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
Sydney Brenner
in 1974
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Thomas Sankara
in 1974
1 moment here
Burkinabé army officer and revolutionary political leader who became president of Upper Volta after the 4 August 1983 coup and led Burkina Faso until…
Tina Turner
in 1974
1 moment here
Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, actress, and author.…
U Thant
in 1974
1 moment here
Burmese diplomat and third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961–1971). Born in Pantanaw, he taught and served in Burma’s government before…
Vasily Shukshin
in 1974
1 moment here
Soviet Russian writer, actor, screenwriter, and film director associated with Village Prose.…
Willy Brandt
in 1974
2 moments here
German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…
Yasser Arafat
in 1974
1 moment here
Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…
Yitzhak Rabin
in 1974
1 moment here
Israeli military officer, statesman, prime minister, ambassador, and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
in 1974
4 moments here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…