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1974 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2030. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

1974 Calendar

Historical Events Of 1974

• January 23, 1974 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Tiger in Chinese astrology.
• March 8, 1974 – Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
• May 9, 1974 – Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.
• May 17, 1974 – The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. It is the deadliest attack of the Troubles and the deadliest terrorist attack in the Republic’s history. There are allegations that British state forces were involved.
• May 30, 1974 – The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service.
• July 30, 1974 – Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court of the United States.
• August 7, 1974 – Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1368 ft in the air.
• September 12, 1974 – Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, ‘Messiah’of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years.
• September 18, 1974 – Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
• November 21, 1974 – The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but subsequently acquitted.

Who Were Born On 1974?

• January 17, 1974 – Ladan and Laleh Bijani, Iranian conjoined twins (d. 2003)
• February 11, 1974 – Nick Barmby, English footballer and manager
• March 22, 1974 – Marcus Camby, American basketball player
• April 13, 1974 – David Zdrilic, Australian footballer and manager
• April 15, 1974 – Douglas Spain, American actor, director, and producer
• August 10, 1974 – Haifaa al-Mansour, Saudi Arabian director and producer
• August 20, 1974 – Szabolcs Sáfár, Hungarian footballer and coach
• September 25, 1974 – Javier Rosas, Mexican triathlete
• November 24, 1974 – Stephen Merchant, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter