1974 events

Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet. Date: June 29, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

Vice President Isabel Perón assumes powers and duties as Acting President of Argentina, while her husband President Juan Perón is terminally ill. Date: June 29, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union. Date: June 27, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio. Date: June 26, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine. Date: June 1, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service. Date: May 30, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

SETA, a Finnish LGBT rights organisation, is founded in Helsinki. Date: May 29, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists. Date: May 28, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

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)