15 days before August 15, 1974

would be

July 31, 1974 (Wednesday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 212

• Week number: 31

• Leap year: 1974 is not a leap year

• Daylight Saving Time: Yes

Sunrise, Sunset Times for July 31, 1974 (Wednesday)

• Sunrise time: 06:30 am

• Sunset time: 08:49 pm

• Day length: 14h 18m

Moon Phase for July 31, 1974 (Wednesday)

• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous

• Illumination: 95%

• Moon Age: 12.8 day(s)

July 31, 1974 Holidays and National Days

2007

The British Army’s longest continual operation, Operation Banner (1969-2007), ends as British troops withdraw from Northern Ireland.

2006

Fidel Castro temporarily hands over power to his brother Raul Castro.

1999

NASA purposely crashes its Discovery Program’s Lunar Prospector into the moon, ending the agency’s mission to detect frozen water on Earth’s moon.

1991

The US and the USSR sign a long-range nuclear weapons reduction pact.

1990

Bosnia-Herzegovina declares independence from Yugoslavia.

1988

Bridge collapse at Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal in Butterworth, Malaysia, kills 32 and injures more than 1,600.

1987

An F4 tornado in Edmonton, Alberta kills 27 and causes $330 million in damages; the day is remembered as “Black Friday.”

1971

Apollo 15 astronauts take a drive on the moon in their land rover.

1962

Federation of Malaysia formally proposed.