Editing 1974 (section)

===March–April===
{{main|March 1974}}
{{main|April 1974}}
* [[March 3]] – [[Turkish Airlines Flight 981]], travelling from [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris]] to [[Heathrow Airport|London]], crashes in the woods near Paris, killing all 346 aboard. This was the deadliest aircraft accident in history up to this time, and remains the deadliest single aircraft accident with no survivors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 TC-JAV, Sunday 3 March 1974 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/329946 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref>
* [[March 4]] – Following a [[hung parliament]] in the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|United Kingdom general election]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] prime minister [[Edward Heath]] resigns and is succeeded by [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]'s [[Harold Wilson]], who previously led the country from [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964]] to [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/basics/4393301.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |title=1974 Feb: Hung parliament looms |date=April 5, 2005}}</ref>
* [[March 18]]
** In West Germany, the Bundestag passes the [[:de:Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz|Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz]] ("Federal Emission Control Act").<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federal Emission Control Act (BImSchG). |url=https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC124330/#:~:text=Germany-,Federal%20Emission%20Control%20Act%20(BImSchG).,noise,%20vibration%20and%20similar%20phenomena. |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=www.fao.org}}</ref>
** End of five-month [[Petroleum|oil]] [[embargo]] by most [[OPEC]] nations against the United States, Europe, and Japan which had caused the [[1973 oil crisis]].
* [[March 26]] – A group of peasant women in [[Chamoli district]], [[Uttarakhand]], India, use their bodies to surround trees to prevent loggers from felling them, giving rise to the [[Chipko movement]].
* [[March 29]]
** The [[Terracotta Army]] of [[Qin Shi Huang]] is discovered at [[Xi'an]], China.<ref>{{cite web |title=When Was the Terracotta Army Found? |first=Jennifer |last=Rosenberg |url=http://history1900s.about.com/od/1970s/qt/terracottaarmy.htm |publisher=[[Dotdash|About.com]] 20th Century History |access-date=2013-03-05 |archive-date=October 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020084618/http://history1900s.about.com/od/1970s/qt/terracottaarmy.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>
** Launch of the [[Volkswagen Golf]] in [[West Germany]], a modern front-wheel drive hatchback which is expected to replace the iconic [[Volkswagen Beetle]], holder of the world record for the car with the most units produced.
* [[April 3]]–[[April 4|4]] – An enormous [[tornado outbreak]] [[1974 Super Outbreak|strikes]] the central parts of the United States, killing around 319 and injuring about 5,484.
* [[April 5]] – ''[[Carrie (novel)|Carrie]]'', the debut novel by [[Stephen King]], is published.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stephenking.com/works/novel/carrie.html |title=Carrie |website=stephenking.com |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref>
* [[April 6]] – [[Sweden|Swedish]] pop group [[ABBA]]'s song "[[Waterloo (ABBA song)|Waterloo]]" wins the [[1974 Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[Brighton]], [[England]], UK.
* [[April 6]] – The first [[California Jam]] festival takes place at the [[Ontario Motor Speedway]] in [[Ontario, California]]. Co-headlined by [[Deep Purple]] and [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]]. The festival set what were then records for the loudest amplification system ever installed, the highest paid attendance, and highest gross in history.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/california-screaming-how-the-california-jam-banished-altamonts-demons | title=California Screaming: How the California Jam banished Altamont's demons | date=6 April 2017 }}</ref>
* [[April 8]] – In [[Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium]], [[Hank Aaron|Henry "Hank" Aaron]] hits his 715th home run, surpassing [[Babe Ruth]] as the all-time home run king.
* [[April 11]] – The [[Kiryat Shmona massacre]] takes place in [[Israel]].
* [[April 24]] – ''[[Guillaume Affair]]'': exposure of an [[East Germany|East German]] spy [[Günter Guillaume]] within the [[West Germany|West German]] government, leading to the resignation of West German Chancellor [[Willy Brandt]].<ref>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vc5dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f14NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5274%2C5720303 Aide to Willy Brandt arrested for spying]", ''[[Observer–Reporter]]'' no. 7499, April 26, 1974, A5.</ref>
* [[April 25]] – ''[[Carnation Revolution]]'': A left-wing military [[coup d'état|coup]] in Portugal restores [[democracy]], ending 41 years of the [[Estado Novo (Portugal)|Estado Novo]] dictatorship in the country. [[Prime Minister of Portugal|Portuguese Prime Minister]] [[Marcelo Caetano]] flees to [[Brazilian military government|Brazil]] and is granted political asylum by [[President of Brazil|Brazilian President]] [[Ernesto Geisel]].
* [[April 28]] – Sam Fowles was born