What happened on 5 October 1974?

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))