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6 December 1974 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 December 1974 was a Friday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “I Honestly Love You” by Olivia Newton-John.
- Top Film of 1974
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1974 was The Towering Inferno.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 6 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 December 1974 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 December 1974 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 6 December
- 1967 Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States.
- 1971 Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
- 1973 The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387–35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92–3.)
- 1977 South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
- 1978 Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.
Famous people born on 6 December
- Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer (born 1963)
- Henry VI of England (1421–1471)
- Judd Apatow, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1967)
- Noel Clarke, English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1975)
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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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