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1974

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1 July 29 – ________, American vocalist (b.

2 ________ – Easter in Western Christianity

3 ________ – Adolph Gottlieb, American abstract expressionist painter (b.

4 ________ – Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungarian Olympic champion swimmer

5 ________ – Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, French musician and record producer

6 March 10 – A Japanese World War II soldier, Second Lieutenant ________, surrenders in the Philippines.

7 ________ – Tor Arne Hetland, Norwegian cross-country skiier

8 ________ – Darius Milhaud, French composer (b.

9 May 16 – ________, Italian singer

10 ________ – Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Church of Scientology attempted to ban the non-fiction book Scientology: The Now Religion in Canadian libraries during 1974?
  • the Supreme Court of Sweden ceased to render verdicts in the name of the Swedish monarch in 1974?
  • the discovery of the J/Ψ particle in 1974 earned two physicists the Nobel prize as it confirmed the idea that baryonic matter (such as the nuclei of atoms) is made out of quarks?
  • when Nebraska completed construction of its stretch of Interstate 80 in 1974, it became the first state in the U.S. to complete its mainline interstate system?
  • Leonard McEwan, in an unusual move, stepped down from the Wyoming Supreme Court in 1974 to become instead a district court judge in Sheridan, where he had earlier practiced law?
  • Kaissa, the first world computer chess champion in 1974 was a Soviet creation?
  • Giorgio Francia of Italy became the first non-German to win the German Formula Three Championship, by winning the title in the year 1974?
  • American thoroughbred race horse Little Current received the 1974 Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Male Horse despite having his racing career ended mid-season by a bone chip in his leg?
  • Eduardo Malapit, mayor of Kauai, Hawaii, from 1974 to 1982, was the first mayor of Filipino descent in the United States?
  • cricket was introduced to Slovenia in 1974 by a 13-year-old boy who had visited his pen pal in England and brought back a single bat and a copy of the Laws?
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