Rethinking the Angolan Crisis and the Portuguese Revolution, 1974 – 1976, Itinerario: European Journal of Overseas History, 26 / 2, 2000, pp. 22 – 44

* 1974 – Camilla Dallerup, British-Danish dancer, teacher, and model

* 1974 – Érica García, Argentinian-American composer, singer, and actress ( Fool's Gold )

* 1974 – Robert Kovač, Croatian footballer

* 1974 – Jeff Tymoschuk, Canadian composer

* 1974 – Gina Yashere, English comedian

* 1974 – Belinda Emmett, Australian actor ( d. 2006 )

* 1974 – Roman Hamrlík, Czech hockey player

* 1974 – Marley Shelton, American actor

* 1974 – Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer

* 1974 – Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer

* 1974 – José Vidro, Puerto Rican baseball player

* 1974 – Ever Carradine, American actress

* 1974 – Bobby Petta, Dutch footballer

* 1974 – Luis Vizcaíno, Dominican baseball player

* 1974 – Alvin Williams, American basketball player

* 1974 – As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office.

* 1974 – Derek Fisher, American basketball player

* 1974 – Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor and director

* 1974 – Matt Morris, American baseball player

* 1974 – Kirill Reznik, American politician

* 1974 – Nicola Stapleton, English actress

* 1974 – Sam Endicott, American singer-songwriter and director ( The Bravery )

The city is served by the Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport which opened in 1974.

* Mohammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa ( died 14 June 1974 )

Mohammad Yousuf ( Punjabi, ; formerly Yousuf Youhana, ; born 27 August 1974 ) is a Pakistani right-handed batsman.

* Mohammad Hassanein Heykal served as editor-in-chief of the daily ( 1957 – 1974 )

In late 1974 he began negotiations with the Iranian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

In 1974, the Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, lent 1 billion dollars ( and another 180 million dollars in 1977 ) for the construction of the factory, in order to have the right to buy 10 % of the production.

Pakistani movie Tiger Gang ( 1974 ) Staring Mohammad ali was Co-produced by Germany

Mohammad Akram ( Urdu: محمد اکرم ) ( born 10 September 1974 in Islamabad, Pakistan ) was a Pakistani cricketer who bowled right arm fast-medium.

Mohammad Sidique Khan ( 20 October 1974 – 7 July 2005 ) was the oldest of the four homegrown suicide bombers and believed to be the leader responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings, in which bombs were detonated on three London Underground trains and one bus in central London suicide attacks, killing 52 people excluding the attackers and injured over 700.

* 1974 – Hadiqa Kiani, Pakistani singer-songwriter and model

Connor and other ministers had made contact with a hitherto-obscure Pakistani financier, Tirath Khemlani, as early as November 1974.

* Pokhran-I ( Smiling Buddha ): On 18 May 1974 India detonated an 8 Kiloton nuclear device at Pokhran Test Range becoming the first nation to become nuclear capable outside the five permanent members of United Nations Security Council as well as dragging Pakistan along with it into a nuclear arms race with the Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto swearing to reciprocate India .< ref > The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Munir Ahmed Khan said that the test would force Pakistan to test its own nuclear bomb.

Instead, functional rather than geographical intelligence requirements came to the fore such as counter-proliferation ( via the agency's Production and Targeting, Counter-Proliferation Section ) which had been a sphere of activity since the discovery of Pakistani physics students studying nuclear-weapons related subjects in 1974 ; counter-terrorism ( via two joint sections run in collaboration with the Security Service, one for Irish republicanism and one for international terrorism ); counter-narcotics and serious crime ( originally set up under the Western Hemisphere Controllerate in 1989 ); and a ' global issues ' section looking at matters such as the environment and other public welfare issues.

Muhammad Ayub Khan (; May 14 1907 – 19 April 1974 ) was a Pakistani politician and field marshal, serving as the second President of Pakistan as well as its first military dictator from 1958 until his resignation on 1969.

In 1974, the Pakistani parliament amended the Pakistani constitution to declare Ahmadis as non-Muslims for purposes of the constitution of the Islamic Republic.

In 1974 the state became a part of the Northern Areas of Pakistan under the Pakistani Federal Government.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ( born 1974 ) () is a Pakistani singer, primarily of Qawwali, a devotional music of the Muslim Sufis.

* 1886 – Bill Whitty, Australian cricketer ( d. 1974 )

* 1974 – Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Guyanese cricketer

* 1974 – Anju Jain, Indian cricketer

* 1974 – Herschelle Gibbs, South African cricketer

* 1974 – Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lankan cricketer

* 1974 – Shane Harwood, Australian cricketer

* 1974 – V. V. S. Laxman, Indian cricketer

* 1974 – Michael Vaughan, English cricketer

* Chris Martin ( cricketer ) ( born 1974 ), New Zealand cricketer dubbed " The Phantom " in jest for his inability to remain not-out for long while batting

* 1974 – Rahul Sanghvi, Indian cricketer

* 1974 – Rawl Lewis, Grenadian cricketer

* Ted Bowley ( 1890 – 1974 ), English Test cricketer.

Former England cricketer and current captain of Lancashire County Cricket Club, Glen Chapple was born in Skipton in 1974.

* Chris Brown ( cricketer ) ( born 1974 ), English cricketer

* Richard Johnson ( cricketer, born 1974 ), English cricketer

* Donald Campbell ( cricketer ) ( born 1974 ), Zimbabwean cricketer

* Brad Hodge ( born 1974 ), Australian cricketer

* David Taylor ( English cricketer ) ( born 1974 )

Ricky Thomas Ponting AO ( born 19 December 1974 ), nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australia national cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket.