About the day » Wednesday July 3, 1974Calender converter

• Francis RODENBACH, Kortrijk, 34022, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 2019)
• Linda Michelle Hansen, John Day, Grant County, Oregoin († 1976)
• Mark LeRoy Koppendrayer
• Cynthia Annette Vis, Modesto, California, Verenigde Staten († 1974)
• Natascha Veldhuizen, Amsterdam
• Pierre Lepoutre, Wattrelos (F), Nord, F
• Jacob Paul Schrock

• Aletha Menken (58)
• Adriana Cornelia Barbara Noordermeer (72), Maasdijk, Nederland
• Charles Franklin Akin * (88), Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
• Adriana Clazina Otto (75), Fijnaart, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Armand Fewan (51), Melle
• Adrianus IJsbrand Kuiper (83), Den Helder
• Andries Buis (63), Vlaardingen
• Antonius Petrus van Kempen (73), Rotterdam
• Adrianus Johannes van Eck (66), Haarlem
• Voorhaar (82)

• 1970 » Serhiy Honchar, Ukrainian cyclist
• 1971 » Julian Assange, Australian journalist, publisher, and activist, founded WikiLeaks
• 1973 » Ólafur Stefánsson, Icelandic handball player
• 1973 » Fyodor Tuvin, Russian footballer († 2013)
• 1973 » Paul Rauhihi, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1976 » Bobby Skinstad, Zimbabwean-South African rugby union player
• 1976 » Henry Olonga, Zimbabwean cricketer and sportscaster
• 1976 » Wade Belak, Canadian ice hockey player († 2011)
• 1976 » Wanderlei Silva, Brazilian-American mixed martial artist
• 1977 » David Bowens, American football player

• 1969 » Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1942)
• 1971 » Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
• 1974 » John Crowe Ransom, American poet and critic (b. 1888)
• 1977 » Alexander Volkov, Russian mathematician and author (b. 1891)
• 1978 » James Daly, American actor (b. 1918)
• 1979 » Louis Durey, French pianist and composer (b. 1888)
• 1981 » Ross Martin, American actor and director (b. 1920)
• 1985 » Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1893)
• 1986 » Rudy Vallée, American singer, saxophonist, and actor (b. 1901)
• 1989 » Jim Backus, American actor and voice artist (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.
• January 6 » In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.
• March 8 » Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
• March 9 » The Mars 7 Flyby bus releases the descent module too early, missing Mars.
• August 15 » Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung-hee.
• August 30 » A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975 by Japanese authorities.
• October 19 » Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.

The temperature on July 3, 1974 was between 10.4 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (11%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.