Today in History for October 1974

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 58 of 58

1st - Watergate cover-up trial opens in Wash DC
2nd - Hank Aaron's 733rd career HR on his last NL at bat
3rd - Ted Bundy victim Nancy Wilcox disappears in Salt Lake City, Utah
3rd - Pele retires as soccer player
3rd - Watergate trial begins
4th - John Lennon releases "Walls & Bridges" album
5th - Guildford pub bombing by the IRA leaves 5 dead and 65 injured.
6th - "Mack & Mabel," opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 66 performances
6th - Carole Jo Skala wins LPGA Sacramento Union Ladies Golf Classic
7th - German DR amends constitution
8th - Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it was the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
9th - Frank Robinson became 1st Black baseball manager (Cleve Indians)
9th - Race riot in Boston due to "busing"
9th - Washington Capitals 1st NHL game, losing 6-3 to NY Rangers at Madison Square Garden Wash Caps begin a 37 game road losing streak
10th - A's Mike Andrews files $25 million lawsuit against Charlie Finley
10th - Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50,600 miles
10th - Labour Party wins British parliamentary election
10th - US Gen George Brown's speech deplores Jewish influence in US over his treatment during the 1973 World Series
11th - A's Catfish Hunter charge owner Charlie Finley with breach of contract
Rocker/Beatle John Lennon 12th - 1st time Wash Caps are shutout as they are beat 6-0 by Minnesota
14th - 8th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Rich
15th - National Guard mobilizes to restore order in Boston school busing
15th - Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Paul J Flory (macro molecules)
15th - Washington Capitals 1st NHL tie, playing LA Kings to 1-1 tie
16th - A's Ken Holtzman, who hasn't batted all season, belts 3rd inning home run in Game 4 & gets the win, 5-2
17th - "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" closes at Playhouse NYC after 1065 per
17th - NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak
17th - Washington Capitals 1st NHL home victory, beating Chicago 4-3
17th - Oakland A's beat LA Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yanks to win 3 straight series
18th - 1st NBA game at Market Square Arena - Pacers beat Spurs 129-121
18th - Andre van de Louw appointed mayor of Rotterdam
18th - Wings (Country Hams) release "Walking in the Park with Eloise"
18th - Chicago Bull Nate Thurmond becomes 1st in NBA to complete a quadruple double-22 pts, 14 rebounds, 13 assists & 12 blocks
19th - Det Red Wing Mickey Redmond scores 1st hat trick against Wash Caps
19th - Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland (next win 6-1-90)
19th - Niue becomes self-govering colony of New Zealand
20th - 1st broadcast of "Derrick" on ZDF
20th - Bard's presentation of "Richard III" opens at Lincoln Center NYC
21st - 1st Islander shut-out opponent-Billy Smith 5-0 vs Caps
21st - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Cubic Corp Golf Classic
22nd - Yanks trade Bobby Murcer to Giants for Bobby Bonds
23rd - Cubs trade Billy Williams to A's for Manny Trillo, Knowles & Locker
23rd - Lake Isaac in Cleveland Metroparks' Big Creek Reservation dedicated
24th - Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers)
25th - Air Force fires 1st ICBM
25th - Dmitri Shostakovitch' 15th String Quartet premieres in Leningrad
25th - Wings release "Junior's Farm"
26th - Cleveland Coliseum opens for NBA's Cavaliers & MISL's Crunch
27th - Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:46:24)
28th - 1st time 2 Islanders hat trick in same game-MacMillian & Westfall
28th - Luna 23 launched (landing on Moon)
28th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
29th - Law bans discrimination of sex or marital status in credit application
30th - California Angel Nolan Ryan throws fastest recorded pitch (100.9 MPH)
30th - Catfish Hunter is named AL Cy Young Award
Heavyweight Boxing Champ Muhammad Ali 30th - Muhammad Ali KOs George Foreman in 8th round in Kinshasa Zaire
31st - Ted Bundy victim Laura Aime disappears in Utah
31st - Marines terminate gijzelingsactie in strafgevangenis Scheveningen

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 95 of 95

1st - Keith Duffy, Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone)
1st - Mats Lindgren, NHL forward (Team Sweden Oly-1998, Edmonton)
1st - Christian Borle, American actor
2nd - Anthony Johnson, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings)
2nd - Ricky Bell, cornerback (Chicago Bears)
2nd - Simon Gregson, British actor
2nd - Michelle Krusiec, American actress
2nd - Mark Porter, New Zealand racing driver (d. 2006)
2nd - Paul Teutul Jr., co-star of American Chopper
3rd - Mike Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player
4th - Claudia Elena Vasquez, Miss Universe-best costume (Colombia, 1997)
4th - Paco León, Spanish actor
5th - Douglas Emerson, Glendale California, actor (Robbie-Herbie the Love Bug)
5th - Heather Headley, Trinidadian singer
5th - Rich Franklin, American Mixed Martial Artist
5th - Colin Meloy, American singer (The Decemberists)
6th - Brian Kelly, Mission Viejo California, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96)
6th - Geert Jelle de Vries, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
6th - Kenny Jonsson, Angelholm SW, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, NY Islander)
6th - Jeremy Sisto, American actor
6th - Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer
7th - Alexander Polinsky, SF California, actor (Adam-Charles in Charge)
7th - Benjamin Oberman, Denver Colo, pairs skater (& Naomi Grabow)
7th - Shannon MacMillan, Syosset NY, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
7th - Allison Munn, American actress
7th - Charlotte Nilsson, Swedish singer
8th - Rashaan Salaam, NFL running back (Chic Bears)
8th - Rod Manuel, defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
8th - Fredrik Modin, Swedish hockey player
8th - DJ Q-Ball, American musician (Bloodhound Gang)
8th - Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower
9th - Kavika Pittman, defensive end (Dallas Cowboys)
9th - Keith Booth, NBA forward (Chicago Bulls)
9th - Kieren Hutchison, New Zealand actor
10th - Chris Pronger, NHL defenseman (Team Canada Oly-1998, St. Louis)
10th - Naike Rivelli, Germany, model/daughter of Ornella Muti
10th - Assi Cohen, Israeli comedian and actor
10th - Julio Ricardo Cruz, Argentinian footballer
10th - Dale Earnhardt Jr, American NASCAR Sprint Cup series driver
11th - Jason Arnott, Collingwood Ontario, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers)
11th - Terje Haakonsen, Norwegian snowboarder
12th - Karmyn Tyler, Shreveport Louisiana, Miss America-Louisiana (1996)
12th - Miroslav Satan, Topolcany CZE, NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Edmonton)
12th - Rachyl Hoskins, Miss USA-Kentucky (1997)
12th - Stephen Lee, English snooker player
12th - Marie Wilson, Canadian actress
13th - Anthony Carbone, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
13th - Hawick Lau, Chinese actor and singer
13th - Joseph Utsler, American rapper (Insane Clown Posse)
14th - Kim Williams, WNBA guard (Utah Starzz)
Singer-songwriter Natalie Maines (14th) 14th - Natalie Maines, Lubbock, Texas, musician (Dixie Chicks)
14th - Joseph Utsler, American musician
16th - Jermaine Lewis, wide receiver (Baltimore Ravens)
16th - Paul Kariya, Vancouver, NHL left wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Oly-98)
16th - Deo Grech, Maltese television presenter, songwriter
17th - Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboarder (HIM)
17th - Matthew Macfadyen, British actor
17th - Ariel Levy, American feminist writer
17th - John Rocker, American baseball player
18th - Robbie Savage, Welsh footballer
18th - Peter Svensson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans)
19th - Percy Ellsworth, safety (NY Giants)
20th - Ayelet Ohayon, Israel, Women's foil fencer (Oly-1996)
20th - Jerald Honeycutt, NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks)
22nd - Layla Harvest Roberts, Kealakekua HI, playmate (Oct, 1997)
22nd - Miroslav Satan, Topolcany Slo, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers, Sabres)
22nd - Tim Kinsella, American musician
23rd - Derek Landy, Lusk, Ireland, author ( Skulduggery Pleasant series)
23rd - Beatrice Roini Liua Faumuina, NZ, discus thrower (Olympics-96)
23rd - Dani Tyler, Denver Colo, softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96)
23rd - Kaleena Kiff, Santa Monica California, actress (Patti-Love Sidney)
23rd - Sander Westerveld, soccer player (FC Twente)
24th - Alexander PGR duke of Ulster, son of English prince Richard
24th - Nathan Parks, tackle (KC Chiefs)
24th - Jamal Mayers, Professional Hockey Player
25th - Chris Murray, Port Hardy, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens)
25th - Frank Middleton, guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
25th - Joanne Black, Miss Universe-Ireland (1996)
25th - Lee Byung-Kyu, Korean baseball player
26th - LISA, Japanese musician
27th - Juan Viedna Schenkhuizen, soccer player (Ajax, NEC)
28th - Braden Looper, Weatherford OK, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
28th - Henri Crockett, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
28th - Joaquin Leaf Phoenix, PR, actor (Russkies, Space Camp)
28th - Dejan Stefanović, Serbian footballer
28th - Vicente Moreno, Spanish footballer
29th - Mike Crawford, linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
29th - R A Dickey, Nashville Tenn, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
29th - Renata Hornofova, Miss Universe-Czech Republic (1996)
29th - Michael Vaughan, English cricketer
31st - Jeff Gooch, linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
31st - Julie Minta Gleneck, Miss New Hampshire USA (1996)
31st - Serge Heuveling, soccer player (NEC)
31st - Muzzy Izzet, Turkish footballer
31st - Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist (d. 2007)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 12 of 12

1st - Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (b. 1901)
2nd - Ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89
4th - Anne Sexton, US poetess (Pulitzer 1967), dies at 45
6th - Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian Formula One driver (b. 1948)
9th - Oskar Schindler, German businessman (b. 1908)
10th - Marie Luise Kaschnitz, writer, dies at 73
12th - Joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74
13th - Ed Sullivan, TV host (Ed Sullivan Show, Toast of the Town), dies at 73
16th - Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, noted Carnatic musician (b. 1895)
17th - René A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillean poet, dies at 57
24th - David Oistrach, Russian violinist, dies at 65
29th - Victor E van Vriesland, poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), dies at 82