Timeline July 1974

Events in July 1974 11

• 1891 – 1974 Earl Warren (1891-1974) Died 9 July 1974, aged 83 Earl Warren served as Chief Justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969, presiding over landmark rulings including Brown v. Board of Education. He also chaired the commission that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy.
• 1891 – 1974 James Chadwick (1891-1974) Died 24 July 1974, aged 82 James Chadwick was a British physicist who discovered the neutron in 1932, earning the Nobel Prize in Physics. He later led the British contribution to the Manhattan Project.
• 1895 – 1974 Juan Perón (1895-1974) Died 1 July 1974, aged 78 Juan Perón was a former Argentine army officer who served as president of Argentina across three terms. He died in office during his third term, triggering a succession crisis that led to his wife Isabel Perón becoming president.
• 1941 – 1974 Cass Elliot (1941-1974) Died 29 July 1974, aged 32 Cass Elliot, known as Mama Cass, was an American singer and a member of the folk-rock group The Mamas & the Papas. She died suddenly in London while pursuing a solo career.
• 1974 1974 FIFA World Cup The New Trophy The first tournament to use the current FIFA World Cup Trophy. Winner: West Germany.
• 1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young stadium tour Doom tour One of the first stadium tours.
• 1974 Wimbledon 1974 Men: Jimmy Connors · Women: Chris Evert
• 1974 1974 FIFA World Cup Final West Germany beats the Netherlands in Munich West Germany defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in the World Cup final in Munich, denying Johan Cruyff's "Total Football" side the title. It was West Germany's second World Cup win.
• 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus Turkey lands troops after a Greek-backed coup Turkey invaded northern Cyprus days after a coup backed by the Greek military junta tried to unite the island with Greece. The conflict left Cyprus partitioned, with a ceasefire line still dividing the island today.
• 1974 Stevie Wonder releases Fulfillingness' First Finale Second Album of the Year Wins Album of the Year for the second year running.
• 1974 Greek military junta collapses Metapolitefsi restores Greek democracy Facing disaster in Cyprus, Greece's ruling colonels handed power to civilian politician Konstantinos Karamanlis. The transition ended seven years of dictatorship and began Greece's return to parliamentary democracy.