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December 24, 1974

On December 24, 1974, cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia. The year's #1 song was "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand. Àlex Corretja, Ashot Danielyan, David Jassy would arrive in the same year.

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1974

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Around 1974

The year in brief

1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1974th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 974th year of the 2nd millennium, the 74th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1970s decade.

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What happened

On December 24, 1974

  1. 1974 Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia.

    Australian region cyclone in 1974

    Severe Tropical Cyclone Tracy was a small but destructive tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, in December 1974. The small but developing easterly storm was originally expected to pass clear of the city, but it turned towards it early on 24 December. m.

Arrivals

Born on December 24, 1974

Thure Lindhardt 1974– Danish actor (born 1974)
Paal Nilssen-Love 1974– Norwegian jazz drummer and composer
Marcelo Salas 1974– Chilean footballer (born 1974)
Ryan Seacrest 1974– American television and radio host (born 1974)
J.D. Walsh 1974– American screen actor, writer and producer (born 1974)

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Other moments from 1974

The class of 1974

Others born in 1974

Àlex Corretja 1974– Spanish tennis player and coach
Ashot Danielyan 1974– Armenian weightlifter
David Jassy 1974– Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
Mikael Åkerfeldt 1974– Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Victoria Beckham 1974– English singer and fashion designer
Edgar Wright 1974– English filmmaker

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