Discover what happened on 20 June 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
- Martha Hedman (Swedish actress (1883-1974))
- Marc Pincherle (French musicologist (1888-1974))
- Horace Lindrum (Australian billiards and snooker player (1912–1974))
- Gerhard von Breitenbach (German jurist (1886-1974))
- Karl Ludwig Kraatz (German reporter (1900-1974))
- Gerda Höjer (Swedish nurse and politician (1893-1974))
- Bob Way (American baseball player)
- Charles Wisner Barrell (American writer)
- George W. Johnson (American politician (1894-1974))
- Susana Brunetti (actress (1941-1974))
- Krum Boyadzhiev
- Marta Cornelius-Furlani (Austrian teacher)
- Rafael Catardi Arca
- William Shadoan (American football and basketball coach (1889-1974))
- Leo Linder (Finnish philatelist)
- Norbert Biwer ((1899-1974))
- Marek Romański
- Alfred Detig (German journalist (1896-1974))
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- Malcolm E. Peabody ((1888-1974))
- František Líbal (Czech painter)
- Ivan Yermakov
- Hans Brändli ((1897-1974))
- Carl Bertel Pedersen (Danish politician)
- Ulrich Buchholz
- Philippa Russell ((died 1974))
- Yelizaveta Sheremeteva ((born 1893))
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- Nicola Vitone
- Alfred H. Holbrook (American museum director, painter, writer, and lecturer)
- Béla Bede (Hungarian politician (1912-1974)