Events from the year 1974 in Venezuela

Incumbents

President: Rafael Caldera (until March 12) Carlos Andrés Pérez (starting March 12)

Events

22 December – Avensa Flight 358 crashes, killing all 75 people on board

Births

28 January – Magglio Ordóñez 30 January – Gilber Caro, politician 13 March – Luis Vallenilla, footballer 18 March – Carlos Baute, singer 16 September – César Espinoza, footballer 14 October – Giovanny Pérez, footballer (died 2022) 4 November – Carlos Mendoza, baseball player 12 November – Tareck El Aissami, former vice president 30 November – Andreina Yépez, actress (died 2026)

Deaths

18 March – Tito Salas, painter 4 August – Luis Tovar, politician and unionist 11 August – Vicente Emilio Sojo, musicologist 21 August – Eduardo Schlageter, painter

See also

History of Venezuela

References