30th of October, 1974

Here are some facts about this particular date:

What Day: The 30th of October, 1974, fell on a Wednesday.
On this exact date: Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman at the Rumble in the Jungle in Kinshasa, Zaire.
Decade: 1970s.
43 years, 11 months and 17 days have passed since the 30th of October, 1974.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 44 of 1974.

Day 303 of 1974.
Leap Year: 1974 was NOT a leap year.
Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Scorpio.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1974 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
Native American Zodiac: The 30th of October, 1974 falls under the Snake.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Age: Anyone born on the 30th of October, 1974, will be 43 years of age.
American Format: 10-30-1974 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 1974-10-30. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19741030" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 152323200.

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 30th of October, 1974:

United States: You Haven't Done Nothing - Stevie Wonder
United Kingdom: Everything I Own - Ken Boothe

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

Gerald Ford was the President of the United States on the 30th of October, 1974.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

A baby that was born on the 30th of October, 1974 was probably conceived around the 20th of January, 1974. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 30th of October, 1974 is the 9th of August, 1975. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

Things that happened during this general period of time...

13th of November, 1974: Ronald DeFeo, Jr., murders his family at their home in Amityville on Long Island.

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 30th of October:

30th of October, 1972: 45 people are killed in Chicago after a commuter train collision.
30th of October, 1975: The Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, commits his first murder.
30th of October, 1977: Three members of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd are killed in a plane crash.
30th of October, 2002: Run D.M.C. member Jam Master Jay is shot and killed in Queens, New York
30th of October, 1981: The film Halloween II (1981) is released.
30th of October, 1994: The first episode of "Aaahh!!! Real Monsters" is broadcasted on Nickelodeon.
30th of October, 1995: Oasis release their single Wonderwall.
30th of October, 1998: American History X (1998) is released.

Television

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

The Rockford Files - TV show about a Private Detective that was previously jailed for a crime that he didn't commit.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker - A journalist investigates the supernatural.
Little House on the Prairie - TV show that was set in the 1870s.
Good Times - American sitcom about a family living in a poor, black neighborhood in inner-city Chicago.
Happy Days - TV show that is set in the 1950s / 1960s in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Kojak - TV show about a bald New York detective.
Barnaby Jones - Television series about a Private Detective and his widowed daughter-in-law.
Last of the Summer Wine - British sitcom about three senior citizens in the Yorkshire Dales.
M*A*S*H - TV series about an American military medical unit during the Korean War.
Maude - Sitcom starring Bea Arthur as Maude Findlay. Spin-off of All in the Family.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 30th of October:

30th of October, 1735: John Adams: US President.
30th of October, 1945: Henry Winkler: Actor.
30th of October, 1960: Diego Maradona: Soccer player.
30th of October, 1973: Edge: Wrestler.

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Videos

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Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 30th of October, 1974.

16,058 days have passed since this date.
1,387,407,600 seconds have passed since the 30th of October, 1974.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,618,642,200 times.
Since the 30th of October, 1974, earth has travelled approximately 715,902,321,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 231,234,600 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 119,317,054 steps. That's about 53,030 miles!
Since this date, 16,648,891 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

Translations

Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Wednesday" in other languages is:

German: Mittwoch.
French: Mercredi.
Italian: Mercoledi.
Spanish: Miercoles.
Portuguese: Quarta-feira.

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