August 1974 calendar

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

But much more happened on August 1974: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1974?

Events

01 Aug 1974 Virginia Squires trade Julius "Dr J" Erving to the New York Nets.
03 Aug 1974 Little Night Music closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 601 performances
04 Aug 1974 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic
05 Aug 1974 Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways
06 Aug 1974 Explosion and fire destory Great Northern railroad yard in Wenatchee, Washington.
07 Aug 1974 Actress Faye Dunaway weds Peter Wolf of J Geils Band
08 Aug 1974 President Richard M Nixon announces he will resign his office 12PM August 9.
09 Aug 1974 US President Richard Nixon resigns presidency, Vice President Gerald Ford becomes 38th president.
10 Aug 1974 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Colgate-European American Golf Open
11 Aug 1974 56th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 276 at Tanglewood, North Carolina
12 Aug 1974 Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 and walks only 2 as Angels top Red Sox, 4-2
14 Aug 1974 Congress authorizes US citizens to own gold
15 Aug 1974 Hurricane / floods ravage Bangladesh, 4,000 killed
18 Aug 1974 Joanne Carner wins LPGA St. Paul Keller Golf Open
20 Aug 1974 Brooklyn pitcher Dan Bankhead is 1st black to homer in his 1st at bat
23 Aug 1974 John Lennon reports seeing a UFO in New York City
24 Aug 1974 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open
26 Aug 1974 Guinee-Bissau becomes independent of Portugal
27 Aug 1974 New York Mets' Benny Ayala hits a home run in his first at bat.
28 Aug 1974 Soyuz 15 returns to Earth.
29 Aug 1974 USSR performs underground nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
30 Aug 1974 Launching of 1st Dutch satellite, ANS, from Vandenberg
31 Aug 1974 Pirate Radio Veronica moves into Scheveningen harbor
01 Aug 1974 Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the "Green Line", dividing Cyprus into two zones.