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November 6, 1974

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Headlines from November 6, 1974

Shake‐Up by Carey

By Unknown Author

Repr H L Carey's victory in NYS gubernatorial race makes him instant Dem candidate for Vice Pres and, some politicians say, even dark-horse Pres possibility (S)

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Mills Defeats Rival

By Unknown Author

Representative Wilbur D. Mills, Democrat of Arkansas, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, turned back a strong challenge by his Republican rival, Judy Petty. Page 37.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 6, 1974, covering November 6, 1974.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Wrap Around Joy by Carole King

    Wrap Around Joy

    Carole King

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Walls And Bridges by John Lennon

    Walls And Bridges

    John Lennon

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Photographs & Memories/His Greatest Hits by Jim Croce

    Photographs & Memories/His Greatest Hits

    Jim Croce

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for Not Fragile by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

    Not Fragile

    Bachman-Turner Overdrive

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for Holiday by America

    Holiday

    America

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    18

Notable Births

1974Zoe McLellan, American actress[†]

Zoe McLellan is an American actress known for roles in JAG, Dirty Sexy Money, NCIS: New Orleans and Designated Survivor.

Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)

1974Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (died 2009)[†]

Frank Vandenbroucke was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist. After showing promise in track and field in his adolescence, Vandenbroucke took to cycle racing in the late 1980s and developed into one of the great hopes for Belgian cycling in the 1990s, with a string of victories that included Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Grand Tour stages and Omloop Het Volk. This early success dissipated however in a series of drug problems, rows with teams and suicide attempts. Despite repeated attempts to continue his career with a string of different teams from 2000 to 2008, Vandenbroucke's drug use and unpredictability eventually led to his estrangement from the cycling world. Although Vandenbroucke claimed in an interview in 2009 to have recovered his mental health, he died of a pulmonary embolism in October 2009 at the age of 34.

Historical Context for November 6, 1974

In 1974, the world population was approximately 3,996,416,096 people[†]