Discover what happened on 2 January 1974 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Robert Arnold Wardle (Canadian zoologist)
- David Noel ((1919-1974))
- Joan Edith Gabbett ((1910-1974))
- Grace Faith Salvation Studd ((born 1889))
- Miloš Tomek (architect (1921-1974))
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- Viktor Jonas
- Hermann Rudolf Leber
- Eugen Tschurtschenthaler (Austrian skier)
- Chiyoko Mimura (Japanese actress)
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- Jennie Adeline Crocker (American heiress)
- Luis Enrique Canelo Maureira (victim of the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet)
- Ramirez Guillermo Del Canto (victim of the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet)
- Rudolf Grimmer
- Ödön Salamon ((1911-1974) physician)
- Robert Arnold Wardle (Canadian zoologist)
- David Noel ((1919-1974))
- Joan Edith Gabbett ((1910-1974))
- Grace Faith Salvation Studd ((born 1889))
- Miloš Tomek (architect (1921-1974))
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- Viktor Jonas
- Hermann Rudolf Leber
- Eugen Tschurtschenthaler (Austrian skier)
- Chiyoko Mimura (Japanese actress)
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- Jennie Adeline Crocker (American heiress)
- Robert Arnold Wardle (Canadian zoologist)
- David Noel ((1919-1974))
- Joan Edith Gabbett ((1910-1974))
- Grace Faith Salvation Studd ((born 1889))
- Miloš Tomek (architect (1921-1974))
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- Viktor Jonas
- Hermann Rudolf Leber
- Eugen Tschurtschenthaler (Austrian skier)
- Chiyoko Mimura (Japanese actress)
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- Jennie Adeline Crocker (American heiress)
- Robert Arnold Wardle (Canadian zoologist)
- Piotr Poliakov (Soviet botanist (1902–1974))
- Errett Lobban Cord (Founder of the Cord Corporation (1894-1974))
- Tex Ritter (American country musician (1905–1974))
- Clemens Thaer (German mathematician, historian of mathematics and politician (1883–1974))
- Rudolf Franz Karl Jacob Brinckmann (German politician (1889-1974))
- Erwin Günther (German musician)
- Heinrich Glasmeyer (German politician (1893-1974))
- Mark Fax (American composer (1911-1974))
- Robert Wehgartner (German politician (1909-1974))
- Wilhelm Tochtermann (German psychotherapist and author (1912–1974))
- Fernand de Montigny (Belgian fencer and hockey player (1885–1974))
- Alex Willenberg (German politician (1897–1974))
- André Beauce (French painter (1911-1974))
- Jacques-Henri Duval (French actor (1919–1974))
- Neva Gerber (actress (1894–1974))
- Jan Papuga (Polish writer (1915–1974))
- Aurelija Mikušauskaitė (Lithuanian actress (1937-1974))
- Gordon Slade (American baseball player (1904-1974))
- Héctor Coire (Argentinian actor)
- Jiang Dingwen (Chinese general (1895–1974))
- John Tiarks (British bishop)
- Ralph Block (American producer and screenwriter (1889-1974))
- Jean De Boë (1889-1974 Belgian typographer, trade unionist, gang member)
- Tristão Ferreira da Cunha (Brazilian politician (1890-1974))
- Heinz Schröter (German pianist)
- Chikukō Fujimoto
- Kåre Nesset
- Michaś Staniuta (Belarusian painter (1881-1974))
- Ivan Shil’nov (Hero of the Soviet Union (1906-1974))
- Georg Leire
- Gösta Stawåsen
- Edward Mieczysław Potęga (Polish teacher)
- Wilhelmus Franciscus Cornelis van der Sommen (Dutch photographer)
- Ralph B. DeWitt (American Marine Corps Major General)
- Nelson Lima Piauhy Dourado
- Jack Shumack (Australian rugby league footballer and coach)
- David Noel ((1919-1974))
- Joan Edith Gabbett ((1910-1974))
- Grace Faith Salvation Studd ((born 1889))
- Miloš Tomek (architect (1921-1974))
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- Viktor Jonas
- Hermann Rudolf Leber
- Eugen Tschurtschenthaler (Austrian skier)
- Chiyoko Mimura (Japanese actress)
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- Jennie Adeline Crocker (American heiress)
- Luis Enrique Canelo Maureira (victim of the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet)
- Ramirez Guillermo Del Canto (victim of the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet)
- Robert Arnold Wardle (Canadian zoologist)
- David Noel ((1919-1974))
- Joan Edith Gabbett ((1910-1974))
- Grace Faith Salvation Studd ((born 1889))
- Miloš Tomek (architect (1921-1974))
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- Viktor Jonas
- Hermann Rudolf Leber
- Eugen Tschurtschenthaler (Austrian skier)
- Chiyoko Mimura (Japanese actress)
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- Jennie Adeline Crocker (American heiress)