At A Glance
2 November 1974 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 November 1974 was a Saturday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1974
- The Irish chart song for 1974 was “Seasons in the Sun” by Terry Jacks.
- Top Film of 1974
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1974 was The Towering Inferno.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 November 1974 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 November 1974 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 2 November
- 1965 Norman Morrison, a 31-year-old Quaker, sets himself on fire in front of the river entrance to the Pentagon to protest the use of napalm in the Vietnam war.
- 1966 The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
- 1967 Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.
- 1982 Channel 4, the British free-to-air public broadcast television channel funded by its commercial activities, starts broadcasting.
- 1983 U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Famous people born on 2 November
- Marie Antoinette, Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France (1755–1793)
- Shah Rukh Khan, Indian film actor, producer and television host (born 1965)
- David Schwimmer, American actor (born 1966)
- Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (1865–1923)
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Events of 1974 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1974 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 2 January – The Northern Ireland Executive began its first day in office.
- 24 April – The Electricity Supply Board announced that Carnsore Point on the County Wexford coast would be the site of its planned nuclear power station (which, ultimately, was not built).
- 21 May – The Ulster Workers' Council Strike in Northern Ireland came to an end.
Life in Ireland in 1974
Taoiseach
Liam Cosgrave
Petrol (per litre)
£0.48/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.13
Average House
£10,000
Weekly Wage
£21
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