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1974 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in January 1974

• January 25, 1974: Bülent Ecevit of the Republican People's Party (CHP) formed the 37th government of Turkey in partnership with the National Salvation Party (MSP).
• February 1, 1974: Fire breaks out in the Joelma Building in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil; 177 die, 293 are injured, 11 die later of their injuries.
• February 8, 1974: After a record 84 days in orbit, the crew of Skylab 4 returns to Earth.
• February 17, 1974: Zamalek disaster: A soccer stampede occurs in Cairo, killing 49.
• February 28, 1974: The British election ended in a hung parliament after the Jeremy Thorpe-led Liberal Party achieves its biggest vote.
• March 3, 1974: Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed near Paris, resulting in 346 fatalities, making it the deadliest single-aircraft accident without survivors.
• March 4, 1974: Following an inconclusive general election in the UK, Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath resigned, succeeded by Labour's Harold Wilson, who had previously led from 1964 to 1970.
• March 18, 1974: In West Germany, the Bundestag enacted the Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz (Federal Emission Control Act), addressing pollution concerns.
• March 26, 1974: The Chipko movement, a nonviolent protest against deforestation, emerged when peasant women in Chamoli, India, embraced trees to prevent their felling.
• March 29, 1974: The Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang, a collection of terracotta sculptures representing the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, was discovered in Xi'an, China.
• April 3, 1974: A devastating tornado outbreak in the central United States causes 319 fatalities and injures approximately 5,484 people, highlighting the destructive power of natural disasters.
• April 5, 1974: Stephen King's debut novel, Carrie, is published, marking the beginning of his successful career as a horror writer.
• April 6, 1974: ABBA's song Waterloo secures victory at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, propelling the Swedish pop group to international fame.
• April 11, 1974: The Kiryat Shmona massacre in Israel results in the deaths of 18 civilians, highlighting the ongoing conflict and tensions in the region.
• April 24, 1974: The Guillaume Affair unfolds, revealing the presence of an East German spy within the West German government, leading to the resignation of Chancellor Willy Brandt, emphasizing the significance of counterintelligence and national security.
• April 25, 1974: The Carnation Revolution in Portugal, a left-wing military coup, restores democracy, marking the end of the Estado Novo dictatorship and paving the way for a more democratic and progressive Portugal.
• May 4, 1974: An all-female Japanese team summits Manaslu in Nepal, becoming the first women to climb an 8,000 m (26,000 ft) peak.
• May 7, 1974: Willy Brandt, West Germany's chancellor, resigns.
• May 11, 1974: A violent 7.1 earthquake shakes the Chinese city of Zhaotong causing between 1,600 and 20,000 deaths.
• May 16, 1974: Helmut Schmidt becomes the new Chancellor of West Germany.
• May 17, 1974: The Troubles: The Dublin and Monaghan bombings are carried out by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), when they explode four car bombs in counties Dublin and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. The attacks kill 33 civilians and wound almost 300, the highest number of casualties in any single event during the conflict.
• May 18, 1974: 1974 Australian federal election: Gough Whitlam's Labor government is re-elected with a reduced majority, defeating the Liberal/Country Coalition led by Billy Snedden. Whitlam consequently becomes the first Labor Prime Minister to be re-elected in his own right. The Democratic Labor Party meanwhile loses all five of their Senate seats, effectively wiping them out as a political force.
• June 13, 1974: The 1974 FIFA World Cup, an international soccer tournament, commenced in West Germany.
• June 17, 1974: A bomb, attributed to the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army, exploded in Westminster Hall, the oldest section of the British Houses of Parliament, causing significant damage.
• June 29, 1974: Isabel Perón became the first female President of Argentina, succeeding her ailing husband Juan Perón, who passed away two days later.
• July 7, 1974: West Germany won the 1974 FIFA World Cup, securing the new FIFA World Cup Trophy.
• July 15, 1974: Greek military junta sponsored a coup in Cyprus, replacing President Makarios III with Nikos Sampson.
• July 19, 1974: A railcar explosion in Decatur, Illinois, resulted in seven fatalities, 349 injuries, and $18 million in property damage.
• July 23, 1974: Greek military junta replaced by a civilian government known as metapolitefsi.
