At A Glance

25 April 1974 at a glance

Day of the week
25 April 1974 was a Thursday.
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 25 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 April 1974 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 April 1974 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 25 April

  • 1972 Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontum.
  • 1974 Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime.
  • 1981 More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.
  • 1982 Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords.
  • 1983 Cold War: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war.

Famous people born on 25 April

  • Al Pacino, American actor and director (born 1940)
  • Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer (born 1969)
  • Sara Paxton, American actress (born 1988)
  • Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (1599–1658)

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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.
More events of 1974 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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