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July 15, 1974

On July 15, 1974, in Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing Makarios III and installing Nikos Sampson as the president of Cyprus. 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 (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 July 15, 1974

  1. 1974 In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing Makarios III and installing Nikos Sampson as the president of Cyprus.

    Capital of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus

    Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia or Lefkoşa, is the capital of Cyprus. Its northern part is the de facto capital of Northern Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost capital city among European Union member states.

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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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