1974

Bülent Ecevit of CHP forms the new government of Turkey (37th government, partner MSP).

After a record 84 days in orbit, the crew of Skylab 4 returns to Earth.

A group of peasant women in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India, use their bodies to surround trees to prevent loggers from felling them, giving rise to the Chipko movement.

The first California Jam festival takes place at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California. Co-headlined by Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The festival set what were then records for the loudest amplification system ever installed, the highest paid attendance, and highest gross in history.

West German chancellor Willy Brandt, resigns after four years in office.

In an informal article in a medical journal, Henry Heimlich introduced the concept of abdominal thrusts, commonly known as the Heimlich maneuver, to treat victims of choking.

Railcar explosion in Decatur, Illinois. A tanker car collides with a Norfolk & Western boxcar. Seven people are killed, 349 are injured and $18 million in property damage.

Turkey invades Cyprus for the second time, occupying 37% of the island's territory.

The Portuguese military junta grants independence to Guinea-Bissau.

The World Tourism Organization (WTO) is established.

Lufthansa Flight 540 crashes in Nairobi, Kenya, due to a mechanical failure, killing 59 of its 157 occupants.

The Paris summit, reuniting the European Communities' heads of state and government, commences.