April 17, 1974, was a Wednesday. It was 50 years, 6 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.
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These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on April 17, 1974:
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The movie "Blazing Saddles" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 18,463 days ago. Approximately 615 months have passed. It was the 107th day of 1974, in week 16. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on April 17, 1974, are now 50 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. We have gone through approximately 205 seasons of weather since this date.
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RIP Susan Rancourt. She'd be 66 years old if she was still alive today.
Posted on Apr 17, 2022 02:41
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is April 17, 1974, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aries. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The summer of 1974 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise. In America, the song "TSOP" by MFSB 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 Blazing Saddles is at the top of the box office.
Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Gunsmoke", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "Medical Center", and "McCloud". 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. People are playing video games such as "Pong", "Space Race", and "Gotcha".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Bugs Bunny Show", "Schoolhouse Rock!", "Bailey's Comets", and "Super Friends". Children are playing with toys such as Crissy (doll), Big Jim (action figure), Magnavox Odyssey, and Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 17, 1974.
People in April 1974 were watching the following TV series:
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.
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Popular video games that people were playing in April 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.
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Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on April 17, 1974.
Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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