What Happened on December 15, 1974

Historical Events

Sports History

Guillermo Vilas of Argentina beats defending champion lie Năstase 7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 to win his first and only season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis final in Melbourne, Australia

Tennis Player and Four-Time Major Champion Guillermo Vilas

Famous Birthdays

Cory Branan, American singer-songwriter (The No-Hit Wonder; Adios), born in Memphis, Tennessee

Born in 1974

Famous Deaths

Anatole Litvak, Russian-born American film director, writer and producer (Mayerling, Anastasia, The Snake Pit), dies at 72
Erich Walter Sternberg, German-Israeli composer (co-founder of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra), dies at 83

1974 Highlights