Historical Events
- 45th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-2 at 3 Rivers Stadium, Pitts
Sports History
All star MVP: Steve Garvey (LA Dodgers)
- Greek military dictatorship collapses
Famous Birthdays
- Kathryn Hahn, American actress (WandaVision), born in Westchester, Illinois
- Maurice Greene, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m 2000; World C'ship gold 100m 1997; 100m, 200m, 4x100m 1999; WR 100m 9.79s 1999), born in Kansas City, Kansas
- Rik Verbrugghe, Belgian cyclist, born in Tienen, Belgium
- Sonny Siaki, Samoan-born professional wrestler, born in Pago Pago, American Samoa
- Terry Glenn, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2017)
1974 Highlights
About July 23, 1974
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 49 years, 8 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: ANNIE's SONG - John Denver
#1 Song: Rock Your Baby - George Mccrae
