Discover what happened on 5 October 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
- Roland Gregory Austin (British classical philologist (1901–1974))
- Nikola Saranov (Bulgarian jurist)
- Helmut Träbert (German scientist (1920–1974))
- Zalman Shazar (3rd President of Israel)
- Ebe Stignani (Italian operatic mezzo-soprano singer)
- Miguel Humberto Enriquez Espinosa (victim of the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1944–1974))
- Richard Küchen (German design engineer)
- Robert Fiedler (German politician (1905-1974))
- Virgil Miller (American cinematographer (1886–1974))
- Gio Colucci (Italian artist (1892-1974))
- Marie Couette (French politician (1898–1974))
- Abul Hashim (Bangladeshi politician and Islamic thinker (1905–1974))
- John Harris (Australian politician (1890-1974))
- Robert G. Robinson (United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1896–1974))
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- Józef Mozolewski
- Ddiddue Epherre
- Leopold Polenec
- Gustav Ernst Robert Schulze (German physicist)
- Lester Basil Sinclair (Australian writer of songs and children’s books)
- Gerd Osten (Swedish film director)
- Frans Pehrman (Finnish artist (1896-1974))
- Gedeon Róka (Hungarian astronomer (1906–1974))
- Douglas Wanstall
- Glenn Lowell Jepsen (U.S. paleontologist (1903-1974))
- Alexandre Derevitsky (Italian composer, lyricist and conductor)
- Juan Benjamín Russo
- Johanne Næser
- Johanna Hoitink (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
- Josef Hornych
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- Pavel Shumilov
- Dorothea Eckardt
- Napoleone Eugenio Adamo (Italian teacher (1907-1974))