At A Glance

15 October 1974 at a glance

Day of the week
15 October 1974 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I Honestly Love You” by Olivia Newton-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 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 October 1974 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 October 1974 was New Moon.

On this day: 15 October

  • 1965 Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the Catholic Worker Movement, resulting in the first arrest under a new law.
  • 1966 The Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
  • 1979 Supporters of the Malta Labour Party ransack and destroy the Times of Malta building and other locations associated with the Nationalist Party.
  • 1979 A coup d'état in El Salvador overthrows President Carlos Humberto Romero and begins the 12 year-long Salvadoran Civil War.
  • 1989 Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL.

Famous people born on October 15

  • Dominic West, English actor and director (born 1969)
  • Friedrich Nietzsche, German composer, poet, and philosopher (1844–1900)
  • Anthony Joshua, British professional boxer (born 1989)
  • Mira Nair, Indian-American actress, director, and producer (born 1957)

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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

Gerald Ford

Gas (per gallon)

$0.53

Loaf of Bread

$0.34

Average House

$25,900

Weekly Wage

$176

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Keri Russell23 March 1976ActressView their day →Tupac Shakur16 June 1971Rapper & actorView their day →Zoe Saldaña19 June 1978ActressView their day →Christopher Nolan30 July 1970FilmmakerView their day →Jon Bernthal20 September 1976ActorView their day →Jason Sudeikis18 September 1975Actor & comedianView their day →Milo Ventimiglia8 July 1977ActorView their day →Sarah Paulson17 December 1974ActressView their day →

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