Discover what happened on 2 August 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
- Paul Fleury
- Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski (Polish economist (1888-1974))
- Éva Czipri (Hungarian poet)
- Michèle Watrin (French actress (1950-1974))
- Ralph St. Germain (Canadian ice hockey player (1904–1974))
- Maurice Tardy (President of the French Rugby League Federation (1910-1974))
- Pierre Herbart (French writer, hero of the Resistance (1903–1974))
- Fred Allison (American physicist (1882-1974))
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- Cyril Smith (English virtuoso concert pianist)
- Douglas Hawkes (British racing driver (1893–1974))
- Evert Zandstra (Dutch writer (1897-1974))
- Yehuda Haezrahi (Israeli Author and Journalist)
- Ty Pickup (American baseball player (1897-1974))
- Wawrzyniec Czajka
- Shūhei Kawahara (Japanese painter (1915-1974))
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- Vilibald Scheiber
- Vootele Meipalu (Estonian gynaecologist)
- Dragotin Gustinčič (Slovene politician and journalist (1882-1974))
- Margaret Pilkington (British printmaker (1891-1974))
- Ross Parker (English pianist, composer, lyricist, and actor, best known for co-writing the songs “We’ll Meet Again” and “There’ll Always Be an England” (1914-1974))
- Rudolf Běhounek
- Helge Jacobsen (Danish cyclist (1915-1974))
- Ethel Spears (American painter, muralist, and lithographer)
- Ferenc Borbély (Hungarian toxicologist)
- Albert Arnoldy ((1904-1974))
- Fred Ungart
- Maijd Mustafa (former Iraqi Minister)
- Karl Rudolf Engelbert Phillipp Leo Herzog von Croÿ ((1889-1974))
- Stella Houlton Jackson ((died 1974))
- Emile Helfer
- František Kotšmíd (Czechoslovak university teacher)
- Harry Tilgmann (Finnish industrialist and potter (1904-1974))
- Don Gohman (American composer)
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- Roman Hierowski ((1894-1974) actor)
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- Mina Neubachová