8th of September, 1974

Here are some facts about this particular date:

What Day: The 8th of September, 1974, fell on a Sunday.
This date fell on a weekend.
On this exact date: US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon.
Decade: 1970s.
43 years, 9 months and 14 days have passed since the 8th of September, 1974.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 36 of 1974.

Day 251 of 1974.
Leap Year: 1974 was NOT a leap year.
Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Virgo.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1974 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
Native American Zodiac: The 8th of September, 1974 falls under the Bear.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
Age: Anyone born on the 8th of September, 1974, will be 43 years of age.
American Format: 09-08-1974 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 1974-09-08. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19740908" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 147826800.

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 8th of September, 1974:

United States: You're Having My Baby - Paul Anka
United Kingdom: Love Me For A Reason - Osmonds

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

Gerald Ford was the President of the United States on the 8th of September, 1974.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

A baby that was born on the 8th of September, 1974 was probably conceived around the 29th of November, 1973. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 8th of September, 1974 is the 18th of June, 1975. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

Things that happened during this general period of time...

9th of August, 1974: The Watergate scandal forces Richard Nixon to resign as President of the United States.
9th of August, 1974: Vice President Gerald Ford becomes the 38th President of the United States.
14th of August, 1974: Turkey invades Cyprus again.

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 8th of September:

8th of September, 1966: The first episode of the original Star Trek TV series is aired.
8th of September, 1994: 132 people are killed when USAir Flight 427 crashes in Pittsburgh.
8th of September, 2015: NFL player Tyler Sash is found dead at his home in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
8th of September, 1989: Kickboxer (1989), starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, is released in movie theaters.

Television

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

Good Times - American sitcom about a family living in a poor, black neighborhood in inner-city Chicago.
Happy Days - TV show that is set in the 1950s / 1960s in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Kojak - TV show about a bald New York detective.
Barnaby Jones - Television series about a Private Detective and his widowed daughter-in-law.
Last of the Summer Wine - British sitcom about three senior citizens in the Yorkshire Dales.
M*A*S*H - TV series about an American military medical unit during the Korean War.
Maude - Sitcom starring Bea Arthur as Maude Findlay. Spin-off of All in the Family.
Emergency! - TV series about a fire department in LA.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 8th of September:

8th of September, 1979: P!nk: Singer.
8th of September, 1987: Wiz Khalifa: Rapper.
8th of September, 1989: Avicii: DJ.

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Videos

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Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 8th of September, 1974.

15,993 days have passed since this date.
1,381,795,200 seconds have passed since the 8th of September, 1974.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,612,094,400 times.
Since the 8th of September, 1974, earth has travelled approximately 713,006,323,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 230,299,200 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 118,834,387 steps. That's about 52,815 miles!
Since this date, 16,581,542 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

Translations

Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Sunday" in other languages is:

German: Sonntag.
French: Dimanche.
Italian: Domenica.
Spanish: Domingo.
Portuguese: Domingo.

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