Title: 1974 Content: 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was . == Events == *February 7 – Grenada becomes independent from the United Kingdom. *March 3 – a Turkish Airlines DC-10 crashes outside Paris, France, killing all 346 people on board; the cause of the crash was a design flaw in the plane's rear cargo door. *February 22 – Bangladesh is recognized by Pakistan *April 25 – Portuguese Revolution or the Carnation Revolution. – A half-century of fascist rule was ended. *May 18 – India tests nuclear weapons. *July 15- Christine Chubbock, a TV host in Sarasota, Florida commits suicide during the taping of her show live on air. *August 8 – United States President Richard Nixon announces his resignation (Watergate scandal). *December 8 – Greek voters reject a proposal to restore the Greek monarchy. *December 19 – Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh becomes the fifth President of Ireland, in a state inauguration in Dublin Castle *December 24-December 25 – Darwin, Australia almost completely destroyed by Cyclone Tracy == Births == *January 16 – Kate Moss, English model *January 21 – Linda Rosing, Swedish model *January 28 – Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player *January 30 – Christian Bale, Welsh actor *February 8 – Seth Green, American actor *February 8 – Kimbo Slice American mixed martial artist *February 13 – Robbie Williams, English singer *February 15 – Omarosa Manigault Newman, American television personality *February 22 – Chris Moyles, English disc jockey *March 6 – Anthony Carelli, American wrestler *March 13 – Linda Bengtzing, Swedish singer *March 24 – Alyson Hannigan, American actress *May 17 – Andrea Corr, Irish lead-singer of the music group The Corrs *May 23 – Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! champion *June 1 – Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer *July 28 – Justin Lee Collins, English television presenter *August 17 – Tomomi Kahala, Japanese singer *August 25 – Mario Jeckle, German computer scientist (d. 2004) *September 6 – Tim Henman, English tennis player *September 14 – Nas, American rapper *October 28 – Joaquin Phoenix, American actor *November 2 – Nelly, American rapper *November 11 – Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor *November 15 – Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer and guitarist *December 3 – Albena Denkova, Bulgarian ice dancer *December 6 – Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist *December 10 – Meg White, American singer and drummer (The White Stripes) *December 13 – Sara Cox, English television presenter == Deaths == === January === * January 2 – Tex Ritter, American country musician (b. 1905) * January 6 – David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (b. 1896) * January 31 – Samuel Goldwyn, Polish-American movie producer (b. 1879) * January 31 – Glenn Morris, American track and field athlete (b. 1912) === February === * February 4 – Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist and polymath from Bengal (b. 1894) === March === * March 27 – Eduardo Santos Montejo, President of Colombia (b. 1888) === April === * April 2 – Georges Pompidou, President of France (b. 1911) * April 19 – Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (b. 1907) * April 24 – Franz Jonas, President of Austria (b. 1899) * April 24 – Bud Abbott, American actor and comedian (b. 1895) * April 30 – Agnes Moorehead, American actress (b. 1900) === May === * May 7 – Fred Kelly, American hurdler (b. 1891) * May 24 – Duke Ellington, American pianist and jazz musician (b. 1899) === June === * June 4 – Mamerto Urriolagoitía, 43rd President of Bolivia (b. 1895) * June 11 – Eurico Gaspar Dutra, 16th President of Brazil (b. 1883) * June 18 – Georgy Zhukov, Soviet general during World War II (b. 1896) === July === * July 1 – Juan Perón, President of Argentina (b. 1895) * July 9 – Earl Warren, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1891) * July 24 – James Chadwick, English physicist (b. 1891) * July 29 – Cass Elliot, American singer and actress (b. 1941) * July 29 – Erich Kästner, German children's writer (b. 1899) === August === * August 26 – Charles Lindbergh, American pilot (b. 1902) === September === * September 21 – Walter Brennan, American actor (b. 1894) === October === * October 5 – Zalman Shazar, 3rd President of Israel (b. 1899) * October 9 – Oskar Schindler, German businessman (b. 1908) * October 13 – Ed Sullivan, American television personality (b. 1901) * October 28 – Everaldo, Brazilian footballer (b. 1944) === November === * November 13 – Vittorio De Sica, Italian film director (b. 1901) * November 17 – Erskine Hamilton Childers, 4th President of Ireland (b. 1905) * November 25 – U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations (b. 1909) === December === == Nobel Prizes == *Nobel Prize in Physics – Sir Martin Ryle, Antony Hewish *Chemistry – Paul J Flory *Medicine – Albert Claude, Christian de Duve, George E Palade *Literature – Eyvind Johnson, Harry Martinson *Peace – Séan MacBride, Eisaku Sato *Economics – Gunnar Myrdal, Friedrich von Hayek == Movies released == *Blazing Saddles *Chinatown *Earthquake *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre *The Towering inferno *The Longest Yard *Young Frankenstein == Hit songs == *"(You're) Having My Baby" Paul Anka & Odia Coates *"I Honestly Love You" – Olivia Newton-John *"Seasons in the Sun" – Terry Jacks *"Already Gone" – The Eagles *"Another Saturday Night" – Cat Stevens *"Band on the Run" – Paul McCartney & Wings *"Beach Baby" – First Class *"Best Of My Love" – The Eagles *"Billy, Don't Be a Hero" – Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods *"Can't Get Enough" – Bad Company *"Caroline Says" – Lou Reed *"China Grove" – The Doobie Brothers *"Devil Gate Drive" – Suzi Quatro *"Diamond Dogs" – David Bowie *"Dirty Old Man" – The Three Degrees *"Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" – Stevie Wonder *"Down Down" – Status Quo *"Honey, Honey" – ABBA *"I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe" – Genesis *"It's Only Rock And Roll" – The Rolling Stones *"Jessica" – Allman Brothers Band *"Jet" – Paul McCartney and Wings *"Jungle Boogie" – Kool and the Gang *"Junior's Farm" – Paul McCartney & Wings *"Killer Queen" – Queen *"Kung Fu Fighting" – Carl Douglas *"Listen To The Music" – The Doobie Brothers *"Long Train Running" – The Doobie Brothers *"Love's Theme" – Love Unlimited Orchestra *"Machine Gun" – The Commodores *"Magic" – Pilot *"Midnight At The Oasis" – Maria Muldaur *"Midnight Rider" – Gregg Allman *"Money" – Pink Floyd *"Oh Very Young" – Cat Stevens *"Phil Spector's Christmas Single" – Various Artists *"Queen Of Clubs" – KC and the Sunshine Band *"Rebel Rebel" – David Bowie *"Rock And Roll Suicide" – David Bowie *"Samba Pa Ti" – Santana *"Shang-A-Lang" – Bay City Rollers *"Smokin' In The Boys Room" – Brownsville Station *"So Long" – ABBA *"Sugar Baby Love" – The Rubettes *"Summer Breeze" – The Isley Brothers *"Sweet Home Alabama" – Lynyrd Skynyrd *"The Bump" – Kenny *"The Love I Lost" – Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes *"The Man Who Sold The World" – Lulu *"This Town's Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us" – Sparks *"Tiny Dancer" – Elton John *"Walk On" – Neil Young *"Waterloo" – ABBA *"Whatever Gets You Through The Night" – John Lennon *"Wild Horses" – The Rolling Stones *"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" – Bachman-Turner Overdrive *"You're The First The Last My Everything" – Barry White