Discover what happened on 3 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
- Marie Hagmeier-Meier
- Johannes Vermeer (civil servant in the Dutch East Indies)
- Charles Mantinband (American Jewish rabbi (1895-1974))
- Anatolii Koshkin ((1918-1974) Soviet state security officer)
- Johannes Vermeer (civil servant in the Dutch East Indies)
- Charles Mantinband (American Jewish rabbi (1895-1974))
- Anatolii Koshkin ((1918-1974) Soviet state security officer)
- Joachim Ritter (German philosopher (1903-1974))
- Edgar Johan Kuusik (Estonian architect (1888-1974))
- Fritz Stippel (German university teacher (1915-1974))
- Ernst Kyriss
- Friedrich Matz (German classical archaeologist and university teacher (1890-1974))
- Georg Wessling (German politician (1889-1974))
- Werner Hülle (German archaeologist, prehistorian and author (1903–1974))
- Joaquim Amat-Piniella (Spanish writer of Catalan language; survivor of Nazi concentration camps (1913-1974))
- Edna Murphy (actress (1899-1974))
- George Sherman (American comics publicist)
- Anders Olsson i Mora (politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden)
- Jan Rustecki (politician (1903-1974))
- Jiří Julius Fiala (Czech conductor and composer (1892–1974))
- Jonas Sereikis (Lithuanian poet (1921-1974))
- Frigyes Gyimesi
- Hans Kößler
- Joseph DeLaine (American minister)
- Almira Sessions (American actress (1888-1974))
- Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail (Sri Lankan politician (1901-1974))
- Fred Gómez Carrasco (American drug trafficker (1940-1974))
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- Henri Nouvel (French physiologist and zoologist)
- Edward Lilley (film director (1896-1974))
- William Guy Horne ((1889-1974))
- Anna Snijckers (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
- Curtis H. Shell (American art historian)