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14 November 1974 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 November 1974 was a Thursday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “The Night Chicago Died” by Paper Lace.
- Top Film of 1974
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1974 was The Towering Inferno.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 November 1974 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 November 1974 was New Moon.
On this day: 14 November
- 1971 Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars.
- 1973 In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey.
- 1973 The Athens Polytechnic uprising, a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, begins.
- 1975 With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain abandons Western Sahara.
- 1977 During a British House of Commons debate, Labour MP Tam Dalyell poses what would become known as the West Lothian question, referring to issues related to devolution in the United Kingdom.
Famous people born on 14 November
- Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms (born 1948)
- Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1975)
- Josh Duhamel, American model and actor (born 1972)
- Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (1889–1964)
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Events of 1974 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1974 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 24 January – Cyclone Wanda makes landfall near Double Island Point. Large parts of South East Queensland, particularly Brisbane, and northern New South Wales are flooded.
- 26 February – Mungo Man, a human skeleton estimated to be 40,000 years old, uncovered at Lake Mungo
- 25 March – The Liberal Party led by Charles Court wins the 1974 Western Australian state election.
Life in Australia in 1974
Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.09
Loaf of Bread
$0.31
Average House
$22,000
Weekly Wage
$110.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Heath Ledger4 April 1979ActorView their day →Patrick Brammall30 March 1976ActorView their day →Rose Byrne24 July 1979ActressView their day →Isla Fisher3 February 1976Actress & authorView their day →Sam Worthington2 August 1976ActorView their day →Toni Collette1 November 1972Actress & musicianView their day →Joel Edgerton23 June 1974ActorView their day →Natalie Imbruglia4 February 1975Singer & actressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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