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March 9, 1974

On March 9, 1974, the Mars 7 Flyby bus releases the descent module too early, missing Mars. 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 9, 1974

  1. 1974 The Mars 7 Flyby bus releases the descent module too early, missing Mars.

    Failed Soviet flyby/lander mission to Mars (1973–1974)

    51P was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1973 to explore Mars. A 3MP bus spacecraft which comprised the final mission of the Mars programme, it consisted of a lander and a coast stage with instruments to study Mars as it flew past. Due to a malfunction, the lander failed to perform a maneuver necessary to enter the Martian atmosphere, missing the planet and remaining in heliocentric orbit along with the coast stage.

Arrivals

Born on March 9, 1974

Mark Harrity 1974– British-Australian cricketer

Farewells

Died on March 9, 1974

Earl Wilbur Sutherland American pharmacologist and biochemist (1915–1974)
Harry Womack American musical artist (1945–1974)

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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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