At A Glance

4 September 1974 at a glance

Day of the week
4 September 1974 was a Wednesday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Evie” by Stevie Wright.
Top Film of 1974
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1974 was The Towering Inferno.
Star sign
The star sign for 4 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 September 1974 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 September 1974 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 4 September

  • 1967 Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
  • 1970 Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.
  • 1972 Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
  • 1972 The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. It currently is the longest running game show on American television.
  • 1975 The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab–Israeli conflict is signed.

Famous people born on 4 September

  • Beyoncé, American singer-songwriter (born 1981)
  • Wes Bentley, American actor and producer (born 1978)
  • Max Greenfield, American actor (born 1979)
  • Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist (1973–2022)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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

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