The 1st of October, 1976, fell on a Friday. Day 275 of 1976. Decade: 1970s.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 1st of October, 1976:
United States: Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
United Kingdom: Dancing Queen - ABBA
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 1st of October, 1976.
1976 in music.
Top music artists in 1976 included the likes of Wings, KC and the Sunshine Band, Rod Stewart, Ohio Players, Barry Manilow, England Dan, John Ford Coley, Wild Cherry, Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band, Diana Ross, ABBA, The Manhattans and The Spinners.
Jimmy Carter.
U.S. President Jimmy Carter was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1976.
1976 in movies.
Movies released in 1976 included Rocky, To Fly!, A Star Is Born, All the President's Men, The Omen, In Search of Noah's Ark, King Kong, Silver Streak, The Enforcer, Midway, Carrie, Freaky Friday, Car Wash and Taxi Driver.
Son of Sam.
During this period, serial killer David Berkowitz is terrorizing New York City. Berkowitz, who is also nicknamed the ".44 Caliber Killer", murders six people and injures seven others in eight separate gun attacks.
Celebrity Birthdays
Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 1st of October:
10th of September, 1976: 176 people die in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, after British Airways Flight 476 collides mid-air with Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 550.
1st of October, 2019: It is reported that Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner have separated.
Television
TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.
Charlie's Angels - TV show about three female police academy-trained private detectives.
Black Sheep Squadron - TV show about a misfit squadron in World War Two.
The Muppet Show - American TV show that included characters such as Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
What's Happening!! - Comedy TV show about three young men called Raj, Dwayne and Rerun.
Laverne & Shirley - Series about two roommates called Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney.
The Bionic Woman - Starring Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers.
Wonder Woman - TV show about a superhero called Diana Prince.
Welcome Back, Kotter - Gabe Kotter returns to his old school as a teacher, where he's put in charge of "the Sweathogs".
Starsky & Hutch - Detectives David Starsky and Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson protect the streets of Bay City.
The Jeffersons - TV show about an African- American couple that have moved into an upscale high-rise building.
How old was I?
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 1st of October, 1976.
15,777 days have passed since this date.
1,363,136,400 seconds have passed since the 1st of October, 1976.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,590,325,800 times.
Since the 1st of October, 1976, earth has travelled approximately 703,378,382,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 227,189,400 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 117,229,730 steps. That's about 52,102 miles!
Since this date, 16,357,637 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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