April 12, 1974

April 12, 1974, was a Friday. It was 50 years and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on April 12, 1974:

United States: "Bennie And The Jets" by Elton John
United Kingdom: "Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks

The Billboard Hot 100 on April 12, 1974

These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede
Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver
Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead

Play the top songs from 1974
A Spotify playlist of songs from the year 1974. Take a trip back to the days of Dolly Parton, Barry White, ABBA, Eric Clapton and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Top movie at the box office

The movie "The Sting" was at the top of the box office on this day.

Facts

This date was 18,267 days ago. Approximately 609 months have passed. It was the 102nd day of 1974, in week 15. The decade was the seventies. People born on this day are currently 50 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. We have gone through approximately 203 seasons of weather since this date.

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Plantier

Steven Plantier (67) and Kirby King (27) were killed on this day after their cars collided at the Bermont intersection in Punta Gorda, Florida. King's husband, Curtis, was left in critical condition. The accident happened after Plantier failed to notice the intersection.
Posted on September 13, 2023 14:11

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Take me back to April 12, 1974

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It is Friday, April 12, 1974. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. People have "that Friday feeling" and are excited for the weekend.

The summer of 1974 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise. In America, the song "Bennie And The Jets" by Elton John is at the top of the singles charts, while "Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks is the number-one song in the UK. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie The Sting is at the top of the box office.

Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Because it's 1974, the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Carl Douglas, ABBA, Mud, the Steve Miller Band, George McCrae and Terry Jacks. In fashion, the hippie look from the 1960s and early 1970s has disappeared. The disco look is beginning to take off. Women are wearing t-shirts, khaki pants, mood rings, kimonos and flare jumpsuits. Meanwhile, men are wearing velvet sports coats, slogan t-shirts, flannel, frilly shirts, jeans and khaki chinos.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Oskar Schindler and Eamon de Valera would be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "McCloud", "Sanford and Son", "Kojak", and "Happy Days". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pong", "Space Race", and "Gotcha".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Schoolhouse Rock!", "Speed Buggy", "Inch High, Private Eye", and "Super Friends". Popular toys at the moment include Lite-Brite, Nerf Balls, VertiBird (toy helicopter), and Magnavox Odyssey.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 12, 1974.

Girls are going missing in the Seattle area
Young women were beginning to disappear from Seattle and the wider Washington State area. At the time, Ted Bundy was still an unknown name, and none of the bodies had been found yet. However, people were aware that something terrible was going on. Between February and July 1974, eight women vanished from the area.
Who were the best NBA players in 1974?
The best NBA players in 1974 were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, John Havlicek, Rick Barry, Walt Frazier and Gail Goodrich.
1974 in movies
Movies released in 1974 included Blazing Saddles, The Towering Inferno, The Trial of Billy Jack, Young Frankenstein, Earthquake, The Godfather Part II, Airport 1975, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, The Longest Yard, Foxy Brown, Murder on the Orient Express and Benji.
Best soccer players
In 1974, the best soccer players were Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Kazimierz Deyna, Paul Breitner, Johan Neeskens, Grzegorz Lato, Gerd Müller, Robert Gadocha, Billy Bremner and Ralf Edström.
Roller skates
The popularity of roller skates exploded during the second half of the 1970s.
The Godfather Part II
"The Godfather Part II" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1974.
Disco music
Disco music became mainstream during the latter half of the 1970s. Nightclub-goers often wore extravagant outfits. Furthermore, dances such as the "Hustle", the "Bump" and the "Penguin" also became popular.
King Faisal
The King of Saudi Arabia, King Faisal, was named Time Person of the Year in 1974 due to his role in the 1973–74 oil crisis.
Barbra Streisand - "The Way We Were"
"The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand won a Grammy for 1974's Song of the Year.
The Vietnam War is in its final stages
The war in Vietnam was still ongoing. However, the US military had withdrawn. Meanwhile, North Vietnamese forces continued to win battles and make inroads into the south.
1974 in music
The Billboard Charts in 1974 were dominated by Barbra Streisand, Elton John, The Jackson 5, The Steve Miller Band, Terry Jacks, Ray Stevens, The Stylistics, Dionne Warwick and The Spinners.
1973-74 stock market crash
Between January 1973 and December 1974, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost over 45% of its value. The UK stock market fared even worse, with the FT 30 dropping by over 70%.
Hitchhiking is declining
Although hitchhiking is still pretty common, it is beginning to decline due to people's falling trust in strangers, lower air travel prices, an increase in highways, and more affordable cars.
Music cassette tapes are becoming popular
Audio cassettes started becoming widespread from about 1972 onward. Although they lacked the sound quality of vinyl records, they were far more convenient and portable.
Color TV surpasses black-and-white
Sales of color TV sets were beginning to surpass sales of the older black-and-white models. By this stage, almost all of the popular daytime networks were broadcasting in color.
Wallpaper
Wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.
Office workers are using typewriters
Although personal computers began to emerge during the 1970s, typewriters were still the norm for most office workers.
The Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Beetle was one of the most common cars on the road. Sales of the vehicle increased following the release of the 1968 film The Love Bug (and its subsequent spin-offs).
Lava lamps are all the rage
Sales of lava lamps increased in the late 1960s. It wasn't until the second half of the 1970s that they started to go out of fashion.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to April 12, 1974.

