At A Glance
3 February 1974 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 February 1974 was a Sunday.
- 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 3 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 February 1974 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 February 1974 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 3 February
- 1960 British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government is likely to support decolonisation.
- 1966 The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon.
- 1984 Doctor John Buster and a research team at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the United States announce history's first embryo transfer, from one woman to another resulting in a live birth.
- 1984 Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B is launched using Space Shuttle Challenger.
- 1989 After a stroke two weeks previously, South African President P. W. Botha resigns as leader of the National Party, but stays on as president for six more months.
Famous people born on 3 February
- Isla Fisher, Omani-Australian actress (born 1976)
- Amal Clooney, British-Lebanese barrister and activist (born 1978)
- Maura Tierney, American actress and producer (born 1965)
- Warwick Davis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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