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| 1974 |
| | | Jimmy Connors wins both Wimbledon and the US Open, on each occasion defeating the veteran Ken Rosewall | |
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| 1974 |
| | | Isabel Perón becomes president of Argentina on the death of her husband Juan Perón | |
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| 1974 |
| | | The US Supreme Court orders President Nixon to hand over White House tapes of conversations relevant to Watergate | |
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| 1974 |
| | | The House Judiciary Committee takes the first steps in the process of impeaching President Nixon, citing obstruction of justice | |
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| 1974 |
| | | Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Kirov company while on tour in Canada | |
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| 1974 |
| | | Faced by the prospect of impeachment over Watergate, President Nixon resigns | |
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| 1974 |
| | | Richard Nixon is succeeded as US president by his vice-president, Gerald Ford | |
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| 1974 |
| | | President Ford pardons ex-president Nixon for his part in the Watergate affair, thus removing the possibility of criminal charges | |
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| 1974 |
| | | Muhammad Ali regains the world heavyweight title, beating George Foreman in Zaire in a fight that becomes known as the Rumble in the Jungle | |
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| 1974 |
| | | The Canadian province of Quebec introduces Bill 22, making French the province's sole official language | |
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