January 1974 calendar
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.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in January 1974?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle
- Steve Miller Band - The Joker
- Al Wilson - Show And Tell
- Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen
- Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Mud - Lonely This Christmas
- Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
- The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
- Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything
- Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in January 1974?
Jaws
By: Peter Benchle
The Onion Field
By: Joseph Wambaugh
This is the terrifyingly true story about two young cops who are robbed by two young men. Their separate fates collide on March 19, in an unusual execution in deserted Los Angeles.
Alistair Cooke'S America
By: Alistair Cooke
It is crucial to understand the workings of the United States as it adjusts to its position as the sole superpower in an international world with shifting allegiances.
Portrait Of A Marriage
By: Nigel Nicolson
Vita Sackville West, novelist, poet and biographer is most well-known as Virginia Woolf's friend, who made her an androgynous time-traveler at Orlando.
The Dogs Of War
By: Frederick Forsyth
"Knocking off an armoured truck or a bank is just crude. A whole republic can be taken down with a single stroke. Sir James Manson is a shadowy titan in London's financial sector who is plotting a coup d’etat within …