What happened on 26 December 1974?

Discover what happened on 26 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

  • Jack Benny (American comedic entertainer (1894–1974))
  • Ernst Mohr (German parson and provost (1895-1974))
  • Erenbert Josef Schächer (Austrian classical philologist (1900-1974))
  • Frank Hussey (athletics competitor (1905-1974))
  • Farid al-Atrash (Syrian-Egyptian singer, composer and musician (1910–1974))
  • Knudåge Riisager (Danish composer (1897–1974))
  • Oskar Schmidt (Swiss ice hockey player)
  • Armand Marcelle (French rower (1905-1974))
  • Alan Noel Latimer Munby (English writer (1913-1974))
  • Robert Levine Sanders (American composer, musician and music educator)
  • Moshe Halevy (Israeli actor (1895–1974))
  • Elias Volan (Norwegian politician (1887–1974))
  • Carl Strandlund (Swedish-American inventor)
  • Frank Arsenault (musician)
  • Gus Gardella (American football player (1895-1974))
  • Fernando Gallego de Chaves y Calleja
  • Sir Hamilton Kerr, 1st Baronet (British politician (1903-1974))
  • William Henry Draper, Jr. (United States general (1894–1974))
  • Leokadia Pancewiczowa (Polish actress (1888-1974))
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  • Evgeny Fleysher (Soviet hockey and football player (1934-1974))
  • Ludwig Altenhöfer (German politician)
  • Wilhelm Schirp
  • Ekrem Anıt (Turkish politician)
  • Carl Julius Haidvogel (Austrian writer (1891-1974))
  • Niels Østergaard (Danish painter (1924-1974))
  • Gerald Heaney
  • Peter Paul Atzwanger (Austrian photographer)
  • Elis Segerlund
  • Josef Pilartz
  • József Marton (Hungarian athletics competitor (1907-1974))
  • Dwight Isely (American entomologist)
  • Lillian Ascough (US suffragette)
  • Wilfred T. Houle (American football player and athletics coach)
  • Patrick Lenox-Conyngham ((1912-1974))
  • Isabel Stewart ((1897-1974))
  • Harry Turpin (American football coach and college athletics administrator)
  • František Vajčner
  • Zygmunt Aleksander Schinzel
  • Hanspeter Kasper
  • Herleik Holtan (Norwegian teacher)
  • Hallet Thomas Ellsworth (American diplomat (1885-1974))
  • Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton (British naval officer (1890-1974))
  • Jack Benny (American comedic entertainer (1894–1974))
  • Ernst Mohr (German parson and provost (1895-1974))
  • Erenbert Josef Schächer (Austrian classical philologist (1900-1974))
  • Frank Hussey (athletics competitor (1905-1974))
  • Farid al-Atrash (Syrian-Egyptian singer, composer and musician (1910–1974))
  • Knudåge Riisager (Danish composer (1897–1974))
  • Oskar Schmidt (Swiss ice hockey player)
  • Armand Marcelle (French rower (1905-1974))
  • Alan Noel Latimer Munby (English writer (1913-1974))
  • Robert Levine Sanders (American composer, musician and music educator)
  • Moshe Halevy (Israeli actor (1895–1974))
  • Elias Volan (Norwegian politician (1887–1974))
  • Carl Strandlund (Swedish-American inventor)
  • Frank Arsenault (musician)
  • Gus Gardella (American football player (1895-1974))
  • Fernando Gallego de Chaves y Calleja
  • Sir Hamilton Kerr, 1st Baronet (British politician (1903-1974))
  • William Henry Draper, Jr. (United States general (1894–1974))
  • Leokadia Pancewiczowa (Polish actress (1888-1974))
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  • Q12587879
  • Evgeny Fleysher (Soviet hockey and football player (1934-1974))
  • Ludwig Altenhöfer (German politician)
  • Wilhelm Schirp
  • Ekrem Anıt (Turkish politician)
  • Carl Julius Haidvogel (Austrian writer (1891-1974))
  • Niels Østergaard (Danish painter (1924-1974))
  • Gerald Heaney
  • Peter Paul Atzwanger (Austrian photographer)
  • Elis Segerlund
  • Josef Pilartz
  • József Marton (Hungarian athletics competitor (1907-1974))
  • Dwight Isely (American entomologist)
  • Lillian Ascough (US suffragette)
  • Wilfred T. Houle (American football player and athletics coach)
  • Patrick Lenox-Conyngham ((1912-1974))
  • Isabel Stewart ((1897-1974))
  • Harry Turpin (American football coach and college athletics administrator)
  • František Vajčner
  • Zygmunt Aleksander Schinzel
  • Hanspeter Kasper
  • Herleik Holtan (Norwegian teacher)
  • Rudolf Burckhardt
  • František Porcal