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

But much more happened on October 1974: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1974?


Events

  • 01 Oct 1974 Watergate cover-up trial opens in Washington DC
  • 03 Oct 1974 Pele retires as soccer player
  • 04 Oct 1974 John Lennon releases Walls & Bridges album
  • 05 Oct 1974 Guildford pub bombings: bombs planted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) kill four British soldiers and one civilian.
  • 06 Oct 1974 Mack & Mabel, opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 66 performances
  • 07 Oct 1974 German DR amends constitution
  • 08 Oct 1974 Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
  • 09 Oct 1974 Frank Robinson became 1st Black baseball manager
  • 10 Oct 1974 Canadian John Hathaway begins two-year ride of 50,600 miles.
  • 11 Oct 1974 The UK Labour government of Harold Wilson wins the second general election of the year, forming a three-seat majority. Wilson, who has led the party for a total of 11 years, has now won four of the five general elections he has contested.
  • 14 Oct 1974 8th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Rich
  • 15 Oct 1974 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Paul J Flory
  • 17 Oct 1974 NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak
  • 18 Oct 1974 1st NBA game at Market Square Arena - Pacers beat Spurs 129-121
  • 19 Oct 1974 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland
  • 20 Oct 1974 1st broadcast of Derrick on ZDF
  • 21 Oct 1974 1st Islander shut-out opponent-Billy Smith 5-0 vs. Caps
  • 22 Oct 1974 Yanks trade Bobby Murcer to Giants for Bobby Bonds
  • 24 Oct 1974 Billy Martin named American League Manager of the Year (Texas Rangers).
  • 25 Oct 1974 Air Force fires 1st ICBM
  • 27 Oct 1974 Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon
  • 28 Oct 1974 Luna 23 launched
  • 29 Oct 1974 Law bans discrimination of sex or marital status in credit application
  • 30 Oct 1974 California Angel Nolan Ryan throws fastest recorded pitch
  • 31 Oct 1974 Marines terminate gijzelingsactie in strafgevangenis Scheveningen

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in October 1974?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - I Honestly Love You
  2. - Nothing From Nothing
  3. - Then Came You
  4. - You Haven't Done Nothin'
  5. - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Kung Fu Fighting
  2. - Everything I Own
  3. - Love Me For A Reason
  4. - Sad Sweet Dreamer
  5. - Annie's Song

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

Release year: 1974

Directed by: Werner Herzog

Starring: Bruno S., Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira, Willy Semmelrogge

Country: Germany

Vincent, François, Paul and the Others

Vincent, François, Paul and the Others

Release year: 1974

Directed by: Claude Sautet

Starring: Yves Montand, Michel Piccoli, Serge Reggiani, Gérard Depardieu

Lenny

Lenny

Release year: 1974

Directed by: Bob Fosse

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner, Stanley Beck

Country: United States of America

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Release year: 1974

Directed by: Tobe Hooper

Starring: Marilyn Burns, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain

Country: United States of America

Phantom of the Paradise

Phantom of the Paradise

Release year: 1974

Directed by: Brian De Palma

Starring: Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in October 1974?
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The Rhinemann Exchange by Robert Ludlum

The Rhinemann Exchange

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Autumn 1943. American agent David Spaulding has been among the global espionage elite that have converged in Buenos Aires. His top-secret mission could bring an end to World War II.

Plain Speaking by Merle Miller

Plain Speaking

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This candid biography is based on never-aired TV interviews that were filmed in 1962, when Harry Truman, the former President of the United States, was 77 years old and had been retired for nine years.

Cavett by Dick Cavett and Christopher Porterfield

Cavett

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Watership Down by Richard Adams

Watership Down

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Watership Down, Richard Adams's classic novel about Watership Down has been a worldwide bestseller for over forty years.

More Joy by Alex Comfort

More Joy

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The book that revolutionized America’s thinking about sex is back to fulfill the needs of the 1980s. Dr. Comfort has updated and revised his classic to offer current, caring advice as well as important information about the health risks for …