* 1974 – David Sommeil, French footballer

In 1974, David Berg introduced a new proselytization method called Flirty Fishing ( or FFing ), which encouraged female members to show God's love by engaging in sexual activity with potential converts.

* David George Ian Alexander Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair ( 1908 – 1974 )

Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes ( 1977 ) and Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ( 1974 ) recalled the Vietnam war ; George A. Romero satirized the consumer society in his zombie sequel, Dawn of the Dead ( 1978 ); Canadian director David Cronenberg featured the " mad scientist " movie sub-genre by exploring contemporary fears about technology and society, and reinventing " body horror ", starting with Shivers ( 1975 ).

* Life Class ( David Storey, 1974 )

* In Celebration ( David Storey 1974 )

David Pears and Brian McGuinness ( 1961 ), Routledge, hardcover: ISBN 0-7100-3004-5, 1974 paperback: ISBN 0-415-02825-6, 2001 hardcover: ISBN 0-415-25562-7, 2001 paperback: ISBN 0-415-25408-6 ; ** Philosophische Untersuchungen ( 1953 ) or Philosophical Investigations, translated by G. E. M.

* 1974 – David Wilkie, American ice hockey player

* 1974 – David Pelletier, Canadian figure skater

* 1888 – David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian composer ( d. 1974 )

* 1908 – David Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist ( d. 1974 )

* David Pears and Brian McGuinness ( 1961 ), Routledge, hardcover: ISBN 0-7100-3004-5, 1974 paperback: ISBN 0-415-02825-6, 2001 hardcover: ISBN 0-415-25562-7, 2001 paperback: ISBN 0-415-25408-6

Kurt Vonnegut's 1974 interview with Joe David Bellamy and John Casey, published in The New Fiction and in Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut, contained a discussion of The New Yorkers influence:

* Miller, David L. ( 1974 ) The New Polytheism: Rebirth of the Gods and Goddesses.

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* September 30 – David Oistrakh, Ukrainian-born violinist ( d. 1974 )

The first online chat system was called Talkomatic, created by Doug Brown and David R. Woolley in 1974 on the PLATO System at the University of Illinois.

On the 31 August 1974, Mr David Scott Munro, of Ross-shire Caberfeidh Water Ski Club, became the first person in the world to water ski ( mono ski ) the length of Loch Ness, Scotland.

The area ( initially as Kidderminster, then after 1983 as the Wyre Forest constituency ) has been represented by Conservative MPs Gerald Nabarro 1950 – 63, Sir Tatton Brinton 1964 – 74, Esmond Bulmer 1974 – 87, Anthony Coombs 1987 – 97, and Labour MP David Lock 1997 – 2001.

* David Roma ( born 1974 ), American television producer, filmmaker and entrepreneur

The term was coined by researcher David Phillips in 1974.

Of the eleven actors to portray the role, only three would play the Doctor for longer chronological time: Pertwee's immediate successor, Tom Baker ( seven years from 1974 to 1981 ), Sylvester McCoy ( eight years from 1987 – 1996 ) and David Tennant ( four years and six and a half months from June 2005 to January 2010, thus longer by a month ).

* David Copperfield ( 1974 TV serial ), a BBC TV serial that has aired on PBS

" In 1974, he hosted David Niven's World for London Weekend Television, which profiled contemporary adventurers such as hang gliders, motorcyclists and mountain climbers.

Cassidy in 1974

His 2001 album Then And Now went platinum internationally and returned Cassidy to the Top 5 of the UK album charts for the first time since 1974.

She played Shirley Partridge, the widowed mother of five children in the situation-comedy television series The Partridge Family ( 1970 – 1974 ), co-starring her real-life stepson David Cassidy, son of Jack Cassidy.

By 1974, the ratings had dropped and David Cassidy finally had had enough of playing Keith Partridge.

Divorcing Cassidy in 1974, she later married comic / actor Marty Ingels on November 13, 1977.

In 1974 Cassidy made it a point to find and re-establish contact with Randy California.

At a David Cassidy show on 26 May 1974, 650 were injured in a crush at the front of the stage.

In 1974, Cassidy contracted with Harvard University Press to publish the Dictionary, and editing began in earnest in 1975.

Joanna Cassidy in 1974

Following her divorce in 1974, Cassidy decided to move to Los Angeles in a bid for an acting career.

In February 2006, Cassidy was cast as the protagonist in the Dimension Films horror-slasher film Black Christmas, a remake of the 1974 film., with Cassidy portraying the role of Kelly Prelsey.

* 1974 – The Super Outbreak occurs, the second biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history ( after the April 25-28, 2011 tornado outbreak ).

It was shelved until the following year, where it appeared with two songs removed from the original tracklist ( a live version of " Don't Cry No Tears " recorded in Japan in 1976, and a live version of " Pushed it Over The End " recorded in 1974 ).

" Secret Agent Man " had been recorded first in 1974 for Devo's first film and performed live as early as 1976.

It features mostly new material, plus re-recordings of four very obscure Devo songs: " I Need A Chick " and " I Been Refused " ( from Hardcore Devo: Volume Two ), " Find Out " ( which appeared on the single and EP of " Peek-A-Boo " in 1982 ), and " Beehive " ( which was recorded by the band in 1974, at which point it was apparently abandoned with the exception of one appearance at a special show in 2001 ).

The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola in 1974.

* In addition, in 1974, Greg Lake ( of Emerson, Lake & Palmer ) wrote and recorded the song, " I Believe In Father Christmas ", which was released as a single in 1975.

It consisted of fifteen songs, of which eight had been recorded at Headley Grange in 1974 and seven had been recorded earlier.

In 1974, as well, the Detroit band Death — made up of three African-American brothers — recorded " scorching blasts of feral ur-punk ," but couldn't arrange a release deal.

The last major outbreak of the disease in humans occurred between 1974 and 1976, where an estimated 10, 000 to 20, 000 cases were recorded.

In 1988, the band Blue Öyster Cult recorded an updated version of their 1974 song " Astronomy ".

The album's opening track, " Ol ' ' 55 ", was recorded by the Eagles in 1974 for their On the Border album.

His famous album Libertango was recorded in Milan in May 1974 and later that year he separated from Amelita Baltar and in September recorded the album Summit-Reunion Cumbre with the saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and an Italian orchestra, including jazz musicians such as bassist Pino Presti and drummer Tullio De Piscopo, in Milan.

Since the launch of Kinder surprise in 1974 there have been 2 publicly recorded choking fatalities, in 1985 and in 1989, associated with parts of a toy from the product.

Ella in London recorded live in 1974 with pianist Tommy Flanagan, guitarist Joe Pass, bassist Keter Betts and drummer Bobby Durham, was considered by many to be some of her best work.

Arthur Lee released the solo album Vindicator in 1972, followed by a final official Love album, Reel to Real ( 1974 ), recorded by Lee and session musicians.

( They recorded several other hits throughout the 1970s, " I Belong To You ," which spent over five months on the Billboard R & B chart in 1974 including a week at # 1 and " Under the Influence of Love " which hit # 3 on the Billboard Pop album charts.

The one album they recorded, Bluejeans & Moonbeams ( 1974 ) has, like its predecessor, a completely different, almost soft rock sound from any other Beefheart record.

On July 4 of that season, at Riverfront Stadium, Ryan recorded his 3, 000th career strikeout, the victim being César Gerónimo of the Cincinnati Reds ( Gerónimo had also been Bob Gibson's 3, 000th strikeout victim, in 1974 ).

Shocking Blue made a comeback in 1979, and recorded " Louise " as their first single since their breakup back in 1974.

In 1974, Van der Linden was replaced by ex-Stone the Crows drummer Colin Allen, before the Focus recorded the Hamburger Concerto album.

Freiberg, with Kantner and Slick, recorded Baron Von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun in 1973, and Dragon Fly in 1974.