Historical figures in 1974
The atlas holds 81 people and 128 moments here, in 1974. The most recorded lives are Gerald Ford, Steve Jobs and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
Muhammad Ali
in 1974
2 moments here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Mwai Kibaki
in 1974
1 moment here
Kenyan economist and politician who served as Kenya’s third president from 2002 to 2013. This chronology records documented physical presence from…
Octavio Paz
in 1974
1 moment here
Mexican poet, essayist, editor, and diplomat whose international postings and teaching appointments connected Mexico City, the United States, Europe,…
Olav V
in 1974
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Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Olivia Hussey
in 1974
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British actress born in Argentina, best known for playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film Romeo and Juliet.…
Osho
in 1974
1 moment here
Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Park Chung Hee
in 1974
1 moment here
Park Chung-hee was a South Korean army officer and politician who led the May 16 coup in 1961 and served as president from 1963 until his…
Rafael Orozco Maestre
in 1974
1 moment here
Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter, co-founder and lead singer of Binomio de Oro with accordionist Israel Romero.…
Ram Narayan
in 1974
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Indian sarangi player who established the sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music.…
Ravi Shankar
in 1974
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Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…
Richard Feynman
in 1974
1 moment here
American theoretical physicist known for foundational work in quantum electrodynamics, the path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics, and…
Richard Nixon
in 1974
3 moments here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Robert Mugabe
in 1974
1 moment here
Zimbabwean nationalist leader, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and President from 1987 to 2017.…
Robin Williams
in 1974
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Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1974
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Salvador Dalí
in 1974
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Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Samora Machel
in 1974
3 moments here
Mozambican revolutionary and FRELIMO leader who became the first president of independent Mozambique in 1975.…
Satyendra Nath Bose
in 1974
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Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician whose 1924 work founded Bose-Einstein statistics.…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
in 1974
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Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…
Siad Barre
in 1974
1 moment here
Mohammed Siad Barre was a Somali military officer and president of Somalia from 1969 to 1991.…
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
in 1974
2 moments here
Sri Lankan stateswoman and three-time prime minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Born Sirima Ratwatte in Ratnapura, she became the world’s first woman…
Stanley Kubrick
in 1974
1 moment here
American filmmaker and photographer whose career began in New York photojournalism, expanded through Hollywood productions and European location…
Stephen Hawking
in 1974
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Steve Jobs
in 1974
5 moments here
Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…
Moments
- 1974 Lusaka Agreement Samora Machel
- 1974 First Bengali address to the UN General Assembly Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1974 Visit to Karachi Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1974 U.S. state dinner guest Yitzhak Rabin
- 1974 First presidential foreign trip Gerald Ford
- 1974 Rumble in the Jungle Muhammad Ali
- 1974 Loperena singing-contest victory Rafael Orozco Maestre
- 1974 Meetings in Washington Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1974 Address to the United Nations General Assembly Siad Barre
- 1974 Opening of the University of Jaffna Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1974 Death aboard the motor ship Dunai Vasily Shukshin
- 1974 Official visit to Moscow Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1974 First heterotopic double-heart transplant Christiaan Barnard
- 1974 Japan state visit Gerald Ford
- 1974 Meeting with Park Chung Hee Gerald Ford
- 1974 Vladivostok summit with Brezhnev Gerald Ford
- 1974 Guest appearance with Elton John John Lennon
- 1974 Meeting with President Ford Park Chung Hee
- 1974 Release and residence in Highfield Robert Mugabe
- 1974 State visit to Cairo Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1974 Death at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital U Thant
- 1974 United Nations General Assembly address Yasser Arafat
- 1974 Nobel banquet speech Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- 1974 Martinique meeting with Giscard d'Estaing Gerald Ford
- 1974 Visit to Darwin after Cyclone Tracy Gough Whitlam
- 1974 Presidential campaign announcement Jimmy Carter
- 1974 Visit to Valletta Muammar Gaddafi
- 1974 Bilateral visit to Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mujibur Rahman