Dashed left edge = started before February 1974 ·
Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond February 1974
Events in February 1974 7
1974The Band tour with Bob DylanTour 1974Dylan's first tour in eight years, recorded for Before the Flood.
1974Van Morrison releases It's Too Late to Stop NowLive albumA double live album with the Caledonia Soul Orchestra.
1974Patty Hearst kidnapped by the SLANewspaper heiress abducted in BerkeleyMembers of the Symbionese Liberation Army seized 19-year-old Patricia Hearst from her Berkeley apartment. She later appeared in SLA propaganda and took part in a bank robbery, becoming one of the era's most sensational criminal cases.
1974Grenada gains independenceCaribbean island ends British colonial ruleGrenada became an independent nation within the Commonwealth, ending its status as a British colony. Eric Gairy became the country's first prime minister.
1974 – presentSteve NashMV-Steve2-time MVP who led the high-octane "7 Seconds or Less" Suns.
1974 – presentYevgeny KafelnikovThe Iron ManFirst Russian to win a Grand Slam (1996 French Open).
1974UK general election produces hung parliamentFebruary 1974 vote returns Harold Wilson to powerA snap general election called over the miners' strike produced Britain's first hung parliament since 1929. Harold Wilson formed a minority Labour government after Edward Heath failed to secure a coalition.