• August 4, 1974: A bomb detonated on a train traveling between Italy and West Germany, resulting in 12 fatalities and injuries to 48 individuals. Italian neo-fascists claimed responsibility.
• August 14, 1974: Turkey's second invasion of Cyprus led to the occupation of 37% of the island's territory, escalating tensions in the region.
• August 30, 1974: A tragic train derailment occurred in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (present-day Croatia), involving an express train bound for Germany from Belgrade. The incident resulted in the deaths of over 150 passengers.
• September 8, 1974: TWA Flight 841 crashed due to a bomb in cargo, killing 88.
• September 10, 1974: Portugal granted independence to Guinea-Bissau.
• September 12, 1974: Emperor of Ethiopia was deposed, starting the civil war.
• September 13, 1974: Japanese Red Army seized the French Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands.
• September 20, 1974: Kootenai War was declared, charging tolls on U.S. Highway 95.
• October 11, 1974: The UK Labour government led by Harold Wilson won the second general election of the year, securing a three-seat majority. Wilson had been the party leader for 11 years and won four out of five general elections he contested.
• October 26, 1974: The Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña (FALN) detonated five bombs in Manhattan, with the largest explosion occurring in the Financial District.
• November 1, 1974: The World Tourism Organization (WTO), a United Nations specialized agency responsible for promoting responsible, sustainable, and universally accessible tourism, is established to promote and develop tourism as a means of fostering international understanding, peace, prosperity, and universal respect and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion.
• November 5, 1974: In the 1974 United States House of Representatives elections, the Democratic Party gained 49 seats, the largest gain for either party since 1948, while the Republicans lost 43 seats. The Democrats also gained control of the Senate, picking up four seats, and made significant gains in gubernatorial elections, winning nine more governorships.
• November 13, 1974: Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed his parents, two brothers, and two sisters while they slept in their beds in their home in Amityville, New York. The murders, which remain unsolved, inspired the book and film The Amityville Horror.
• November 16, 1974: The Arecibo message, a radio message carrying basic information about humanity and Earth, was transmitted from the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico towards the globular cluster Messier 13. The message will take approximately 25,000 years to reach its destination.
• November 17, 1974: The 1974 Greek legislative election was held to elect members of the Hellenic Parliament following the fall of the Greek junta of 1967–1974. The newly formed New Democracy party, led by Konstantinos Karamanlis, won a landslide victory, securing 220 of the 300 seats in the Parliament.
• November 18, 1974: The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an intergovernmental organization founded in response to the 1973 oil crisis. The IEA's mission is to ensure reliable, affordable, and clean energy for its member countries.
• November 20, 1974: Lufthansa Flight 540, a Boeing 747-130, crashed in Nairobi, Kenya, due to a mechanical failure in the aircraft's cargo door. The crash killed 59 of the 157 passengers and crew on board.
• November 21, 1974: The Birmingham pub bombings were a pair of terrorist attacks carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Birmingham, England. The attacks killed 21 people and injured 182. Six people were wrongly convicted of the bombings and spent 16 years in prison before their convictions were overturned.
• November 22, 1974: The United Nations General Assembly granted the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) observer status, allowing the PLO to participate in UN debates and meetings. This was a significant step in the international recognition of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination.
• November 24, 1974: A skeleton of the hominid species Australopithecus afarensis, nicknamed Lucy, was discovered in Ethiopia. Lucy is one of the most complete and well-preserved hominid fossils ever found, and she has provided valuable insights into the evolution of humans.
• November 26, 1974: Anneline Kriel of South Africa was crowned Miss World 1974, becoming the second South African woman to win the title after Penny Coelen in 1958. Helen Morgan of the United Kingdom resigned four days after winning the pageant due to personal reasons.
• December 1, 1974: TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashed during bad weather, killing all 92 passengers and crew.
• December 9, 1974: The Paris summit brought together European Communities' leaders to discuss various issues.
• December 13, 1974: Malta transitioned from a constitutional monarchy to a republic.
• December 17, 1974: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) became a specialized agency of the United Nations, promoting intellectual property protection.
• December 24, 1974: Cyclone Tracy caused widespread devastation in Darwin, Australia, leading to significant reconstruction efforts.