September 9th, 1974

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on September 9th, 1974.

• United States: I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton
• United Kingdom: Love Me For A Reason - Osmonds

Take me back to September 9th, 1974!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is September 9th, 1974, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.

Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves. In the United States, Labor Day of 1974 has recently come and passed. To many, this means that the summer is officially over. In America, the song I Shot The Sheriff by Eric Clapton is at the top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, Love Me For A Reason by Osmonds is the number-one hit song. Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie Chinatown 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 "What's My Line?", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "The Waltons", and "Good Times". 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 "Star Trek: The Animated Series", "Happy Days", "Hong Kong Phooey", and "Land of the Lost".

Children are playing with toys such as Lite-Brite, Clackers, G.I. Joe Adventure Team, and Magnavox Odyssey.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 9th, 1974.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Roller skates.

  The popularity of roller skates exploded during the second half of the 1970s.

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  The Godfather Part II.

  "The Godfather Part II" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1974.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Barbra Streisand - "The Way We Were"

  "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand won a Grammy for 1974's Song of the Year.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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%.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Office workers are using typewriters.

  Although personal computers began to emerge during the 1970s, typewriters were still the norm for most office workers.

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  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).

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  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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 49 years and 22 days have passed since September 9th, 1974.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 37 of 1974.
• Leap Year: 1974 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on September 9th, 1974, are now 49 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1974 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 147913200.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around September 9th, 1974.

• August 14th, 1974: Turkey invades Cyprus again.
• September 2nd, 1974: Serial killer Ted Bundy moves from Seattle to Salt Lake City in Utah.
• September 5th, 1974: The British prison sitcom "Porridge" begins airing on TV.
• September 6th, 1974: Two grouse hunters stumble across the remains of two of Ted Bundy's victims at a remote site near Issaquah.
• September 8th, 1974: US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon.
• This date: September 9th, 1974
• September 11th, 1974: 71 people are killed when Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• September 11th, 1974: The Western TV series "Little House on the Prairie" is aired for the first time.
• September 12th, 1974: Soccer: Leeds United sack manager Brian Clough.
• September 12th, 1974: The first episode of the private detective series "Harry O" is aired on ABC.
• September 13th, 1974: The first episode of the police drama "Police Woman" is aired on NBC.
• September 29th, 1974: Montana crime: Serial killer David Meirhofer commits suicide.
• October 2nd, 1974: Serial killer Ted Bundy murders 16-year-old Nancy Wilcox in Holladay, Utah.
• October 9th, 1974: Oskar Schindler dies from a heart attack at the age of 66.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 9th, 1974, will have the star sign Virgo.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1974 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
• Native American Zodiac: September 9th, 1974 falls under the Bear.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
• Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

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.

Were you born on this date?

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 September 9th, 1980, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on September 9th, 1974 was most likely conceived around December 17th, 1973.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 9th, 1974 is close to June 2nd, 1975.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about September 9th, 1974.

• 17,919 days have passed since this date.
• 2,559 weeks have passed.
• 1,548,201,600 seconds have passed since September 9th, 1974.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,806,235,200 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 798,872,025,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 258,033,600 times.
• You have taken approximately 133,145,338 steps. That's roughly 59,176 miles!
• Since this date, 18,578,419 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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