1974

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Years:	1971 1972 1973 - 1974 - 1975 1976 1977

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Nobel Prizes 5 Movies released 6 Hit songs

[change] Events

• February 7 - Grenada becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
• April 25 - Portuguese Revolution or the Carnation Revolution. - A half-century of fascist rule was ended.
• May 18 - India tests nuclear weapons.
• July 15- Christine Chubbock, a TV host in Sarasota, Florida commits suicide during the taping of her show live on air.
• 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

[change] 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
• May 23 - Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! champion
• March 24 - Alyson Hannigan, American actress
• 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 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

[change] Deaths

• January 6 - David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (b. 1896)
• 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)

[change] 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

[change] Movies released

• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[change] 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 Suicide" - 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