todd (footballer born 1974) or Andy Todd, English footballer and manager
• 22nd » Kostas Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer and manager
• 23rd » Matt Hardy, American wrestler
• 23rd » Harumi Inoue, Japanese swimmer and actress
• 24th » John McDonald (infielder) called John McDonald, American baseball player
• 25th » Igor Bogdanović, Serbian footballer
• 25th » Bill Bowler, Canadian ice hockey player
• 25th » Olivier Dacourt, French footballer
• 25th » Richie Edwards, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Stone Gods, The Darkness (band) or The Darkness, and Onion Trump)
• 25th » John Granville, American diplomat (d. 2008)
• 25th » Tye Harvey, American pole vaulter
• 25th » Paul Hurst, English footballer and manager
• 25th » Daniel Alexander Kessler, English-American singer and guitarist (Interpol (band) known as Interpol)
• 25th » Frank Leder, German fashion designer
• 25th » Bente Elin Lilleøkseth, Norwegian politician
• 25th » Robbie Mears, Australian rugby player and coach
• 25th » Eric Moss, American football player
• 25th » Joel Prpic, Canadian ice hockey player
• 25th » Javier Rosas, Mexican triathlete
• 25th » Kemel Thompson, Jamaican hurdler
• 26th » Boris Cepeda, German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat
• 26th » Gary Hall, Jr., American swimmer
• 26th » Martin Müürsepp, Estonian basketball player and coach
• 27th » Carrie Brownstein, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (Wild Flag and Sleater-Kinney)
• 27th » Sascha Licht, German footballer
• 28th » Marco Di Loreto, Italian footballer and manager
• 28th » Mariya Kiselyova, Russian swimmer
• 28th » Joonas Kolkka, Finnish footballer and coach
• 28th » Shane Webcke, Australian rugby player and coach
• 29th » Brian Ash, American screenwriter and producer
• 29th » Alexis Cruz, American actor
• 30th » Jeremy Giambi, American baseball player
• 30th » Tom Greatrex, English politician
• 30th » Daniel Wu, American–Hong Kong actor, director, and producer

Famous Deaths for September 1974

• 3rd » Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (b. 1901)
• 4th » Creighton Abrams, American general (b. 1914)
• 4th » Marcel Achard, French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1899)
• 4th » Lewi Pethrus, Swedish minister and hymn-writer (b. 1884)
• 6th » Olga Baclanova, Russian-Swiss actress (b. 1896)
• 7th » S. M. Rasamanickam, Ceylon politician (b. 1913)
• 8th » Wolfgang Windgassen, French-German tenor (b. 1914)
• 11th » Lois Lenski, American author and illustrator (b. 1893)
• 14th » Warren Hull, American actor and singer (b. 1903)
• 21st » Walter Brennan, American actor and singer (b. 1894)
• 21st » Jacqueline Susann, American author and actress (b. 1918)
• 23rd » Cliff Arquette, American actor and singer (b. 1905)
• 23rd » Robbie McIntosh (drummer) e.g Robbie McIntosh, Scottish drummer (Average White Band and The Senate (band) e.g The Senate) (b. 1950)
• 27th » Silvio Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and academic (b. 1907)
• 30th » Carlos Prats, Chilean general and politician, Ministry of National Defense (Chile) e.g Minister of Defense for Chile (b. 1915)

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