February 1974 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in February 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 February 1974: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of February 1974?
Events
- 01 Feb 1974 Good Times (spinoff from Maude) premieres on CBS TV
- 02 Feb 1974 Pope Paul VI encyclical "To Honor Mary".
- 03 Feb 1974 Pajama Game closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 performances
- 04 Feb 1974 Benzine rationing ends in the Netherlands
- 05 Feb 1974 British mine strike
- 06 Feb 1974 3rd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
- 07 Feb 1974 Grenada gains independence from Britain
- 08 Feb 1974 Good Times, debuts on CBS TV
- 09 Feb 1974 Daddy What If by Bobby Bare peaks at #41
- 10 Feb 1974 Gigi closes at Uris Theater NYC after 103 performances
- 11 Feb 1974 Titan-Centaur test launch fails.
- 12 Feb 1974 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1970, is exiled from the Soviet Union.
- 13 Feb 1974 Rainbow Jones opens and closes at Music Box Theater, New York City
- 17 Feb 1974 Carol Mann wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic.
- 18 Feb 1974 NASA launches Italian satellite San Marcos C-2
- 19 Feb 1974 1st American Music Award
- 20 Feb 1974 Cher files for separation from husband Sonny Bono
- 21 Feb 1974 Israeli forces leave western Suez.
- 22 Feb 1974 Samuel Byck tries and fails to assassinate U.S. President Richard Nixon.
- 23 Feb 1974 Patty Hearst, Daughter of publisher Randolph Hearst, kidnapped by SLA
- 24 Feb 1974 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champion all-round skater.
- 25 Feb 1974 Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975.
- 26 Feb 1974 Gold hits record US$188 an ounce in Paris, France. Silver peaks at US$6.70 per ounce.
- 27 Feb 1974 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 28 Feb 1974 Taiwan police shoots into crowd
- 04 Feb 1974 The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in February 1974?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
- Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme
- Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun
- Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen
- Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
Top #5 songs in the UK
- The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
- Mud - Tiger Feet
- Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
- The Sweet - Teenage Rampage
- Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in February 1974?