What Happened on August 15, 1974

• France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
• Hurricane and floods ravage Bangladesh, 4,000 killed
• Longest team (6) trampoline bouncing marathon (1,248 hours or 52 days)

• South Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination attempt

• Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress (Species), born in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador
• Ramon Morel, Dominican pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic

• Edmund Cobb, American silent and sound screen actor, specializing in western film (A Final Reckoning; Motorcycle Gang; Comanche Territory), dies of a heart attack at 82
• Yuk Young-So, wife of South Korean president Park Chung-Hee, murdered in an assassination attempt on her husband at 48

Holidays: Independence Day (India)

• #1 Song: The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
• #1 Song: When Will I See You Again - Three Degrees