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April 5, 1974

On April 5, 1974, carrie, the first novel by American author Stephen King, is published for the first time with a print run of 30,000 copies. 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 April 5, 1974

  1. 1974 Carrie, the first novel by American author Stephen King, is published for the first time with a print run of 30,000 copies.

    1974 horror novel by Stephen King

    Carrie is the debut horror novel by American author Stephen King, released in 1974. Set in the town of Chamberlain, Maine, the plot revolves around Carrie White, a friendless high school girl from an abusive religious household who has telekinetic powers. After a cruel prank pulled by one of her bullies on prom night, Carrie decides to take revenge.

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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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