Rulers:
• Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)
• Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (1969-1974)
• Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States (1974-1977)
Events:
• Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art opened in Kitakyushu, Japan.
Births:
• Bale, Christian (1974)
• DiCaprio, Leonardo (1974)
• Duris, Romain (1974)
• Mansour, Haifaa al (1974)
Deaths:
• De Sica, Vittorio (1901-1974)
• Long, Richard (1927-1974)
• Moorehead, Agnes (1900-1974)
• Pagnol, Marcel (1895-1974)
• Siqueiros, David Alfaro (1896-1974)
Music:
• Goldsmith, Jerry (1929-2004): Chinatown (1974)
Film:
• C’eravamo tanto amati (1974)
• Chinatown (1974)
• Great Expectations (1974)
• Gruppo di famiglia in un interno (1974)
• Le fantôme de la liberté (1974)
• Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
• Pane e cioccolata (1974)
• The Godfather: Part II (1974)
• The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)