October 30th, 1974

Events that occurred.

Notable events that occurred on October 30th, 1974.

• Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman at the Rumble in the Jungle in Kinshasa, Zaire.

Popular songs.

On October 30th, 1974, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

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

Take me back to October 30th, 1974!

Let's go back in time!

The date is October 30th, 1974, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. The summer is long gone. Temperatures have started to become much cooler and the evenings are beginning to get darker.

Fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. There is also a fresh, earthy scent in the air. Halloween of 1974 is just days away. People are watching horror movies and thinking about which costume they are going to wear. Others are organizing parties. In America, the song You Haven't Done Nothing by Stevie Wonder is at the top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, Everything I Own by Ken Boothe is the number-one hit song. Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie The Longest Yard 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 Eamon de Valera would be still alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Steptoe and Son", "Hawaii Five-O", "Emergency!", and "Happy Days". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pong", "Space Race", and "Gotcha". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", "Bagpuss", and "Hong Kong Phooey".

Popular toys at the moment include Battleship (game), Clackers, Weebles, and Uno (card game).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 30th, 1974.

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  Women are going missing in Utah.

  In October and November of 1974, serial killer Ted Bundy was targeting young women in Utah.

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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:

• 48 years and 11 months have passed since October 30th, 1974.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 44 of 1974.
• Leap Year: 1974 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on October 30th, 1974, are now 48 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1974 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 152323200.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to October 30th, 1974.

• 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.
• October 18th, 1974: 17-year-old Ted Bundy victim Melissa Anne Smith vanishes from Midvale in Utah.
• October 25th, 1974: Bob Marley releases his album "Natty Dread", which contains songs such as "No Woman No Cry".
• This date: October 30th, 1974
• October 31st, 1974: Ted Bundy abducts 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime from Lehi, Utah.
• November 8th, 1974: Carol DaRonch escapes from serial killer Ted Bundy's car after being abducted.
• November 8th, 1974: Ted Bundy victim Debra Jean Kent goes missing after leaving a high school play in Bountiful, Utah.
• November 13th, 1974: Ronald DeFeo, Jr., murders his family at their home in Amityville on Long Island.
• November 16th, 1974: A radio message containing information about humanity and our planet is sent into space.
• November 20th, 1974: UK politics: Labour MP John Stonehouse attempts to fake his own death in Miami, Florida.
• November 21st, 1974: 21 people are killed when two pubs in Birmingham are bombed by the Provisional IRA.
• November 23rd, 1974: Massacre of the Sixty: 60 former government officials are executed by the new provisional government in Ethiopia.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 30th, 1974, 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).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
• Native American Zodiac: October 30th, 1974 falls under the Snake.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

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 October 30th, 1980, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on October 30th, 1974 was most likely conceived around February 6th, 1974.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 30th, 1974 is close to July 23rd, 1975.

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Time difference & statistics.

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

• 17,868 days have passed since this date.
• 2,552 weeks have passed.
• 1,543,791,600 seconds have passed since October 30th, 1974.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,801,090,200 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 796,596,465,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 257,298,600 times.
• You have taken approximately 132,766,078 steps. That's roughly 59,007 miles!
• Since this date, 18,525,499 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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