December 11th, 1974.

Born on December 11th, 1974.

People who were born on this exact date.

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Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 11th, 1974.

• United States: Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
• United Kingdom: You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White

Take me back to December 11th, 1974!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is December 11th, 1974, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The Christmas season of 1974 is in full swing. People are putting up their decorations and festive songs are playing on the radio.

In America, the song Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, You're The First, The Last, My Everything by Barry White is the number one hit song. Gerald Ford is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Death Wish is at the top of the Box Office.

In the United Kingdom, Harold Wilson is the current Prime Minister. 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 "What's My Line?", "The Main Chance", "Maude" and "The Waltons". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pong", "Space Race", "Gotcha" and "Tank".

Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "JOT the Dot", "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", "The Adventures of Black Beauty" and "Inch High, Private Eye". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Etch A Sketch, Weebles, Magna Doodle and Dungeons & Dragons.

News topics, fads & culture.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on December 11th, 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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  Who were the best football players in 1974?

  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 later 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.

  In the second half of the 1970s, disco music became mainstream. During this period, 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 as the Time Person of the Year in 1974. This was in acknowledgment of his role in the oil crisis of 1973 - 1974.

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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 at this stage. However, the US military had withdrawn. During this period, 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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  Music cassette tapes are becoming popular.

  From about 1972 onward, audio cassettes started to become more widespread. 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.

  Around this period, sales of color TV sets began to surpass sales of the older black-and-white sets. By this stage, almost all of the popular daytime networks were broadcasting in color.

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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

  Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

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  Lava lamps are all the rage.

  In the late 1960s, sales of lava lamps took off. It wasn't until the second half of the 1970s that they started to go out of fashion.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 47 years, 6 months and 19 days have passed since December 11th, 1974.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 50 of 1974.
• Leap Year: 1974 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on December 11th, 1974 will be 47 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1974 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 155952000.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around December 11th, 1974.

• 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.
• December 1st, 1974: 92 people are killed when TWA Flight 514 crashes near Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
• December 7th, 1974: The first ever episode of "The Late Late Toy Show" is aired in Ireland.
• This date: December 11th, 1974
• December 12th, 1974: Democrat Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter announces that he will be running for the 1976 United States presidential election.
• December 13th, 1974: North Vietnam forces launch the Spring Offensive.
• December 19th, 1974: Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as the new Vice President of the United States.
• December 20th, 1974: The Godfather Part II is released.
• December 23rd, 1974: Mary Rachel Trlica (17), Lisa Renee Wilson (14), and Julie Ann Moseley (9) go missing while Christmas shopping at the Seminary South Shopping Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
• December 24th, 1974: Cyclone Tracy hits Darwin, Australia.
• December 27th, 1974: 21-year-old Joanne Elaine Coughlin goes missing from Youngstown, Ohio.
• January 1st, 1975: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up.
• January 6th, 1975: Soccer: Brian Clough becomes the new manager of Nottingham Forest.
• January 6th, 1975: The first episode of Wheel of Fortune is aired.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 11th, 1974, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
• 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 8.
• Native American Zodiac: December 11th, 1974 falls under the Owl.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
• Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on December 11th, 1974.

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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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out December 11th, 1980 instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on December 11th, 1974 was most likely conceived around March 20th, 1974.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 11th, 1974 is close to September 3rd, 1975.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about December 11th, 1974.

• A total of 17,369 days have passed since this date.
• 2,481 weeks have passed.
• 1,500,678,000 seconds have passed since the December 11th, 1974.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,750,791,000 times.
• Since December 11th, 1974, the Earth has travelled approximately 774,349,848,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 250,113,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 129,058,308 steps. That's about 57,359 miles!
• Since this date, 18,008,136 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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