1974 facts for kids

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Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s – 1970s – 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1971 1972 1973 – 1974 – 1975 1976 1977

1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar

Contents

Events
Births
Deaths
Nobel Prizes
Hit songs
Images for kids
See also

Events

February 7 – Grenada becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
March 3 – a Turkish Airlines DC-10 crashes outside Paris, France, killing all 346 people on board; the cause of the crash was a design flaw in the plane's rear cargo door.
February 22 – Bangladesh is recognized by Pakistan
April 25 – Portuguese Revolution or the Carnation Revolution. – A half-century of fascist rule was ended.
May 18 – India tests nuclear weapons.
August 8 – United States President Richard Nixon announces his resignation (Watergate scandal).
December 8 – Greek voters reject a proposal to restore the Greek monarchy.
December 19 – Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh becomes the fifth President of Ireland, in a state inauguration in Dublin Castle
December 24-December 25 – Darwin, Australia almost completely destroyed by Cyclone Tracy

Births

January 16 – Kate Moss, English model
January 21 – Linda Rosing, Swedish model
January 28 – Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player
January 30 – Christian Bale, Welsh actor
February 8 – Seth Green, American actor
February 8 – Kimbo Slice American mixed martial artist
February 13 – Robbie Williams, English singer
February 15 – Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, American television personality
February 22 – Chris Moyles, English disc jockey
March 6 – Anthony Carelli, American wrestler
March 13 – Linda Bengtzing, Swedish singer
March 24 – Alyson Hannigan, American actress
May 17 – Andrea Corr, Irish lead-singer of the music group The Corrs
May 23 – Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! champion
June 1 – Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer
July 28 – Justin Lee Collins, English television presenter
August 17 – Tomomi Kahala, Japanese singer
August 25 – Mario Jeckle, German computer scientist (d. 2004)
September 6 – Tim Henman, English tennis player
September 14 – Nas, American rapper
October 28 – Joaquin Phoenix, American actor
November 2 – Nelly, American rapper
November 11 – Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor
November 15 – Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer and guitarist
December 3 – Albena Denkova, Bulgarian ice dancer
December 6 – Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist
December 10 – Meg White, American singer and drummer (The White Stripes)
December 13 – Sara Cox, English television presenter

Deaths

January 6 – David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (b. 1896)
January 31 – Samuel Goldwyn, movie producer (b. 1879)
April 24 – Bud Abbott, American actor and comedian (b. 1895)
July 1 – Juan Perón, President of Argentina (b. 1895)
July 24 – James Chadwick, English physicist (b. 1891)
August 26 – Charles Lindbergh, American pilot (b. 1902)

Nobel Prizes

Nobel Prize in Physics – Sir Martin Ryle, Antony Hewish
Chemistry – Paul J Flory
Medicine – Albert Claude, Christian de Duve, George E Palade
Literature – Eyvind Johnson, Harry Martinson
Peace – Séan MacBride, Eisaku Sato
Economics – Gunnar Myrdal, Friedrich von Hayek

Hit songs

"(You're) Having My Baby" Paul Anka & Odia Coates
"I Honestly Love You" – Olivia Newton-John
"Seasons in the Sun" – Terry Jacks
"Already Gone" – The Eagles
"Another Saturday Night" – Cat Stevens
"Band on the Run" – Paul McCartney & Wings
"Beach Baby" – First Class
"Best Of My Love" – The Eagles
"Billy, Don't Be a Hero" – Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
"Can't Get Enough" – Bad Company
"Caroline Says" – Lou Reed
"China Grove" – The Doobie Brothers
"Devil Gate Drive" – Suzi Quatro
"Diamond Dogs" – David Bowie
"Dirty Old Man" – The Three Degrees
"Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" – Stevie Wonder
"Down Down" – Status Quo
"Honey, Honey" – ABBA
"I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe" – Genesis
"It's Only Rock And Roll" – The Rolling Stones
"Jessica" – Allman Brothers Band
"Jet" – Paul McCartney and Wings
"Jungle Boogie" – Kool and the Gang
"Junior's Farm" – Paul McCartney & Wings
"Killer Queen" – Queen
"Kung Fu Fighting" – Carl Douglas
"Listen To The Music" – The Doobie Brothers
"Long Train Running" – The Doobie Brothers
"Love's Theme" – Love Unlimited Orchestra
"Machine Gun" – The Commodores
"Magic" – Pilot
"Midnight At The Oasis" – Maria Muldaur
"Midnight Rider" – Gregg Allman
"Money" – Pink Floyd
"Oh Very Young" – Cat Stevens
"Phil Spector's Christmas Single" – Various Artists
"Queen Of Clubs" – KC and the Sunshine Band
"Rebel Rebel" – David Bowie
"Rock And Roll ..." – David Bowie
"Samba Pa Ti" – Santana
"Shang-A-Lang" – Bay City Rollers
"Smokin' In The Boys Room" – Brownsville Station
"So Long" – ABBA
"Sugar Baby Love" – The Rubettes
"Summer Breeze" – The Isley Brothers
"Sweet Home Alabama" – Lynyrd Skynyrd
"The Bump" – Kenny
"The Love I Lost" – Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
"The Man Who Sold The World" – Lulu
"This Town's Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us" – Sparks
"Tiny Dancer" – Elton John
"Walk On" – Neil Young
"Waterloo" – ABBA
"Whatever Gets You Through The Night" – John Lennon
"Wild Horses" – The Rolling Stones
"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
"You're The First The Last My Everything" – Barry White

Images for kids

See also

In Spanish: 1974 para niños

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