March 18, 1974:
• The sitcom "Here's Lucy" is cancelled.
• OPEC nations end a 5-month-long embargo against Europe, Japan and the United States.
March 20, 1974: A kidnap attempt is made on Princess Anne in London.
March 23, 1974: The musical sitcom "The Partridge Family" comes to an end.
March 29, 1974:
• The Volkswagen Golf is launched in Germany.
• A group of farmers discover the Terracotta Army in Shaanxi, China.
• Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury.
April 2, 1974: French president Georges Pompidou dies of cancer.
April 3, 1974:
• Super Outbreak: 319 people are killed when a violent tornado outbreak occurs in central parts of the United States.
• Kidnap victim Patty Hearst announces via audiotape that she has joined the Symbionese Liberation Army.
April 4, 1974: The BTK killer murders Kathryn Doreen Bright at her home in Wichita.
April 5, 1974: Stephen King's first novel "Carrie" is published.
April 6, 1974: ABBA win the Eurovision Song Contest with their song Waterloo.
This date: April 12, 1974
April 15, 1974: Kidnap victim Patty Hearst is captured on CCTV taking part in a bank robbery with the Symbionese Liberation Army in San Francisco.
April 17, 1974: Serial killer Ted Bundy abducts 18-year-old Susan Elaine Rancourt from Central Washington State College in Ellensburg, Washington.
April 27, 1974: Soccer: Don Revie has his final game as the manager of Leeds United.
May 4, 1974: FA Cup Final 1974: Liverpool defeat Newcastle United 3-0.
May 6, 1974: 22-year-old Ted Bundy victim Roberta Kathleen Parks vanishes from Oregon State University in Corvallis.
May 12, 1974: The Boston Celtics win the 1974 NBA Finals after they defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 4-3.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 12, 1974, will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1974 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
Native American Zodiac: April 12, 1974 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

TV series on April 12, 1974

TV audiences were watching the following shows on April 12, 1974:

Good Times

Happy Days

Kojak

The Six Million Dollar Man

Barnaby Jones

Last of the Summer Wine

M*A*S*H

The Bob Newhart Show

The Waltons

Maude

The Rookies

Emergency!

Cars in 1974

1974 saw the introduction of cars such as the Volkswagen Golf, the Dodge Ramcharger, the Audi 50, the Volvo 200 Series, the Renault 7, and the Ford Elite.

Kids TV shows on April 12, 1974

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1974:

Bagpuss

Happy Days

The Addams Family

Super Friends

Bailey's Comets

Inch High, Private Eye

Speed Buggy

Star Trek: The Animated Series

Schoolhouse Rock!

The Adventures of Black Beauty

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Popular toys and games in 1974

Toys and games that were popular in 1974:

Connect Four

Magna Doodle

Risk board game

Shrinky Dinks

Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle

Baby Alive (doll)

Shrinky Dinks

Magnavox Odyssey

Kenner SSP Racers

Big Jim (action figure)

Uno (card game)

Weebles

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in April 1974.

Gotcha

Space Race

Pong

Were you born on April 12, 1974?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1974.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out April 12, 1980, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 12.

Tiny Tim

Singer Deceased
Born on April 12, 1932
He turned 42 on this day in 1974.

Bobby Moore

Soccer player Deceased
Born on April 12, 1941
He turned 33 on this day in 1974.

David Letterman

Television host
Born on April 12, 1947
He turned 27 on this day in 1974.

Shannen Doherty

Actress
Born on April 12, 1971
She turned 3 on this day in 1974.

Brian McFadden

Westlife
Born on April 12, 1980
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Eric Bailly

Soccer player
Born on April 12, 1994
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

David Hogg

Gun control activist
Born on April 12, 2000
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

US President

Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on April 12, 1974.

UK Prime Minister

Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on April 12, 1974 was most likely conceived around July 20, 1973.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 12, 1974 is close to January 3, 1975.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 12, 1974:

18,267 days have passed since this date.
2,609 weeks have passed.
1,578,268,800 seconds have passed since April 12, 1974.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,841,313,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 814,386,700,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 263,044,800 times.
You have taken approximately 135,731,117 steps. That's roughly 60,325 miles.
18,939,226 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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Plantier

Take me back to April 12, 1974

News, nostalgia, and fads

Girls are going missing in the Seattle area

Who were the best NBA players in 1974?

1974 in movies

Best soccer players

Roller skates

The Godfather Part II

Disco music

King Faisal

Barbra Streisand - "The Way We Were"

The Vietnam War is in its final stages

1974 in music

1973-74 stock market crash

Hitchhiking is declining

Music cassette tapes are becoming popular

Color TV surpasses black-and-white

Wallpaper

Office workers are using typewriters

The Volkswagen Beetle

Lava lamps are all the rage