Date: December 19, 1974
The first fatal crash of a Boeing 747 occurs when Lufthansa Flight 540 crashes while attempting to takeoff from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, killing 59 out of the 157 people on board. Date: November 20, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day…
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh. Date: February 22, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board. Date: April 22, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974The Troubles: UVF…
Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia. Date: December 24, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974NASA Mariner 10 First Mercury Flyby March 29, 1974Nixon Announces Presidential Resignation, August 8, 1974Carnation Revolution Topples Portugal’s Estado Novo…
Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so. Date: May 18, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1974Belgrade-Dortmund Express Derails in…
The first California Jam festival takes place at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California. Co-headlined by Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The festival set what were then records for the loudest amplification system ever installed, the highest paid attendance, and highest gross in history. Date: April 6, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia…