* 1910 – James Henry Govier, English painter ( d. 1974 )

Apart from this, when no party has had a majority, minority governments normally have been formed with one or more opposition parties agreeing to vote for the legislation governments need to function, as the Labour government of James Callaghan formed a coalition with the Liberals in 1977 when it lost its narrow majority gained at the October 1974 election.

Tom Stoppard used this coincidence as a premise for his play Travesties ( 1974 ), which includes Tzara, Lenin, and James Joyce as characters.

: Made in 1974, Carry On Dick, of the celebrated Carry On series of films, followed the same premise of a country vicar ( Sid James ) who is secretly an outlaw, in this case the highwayman Dick Turpin.

* 1974 – James Henry Govier, British artist ( b. 1910 )

* Goode, James M., The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D. C., Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D. C. 1974

* 1974 – James Blunt, English singer / songwriter

His first Cabinet appointment was as Employment secretary under Harold Wilson in 1974, and later served as Leader of the House of Commons under James Callaghan.

After Bruce McLaren died in a testing accident in 1970, Teddy Mayer took over and led the team to their first Formula One constructors ' championship in 1974, with Emerson Fittipaldi and James Hunt winning the drivers ' championship in 1974 and 1976 respectively.

His poem, Palme, inspired James Merrill's celebrated 1974 poem Lost in Translation, and his cerebral lyricism also influenced the American poet, Edgar Bowers.

Gunnar Myrdal received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1974 ( shared with his ideological nemesis, Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek ); Bertil Ohlin received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1977 ( shared with British economist James Meade ).

* 1878 – James O. Richardson, American navy admiral ( d. 1974 )

James M. Hester ( 11 November 1974 ),

** James O ' Meara, British Battle of Britain Spitfire Flying Ace ( d. 1974 )

* October 20 – James Chadwick, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1974 )

In 1974, Shepherd released her debut studio album Cybill Does It ... To Cole Porter for MCA Records and again teamed with Peter Bogdanovich for the title role in Daisy Miller, based on the Henry James novella.

His four children with Nancy are: Nancy Moore Thurmond ( 1971 – 1993 ), a beauty pageant contestant who was killed when a drunk driver hit her in Columbia, South Carolina ; James Strom Thurmond Jr. ( born 1972 ), who became U. S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina and is the current South Carolina 2nd Judicial Circuit Solicitor ; Juliana Gertrude ( Thurmond ) Whitmer ( born 1974 ), a married homemaker in Washington, DC ; and Paul Reynolds Thurmond ( born 1976 ), elected member of the Charleston County council.

* Sobell, Robert The Entrepreneurs: Explorations Within the American Business Tradition ( Weybright & Talley 1974 ), chapter 4, James J. Hill: The Business of Empire ISBN 0-679-40064-8

Winnipeg: James Richardson & Sons, Ltd., 1974.

In March 1987, James Miller, a former agent, claimed that the Ulster Workers Council Strike of 1974 had been promoted by MI5 in order to help destabilise Wilson's government.

Prime Minister: Conduct of Policy Under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan, 1974 – 79.

White also married the lead singer of the group, Glodean James, on July 4, 1974.

Built between 1974 and 1996, the James Bay Project now has a combined generating capacity of 16, 021 MW and produces about 83, 000, 000, 000 kWh of electricity each year, about half of Quebec's consumption.

* The Life of Captain James Cook, Stanford, California, 1974.

* 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.

* In 1974, David Cassidy recorded the song as part of a medley of rock and roll songs, it's available on the album Cassidy Live!

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.