Discover what happened on 27 December 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
- Géza Csorba (Hungarian sculptor (1892-1974))
- Ned Maddrell (Manx fisherman (1877–1974))
- Samuel M. Comer (American set decorator (1893-1974))
- Vladimir Fock (Russian physicist (1898-1974))
- Knud Togeby (Danish philologist (1918–1974))
- Victor Samuel Summerhayes (English botanist (1897-1974))
- Payne Ratner (American politician (1896-1974))
- Peter Breitner (politician)
- Paul Vermeire (Belgian painter (1928-1974))
- Nina Ivanova (Soviet painter (1919-1974))
- Viktor Stepanovich Komarov (Russian church musician, composer and choir leader (1893–1974))
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- Amy Vanderbilt (writer (1908-1974))
- Bob Custer (American actor (1898-1974))
- Denis Farrelly (Irish politician)
- Frederick Henry McDowall (New Zealand dairy scientist and administrator (1900–1974))
- Margarito Ledesma (Mexican poet (1887-1974))
- Karl Wistrand (Swedish politician)
- Prvoslav Dragićević (Serbian footballer (1914-1974))
- Nina Agadzhanova-Shutko (Russian screenwriter (1889-1974))
- Stanisław Doktorowicz-Hrebnicki (Polish geologist and mining engineer)
- Jaroslav Ledl (Czechoslovak politician (1892–1974))
- Q12112382 (Ukrainian actor (1895-1974))
- Rose Lambert (American missionary (1878-1974))
- Leonid Zhdanov
- Ray Dovey (English cricketer (1920-1974))
- Slavomir Condanari-Michler (Austrian legal scholar (1902-1974))
- Mario Maurano (Argentine composer)
- Hossein Ghaffari (Iranian Shia cleric)
- Frank Kelly (Australian rules footballer)
- Q19940971 (South Korean politician)
- Mary Olki (Finnish journalist (1891-1974))
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- Reino Tuominen (Finnish wrestler)
- Bożena Modelska-Strzelecka (Polish geographer (1916-1974))
- Helio Sermenha Lepage (entomologist)
- Signe Augusta Lindeman (Norwegian composer)
- Jan Zaufall
- Cornelis Hendrik David van Munster (Dutch photographer)
- Marie Bourassa ((1901-1974))
- Albina Piotrowska (Polish Righteous Among the Nations)
- Rösli Spiess (Swiss musician)
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- Nina Agadzhanova-Shutko (Russian screenwriter (1889-1974))
- Géza Csorba (Hungarian sculptor (1892-1974))
- Ned Maddrell (Manx fisherman (1877–1974))
- Samuel M. Comer (American set decorator (1893-1974))
- Vladimir Fock (Russian physicist (1898-1974))
- Knud Togeby (Danish philologist (1918–1974))
- Victor Samuel Summerhayes (English botanist (1897-1974))
- Payne Ratner (American politician (1896-1974))
- Peter Breitner (politician)
- Paul Vermeire (Belgian painter (1928-1974))
- Nina Ivanova (Soviet painter (1919-1974))
- Viktor Stepanovich Komarov (Russian church musician, composer and choir leader (1893–1974))
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- Amy Vanderbilt (writer (1908-1974))
- Bob Custer (American actor (1898-1974))
- Denis Farrelly (Irish politician)
- Frederick Henry McDowall (New Zealand dairy scientist and administrator (1900–1974))
- Margarito Ledesma (Mexican poet (1887-1974))
- Karl Wistrand (Swedish politician)
- Prvoslav Dragićević (Serbian footballer (1914-1974))
- Stanisław Doktorowicz-Hrebnicki (Polish geologist and mining engineer)
- Jaroslav Ledl (Czechoslovak politician (1892–1974))
- Q12112382 (Ukrainian actor (1895-1974))
- Rose Lambert (American missionary (1878-1974))
- Leonid Zhdanov
- Ray Dovey (English cricketer (1920-1974))
- Slavomir Condanari-Michler (Austrian legal scholar (1902-1974))
- Mario Maurano (Argentine composer)
- Hossein Ghaffari (Iranian Shia cleric)
- Frank Kelly (Australian rules footballer)
- Q19940971 (South Korean politician)
- Mary Olki (Finnish journalist (1891-1974))
- Q22773503
- Q28413300
- Reino Tuominen (Finnish wrestler)
- Bożena Modelska-Strzelecka (Polish geographer (1916-1974))
- Helio Sermenha Lepage (entomologist)
- Signe Augusta Lindeman (Norwegian composer)
- Jan Zaufall
- Cornelis Hendrik David van Munster (Dutch photographer)
- Marie Bourassa ((1901-1974))
- Albina Piotrowska (Polish Righteous Among the Nations)
- Rösli Spiess (Swiss musician)
- Gustav Skalník