About the day » Tuesday October 29, 1974Calender converter

• Bina Jacoba de Graaf, Amersfoort († 1974)
• MaRitje Frederika Heemskerk, Leiderdorp († 1974)
• Karla R. van der Weit
• Trijntje AngentDk Heemskerk, Leiderdorp († 1975)
• Kevin Roy Justice († 1993)
• John Pieter Bernhard van Rijn, Voorthuizen, Veluwe, Gelderland, Nederland
• Willem Jan Kooiman, Enkhuizen
• Ilse Gertruda Johanna Coehorst, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Angenieta Pas (81), Voorst
• Alfons Gustaaf Appeltants (57), Bilzen-Sint-Martinusziekenhuis
• Bernardus Gouw (88)
• Bernardus Adrianus Stroet (69), Heilo
• Carolina Maria Willemen (78), Baarle-Hertog, Vlaams Gewest, België
• Angenieta Geertruida Pas (81)
• Clarisse BOENS (64), Jefferson Michigan VS
• Cornelia Aafje Beekenkamp (78), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Rosalia Raemdonck (62)
• Carlota Enriquez (73), Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, Verenigde Staten

• 1972 » Takafumi Horie, Japanese businessman, founded Livedoor
• 1972 » Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress and producer
• 1973 » Éric Messier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 » Adam Bacher, South African cricketer
• 1973 » Robert Pires, French footballer
• 1973 » Vonetta Flowers, American bobsledder, sprinter, and long jumper
• 1974 » Michael Vaughan, English cricketer and sportscaster
• 1974 » Yenny Wahid, Indonesian activist and politician
• 1975 » Baba Ali, Iranian-born American comedian, games developer, businessman, and actor
• 1975 » Kelly Lin, Chinese model and actress

• 1961 » Astrid Holm, Danish actress (b. 1893)
• 1963 » Adolphe Menjou, American actor (b. 1890)
• 1969 » Pops Foster, American bassist and trumpet player (b. 1892)
• 1971 » Arne Tiselius, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
• 1971 » Duane Allman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)
• 1977 » Chiyonoyama Masanobu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 41st Yokozuna (b. 1926)
• 1980 » Giorgio Borġ Olivier, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1911)
• 1981 » Georges Brassens, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1921)
• 1986 » Mimis Fotopoulos, Greek actor, singer, and academic (b. 1913)
• 1987 » Woody Herman, American singer, clarinet player, saxophonist, and bandleader (b. 1913)

1. Jan
2. Mark
3. Johannes
4. Peter
5. Jeroen
6. Michael
7. Patrick
8. Richard
9. David
10. Robert
11. Marcel
12. Marco
13. Pieter
14. Dennis
15. Johan
16. Edwin

1. Maria
2. Sandra
3. Monique
4. Patricia
5. Johanna
6. Cindy
7. Esther
8. Bianca
9. Wendy
10. Ingrid
11. Anna
12. Jolanda
13. Nicole
14. Linda
15. Miranda
16. Saskia

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
• February 4 » The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.
• February 7 » Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• March 29 » NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury.
• July 15 » In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing President Makarios and installing Nikos Sampson as Cypriot president.
• August 1 » Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the "Green Line", dividing Cyprus into two zones.
• August 5 » Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.

The temperature on October 29, 1974 was between 3.6 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (58%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.