At A Glance

15 April 1974 at a glance

Day of the week
15 April 1974 was a Monday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Bennie and the Jets” by Elton John.
Top Film of 1974
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1974 was The Towering Inferno.
Bestselling Novel of 1974
“Centennial” by James A. Michener was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1974.
Top-Rated TV Show
“All in the Family” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1974–75 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 15 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 April 1974 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 April 1974 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 15 April

  • 1947 Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
  • 1952 First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
  • 1955 McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
  • 1960 At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
  • 1994 Marrakesh Agreement relating to foundation of World Trade Organization is adopted.

Famous people born on April 15

  • Jeffrey Archer, English author, playwright, and politician (1940–2026)
  • Emma Watson, English actress (born 1990)
  • Emma Thompson, English actress, comedian, author, activist and screenwriter (born 1959)
  • Maisie Williams, English actress (born 1997)

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Events of 1974 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1974 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 15 – Happy Days, a sitcom about life in the 1950s, debuts on ABC.
  • March 4 – People magazine's first issue is published in the U.S., with Mia Farrow on the cover.
  • April 2 – The 46th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Huston and David Niven, is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. George Roy Hill's The Sting wins seven awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Hill.
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Life in the US in 1974

President

Richard Nixon

Gas (per gallon)

$0.53

Loaf of Bread

$0.34

Average House

$25,900

Weekly Wage

$176

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