What Happened In April 1974 In History

Historical Events for April, 1974

• 1st » In the United Kingdom, the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties come into being.
• 3rd » Super Outbreak called The Super Outbreak occurs, the second biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history (after the April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak). The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured.
• 6th » The Swedish pop band ABBA wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song "Waterloo (ABBA song) or Waterloo", launching their international career.
• 25th » Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the fascist 'Estado Novo (Portugal) e.g Estado Novo' regime and establishes a democratic government.
• 27th » Ten thousand march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon
• 29th » Watergate Scandal: President of the United States e.g President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1974

• 1st » Beatriz Batarda, English-Portuguese actress
• 1st » Richard Christy, American drummer and actor (Death (metal band) or Death, Iced Earth, and Charred Walls of the Damned)
• 1st » Colby Donaldson, American television host and actor
• 1st » John Glen (politician) named John Glen, English politician
• 1st » Hugo Ibarra, Argentinian footballer
• 1st » Sandra Völker, German swimmer
• 2nd » Håkan Hellström, Swedish singer (Broder Daniel)
• 2nd » Harold Hunter, American skateboarder and actor (d. 2006)
• 3rd » Marcus Brown American basketball player
• 3rd » Mounir el-Motassadeq, Moroccan terrorist
• 3rd » Drew Shirley, American guitarist and songwriter (Switchfoot and All Together Separate)
• 3rd » Lee Williams (actor) named Lee Williams, Welsh actor and model
• 4th » Dave Mirra, American BMX rider
• 5th » Marcus Jones (British politician) known as Marcus Jones, English politician
• 5th » Sahaj (musician) named Sahaj, American singer-songwriter and producer (Ra (U.S. band) known as Ra)
• 5th » Uhm Tae-woong, South Korean actor
• 6th » Camilla Dallerup, Danish-English dancer and model
• 6th » Flash Flanagan, American wrestler
• 6th » Robert Kovač, Croatian footballer and coach
• 6th » Jeff Tymoschuk, Canadian composer
• 6th » Gina Yashere, English comedian and actor
• 7th » Nathan Baesel, American actor
• 7th » Tygo Gernandt, Dutch actor
• 8th » Holger Hott, Norwegian orienteering competitor
• 8th » Nnedi Okorafor, Nigerian-American author and educator
• 8th » Chino XL, American rapper and actor
• 9th » Jenna Jameson, American porn actress and model
• 9th » Alexander Pichushkin, Russian serial killer
• 10th » Eric Greitens, American lieutenant
• 10th » Petros Passalis, Greek footballer
• 10th » Henning Wehn, German-English comedian
• 11th » Àlex Corretja, Spanish tennis player
• 11th » Ashot Danielyan, Armenian weightlifter
• 11th » Anton Glanzelius, Swedish actor
• 11th » Tricia Helfer, Canadian model and actress
• 11th » David Jassy, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer (Navigators (Swedish band) or Navigators)
• 11th » Zöe Lucker, English actress
• 11th » Trot Nixon, American baseball player
• 12th » Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 12th » Belinda Emmett, Australian actress and singer (d. 2006)
• 12th » Roman Hamrlík, Czech ice hockey player
• 12th » Marley Shelton, American actress
• 13th » Sergei Gonchar, Russian ice hockey player
• 13th » Darren Turner, English race car driver
• 13th » David Zdrilic, Australian footballer
• 14th » Da Brat, American rapper and actress
• 15th » Keith Malley, American comedian and actor
• 15th » Kim Min-kyo, South Korean actor and director
• 15th » Danny Pino, American actor
• 15th » Mike Quinn, American football player
• 15th » Douglas Spain, American actor, director, and producer
• 15th » Tim Thomas (ice hockey) e.g Tim Thomas, American ice hockey player
• 16th » Mat Devine, American singer-songwriter and actor (Kill Hannah)
• 16th » Xu Jinglei, Chinese actress and director
• 16th » Valarie Rae Miller, American actress
• 16th » Fabián Robles, Mexican actor
• 16th » Thomas Tevana, American actor
• 17th » Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Opeth, Bloodbath, and Katatonia)
• 17th » Victoria Beckham, English singer, actress, and fashion designer (Spice Girls)
• 18th » Millie Corretjer, Puerto Rican singer and actress
• 18th » Mark Tremonti, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Creed (band) e.g Creed and Alter Bridge)
• 18th » Edgar Wright, English director and screenwriter
• 19th » Akara Amarttayakul, Thai actor
• 20th » Tina Cousins, English singer-songwriter and model
• 20th » Urmas Paet, Estonian politician, 26th Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia) named Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 21st » Maksim Gruznov, Estonian footballer
• 21st » Katsuyuki Konishi, Japanese voice actor
• 22nd » Opio, American rapper (Souls of Mischief and Hieroglyphics (group) known as Hieroglyphics)
• 22nd » Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-American bass player, songwriter, and producer (System of a Down and Achozen)
• 23rd » Carlos Dengler, American bass player (Interpol (band) or Interpol)
• 23rd » Michael Kerr (rugby) called Michael Kerr, New Zealand-German rugby player
• 23rd » Barry Watson (actor) or Barry Watson, American actor
• 24th » Comedy Dave, Hong Kong-English radio host
• 24th » Eric Kripke, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 24th » Derek Luke, American actor
• 24th » Stephen Wiltshire, English illustrator
• 25th » Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou
• 25th » Dean Phoenix, Mexican porn actor
• 26th » Shondrella Avery, American actress
• 26th » Ivana Miličević, Bosnian-American actress
• 26th » Adil Ray, English actor and radio host
• 27th » Frank Catalanotto, American baseball player
• 27th » Johnny Devine, Canadian wrestler
• 27th » Richard Johnson (footballer) known as Richard Johnson, Australian footballer
• 28th » Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress
• 28th » Margo Dydek, Polish basketball player (d. 2011)
• 28th » Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer
• 28th » Vernon Kay, English radio and television host
• 28th » Dominic Matteo, Scottish footballer
• 29th » Anggun, Indonesian-French singer-songwriter and producer
• 29th » Pascal Cygan, French footballer
• 29th » Julian Knowle, Austrian tennis player
• 29th » Jasper Wood, Canadian violinist

Famous Deaths for April 1974

• 2nd » Georges Pompidou, French politician, 19th President of France (b. 1911)
• 5th » A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (b. 1882)
• 6th » Willem Marinus Dudok, Dutch architect (b. 1884)
• 6th » Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas known as Qantas Airways Limited (b. 1895)
• 8th » James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (b. 1894)
• 11th » Ernst Ziegler, German actor (b. 1894)
• 18th » Marcel Pagnol, French author, playwright, and director (b. 1895)
• 21st » Chic Harley, American football player (b. 1894)
• 24th » Bud Abbott, American actor and producer (b. 1895)
• 30th » Agnes Moorehead, American actress (b. 1900)

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