Discover what happened on 24 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
- Josef Walter (German politician (1900-1974))
- Frank Chevallier-Boutell (Argentine rugby union footballer (1899–1974))
- Dmitry Andreyev (Soviet general (1900–1974))
- Al Robinson (American boxer (1947-1974))
- Andrew Dewar Gibb (British academic and politician)
- Cornelius O’Callaghan (Irish politician)
- Kafundanga Chingunji (Angolan politician)
- Marie Nademlejnská (Czech actress)
- Rudolph A. Weinert (Seguin, Texas politician)
- Jan Krátký (Czechoslovak politician (1889-1974))
- Otakar Vočadlo (Czech linguist (1895–1974))
- Aulis Aret (Estonian educational theorist and writer (1907-1974))
- Min-ho Sŏ (South Korean politician)
- Dick Russell (Australian Australian-rules footballer)
- Nikolai Telegin (Artillery Lieutenant General)
- Amy Nimr (Egyptian-born artist, writer and patron of the arts)
- Masanosuke Tsunoda (Japanese military personnel)
- Dora Lazurkina (politician)
- Oldřich Tikal (Czechoslovak rower)
- Joseph Thomas Delos
- Taneicho Nakano
- Heinz Gutschmidt
- Albert C. Smith (United States Army General (1894-1974))
- George Henry Miles ((1885-1974))
- Helene Holm Meilstrup
- Walter Roehler
- Willem van Leeuwen
- Jean-François Vossen
- Dieter Teuber (artist (1936-1974))
- Paul Baillon (French Righteous Among the Nations)
- Carlo Viganò
- Svante Harald Sollander (Swedish film exhibitor)
- Ernst Kruuda (Estonian opera singer)
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- Marie Kublová