About the day » Wednesday August 21, 1974Calender converter

• Jan Asse Tienkamp, Yde († 1974)
• Jan Asse Tienkamp, Yde († 1974)
• Sebastian Składanek, Warschau, Polen († 2016)
• Monique Pater, Kerkenveld, Zuidwolde, Drenthe, Nederland († 2005)
• Eduardo Vilela
• Karon Lastdrager, Zaandam
• Jan Asse Tienkamp, Yde († 1974)

• Catharina Anthonia Helena Wigmans (82), Blaricum, N.H
• Adrianus Blom (85), Gemeente Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arthur Clarence McGowan [Wk]Wk (83), San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California
• Arthur Mure\Murray (74), Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Matawinie, Québec, J0K, Canada
• Augustinus Josephus van Dongen (88), Tilburg, Netherlands
• Adrianus Johannus Adrianusz Bais (78), Den Helder, nh.nld
• Angelica Victorina (Angelique) De Baerdemaeker (70), Aalst
• Annetta Vredeveld (69), Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan
• Antonia Christina Klasina Montijn (88), Rotterdam
• Adrianus Johannes Bais (78), Den Helder, Nederland

• 1971 » Mamadou Diallo, Senegalese footballer
• 1973 » Sergey Brin, Russian-American computer scientist and businessman, co-founded Google
• 1973 » Steve McKenna, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1974 » Martin Andanar, Filipino journalist and radio host
• 1974 » Paul Mellor, Australian rugby league player and referee
• 1975 » Simon Katich, Australian cricketer and manager
• 1976 » Alex Brooks, American ice hockey player and scout
• 1976 » Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican-American soccer player
• 1976 » Ramón Vázquez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
• 1976 » Robert Miles, Australian rugby league player

• 1960 » David B. Steinman, American engineer, designed the Mackinac Bridge (b. 1886)
• 1964 » Palmiro Togliatti, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (b. 1893)
• 1971 » George Jackson, American activist and author, co-founded the Black Guerrilla Family (b. 1941)
• 1974 » Buford Pusser, American police officer (b. 1937)
• 1974 » Kirpal Singh, Indian spiritual master (b. 1894)
• 1978 » Charles Eames, American architect, co-designed the Eames House (b. 1907)
• 1979 » Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1910)
• 1981 » Kaka Kalelkar, Indian Hindi Writer(B.1885)
• 1983 » Benigno Aquino, Jr., Filipino journalist and politician (b. 1932)
• 1988 » Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Filipino guitarist and songwriter (b. 1963)

• 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 19 » China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam
• February 4 » The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.
• April 29 » Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.
• May 15 » Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.
• November 21 » The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but subsequently acquitted.
• December 24 » Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia.

The temperature on August 21, 1974 was between 7.8 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (88%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.