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February 8, 1974

On February 8, 1974, the crew of Skylab 4, the last mission to visit the American space station Skylab, returns to Earth after 84 days in space. 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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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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On February 8, 1974

  1. 1974 The crew of Skylab 4, the last mission to visit the American space station Skylab, returns to Earth after 84 days in space.

    Third crewed mission to Skylab

    Skylab 4 was the third crewed Skylab mission and placed the third and final crew aboard the first American space station.

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Born on February 8, 1974

Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo 1974– French musician (born 1974)
Seth Green 1974– American actor and producer (born 1974)
Joshua Morrow 1974– American actor (born 1974)
Kimbo Slice 1974– American mixed martial artist (1974–2016)

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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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