About the day » Wednesday July 17, 1974Calender converter

• Edwin Oude Ophuis, De Lutte, 7587, Nederland († 2014)
• Menno van Weert, Ede
• Michelle Lynn lUSTGRAAF († 2006)
• Jennifer Lynn Slumpff, Wyandotte, Michigan

• Antoon Kamphuijs (23), Eindhoven
• Cornelis Vroegh (80), Herwijnen
• Anje Boven (89), Scheemda gemeente Oldambt Groningen
• Annie Mae Thigpen (67), Jasper County,MS
• Cornelis Luciën van Terheijden (60), Bergen op Zoom
• Dievera Groot (78), Spanbroek, Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Clothilde Ignace Godelieve Barbe Marie Joseph van de Werve (85), Berlaar, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Anthonius Johannes van Egeraat (83), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arthur Valere VANLERBERGHE (80), Thierville, 27631, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
• Delmon A van Zante (60), Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States

• 1972 » Elizabeth Cook, American singer and guitarist
• 1973 » Eric Moulds, American football player
• 1974 » Claudio López, Argentine footballer
• 1975 » Andre Adams, New Zealand cricketer
• 1975 » Darude, Finnish DJ and producer
• 1975 » Elena Anaya, Spanish actress
• 1975 » Harlette, Australian-English fashion designer
• 1975 » Konnie Huq, English television presenter
• 1975 » Loretta Harrop, Australian triathlete
• 1975 » Terence Tao, Australian-American mathematician

• 1959 » Billie Holiday, American singer (b. 1915)
• 1960 » Maud Menten, Canadian physician and biochemist (b. 1879)
• 1961 » Emin Halid Onat, Turkish architect and academic (b. 1908)
• 1961 » Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (b. 1886)
• 1967 » John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1926)
• 1974 » Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1910)
• 1975 » Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian author (b. 1893)
• 1980 » Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1890)
• 1980 » Don "Red" Barry, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1912)
• 1988 » Bruiser Brody, American football player and wrestler (b. 1946)

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.
• April 6 » The Swedish pop band ABBA wins the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo", launching their international career.
• August 1 » Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the "Green Line", dividing Cyprus into two zones.
• November 23 » Sixty Ethiopian politicians, aristocrats, military officers, and other persons are executed by the provisional military government.
• December 22 » The house of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA.
• December 24 » Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia.

The temperature on July 17, 1974 was between 9.0 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (11%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.