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25 May 1974 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 May 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 25 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 May 1974 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 May 1974 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 25 May
- 1968 The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated.
- 1973 In protest against the dictatorship in Greece, the captain and crew on Greek naval destroyer Velos mutiny and refuse to return to Greece, instead anchoring at Fiumicino, Italy.
- 1977 Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in US theaters.
- 1977 The Chinese government removes a decade-old ban on William Shakespeare's work, effectively ending the Cultural Revolution started in 1966.
- 1981 In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Famous people born on 25 May
- Ian McKellen, English actor (born 1939)
- Cillian Murphy, Irish actor (born 1976)
- Anne Heche, American actress (1969–2022)
- Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and activist (1886–1945)
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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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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
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Cillian Murphy25 May 1976ActorView their day →Michael Fassbender2 April 1977ActorView their day →Andrew Scott21 October 1976ActorView their day →Colin Farrell31 May 1976ActorView their day →Dolores O'Riordan6 September 1971MusicianView their day →Sharon Horgan13 July 1970Actress & writerView their day →Glen Hansard21 April 1970Musician & songwriterView their day →Jimmy Carr15 September 1972Comedian & humouristView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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