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March 29, 1974

On March 29, 1974, nASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury. 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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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 March 29, 1974

  1. 1974 NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury.

    American space and aeronautics agency

    S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program and for research in aeronautics and space. S.

  2. 1974 The Terracotta Army is discovered in Shaanxi province, China.

    Collection of ancient Chinese military statues

    The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE in his mausoleum with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.

Arrivals

Born on March 29, 1974

Alex Cuba 1974– Cuban-Canadian musician (born 1974)

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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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