January 1974 calendar

January 1974
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in January 1974.
The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Edward Heath (Conservative), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on January 1974: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of January 1974?

Events

01 Jan 1974 World Population Year begins
02 Jan 1974 55 mph speed limit imposed by Richard Nixon
03 Jan 1974 Arias Navarro succeeds Carrero Blanco as premier of Spain.
04 Jan 1974 United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
05 Jan 1974 Raul Julia appears on Bob Newhart Show in Oh, Brother
06 Jan 1974 CBS Mystery Theater, premieres on radio
07 Jan 1974 Dutch rations gasoline
08 Jan 1974 Loch Ness Monster photographed
11 Jan 1974 ABC airs final episode of Love, American Style
12 Jan 1974 Libya and Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic".
13 Jan 1974 Super Bowl VIII: Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings, 24-7 in Houston, Texas; Most Valuable Player: Larry Csonka, running back.
14 Jan 1974 World Football League founded.
15 Jan 1974 Happy Days begins an 11 year run on ABC
16 Jan 1974 Jaws by Peter Benchley is published
18 Jan 1974 $6 Million Man starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV
19 Jan 1974 Notre Dame beats UCLA, ends NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak.
20 Jan 1974 A college basketball game ends 210-67
21 Jan 1974 Gold hits record $161.31 / silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London
25 Jan 1974 Christian Barnard transplants 1st human heart without removal of old
26 Jan 1974 Bülent Ecevit, of CHP forms the new government of Turkey (37th government, partner MSP )
27 Jan 1974 Lorelei opens at Palace Theater NYC for 320 performances
28 Jan 1974 Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, and Jocko Conlan elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
29 Jan 1974 27th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 6-4 at Chicago.
20 Jan 1974 China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam.