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December 21, 1976

December 21, 1976, was a Tuesday. It was the 356th day of 1976. The decade was the seventies.

47 years, 3 months, and 8 days have passed since December 21, 1976.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Song charts

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 21, 1976:

  • United States: "Tonight's The Night" by Rod Stewart
  • United Kingdom: "When A Child Is Born" by Johnny Mathis

The Billboard Hot 100 on December 21, 1976

These songs were dominating the music charts:

  • Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
  • The Rubberband Man - The Spinners
  • You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
  • Muskrat Love - Captain & Tennille
  • You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
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Carrie

Top movie

The top movie on this day was "Carrie".

Facts

This date occurred 17,265 days ago. Approximately 576 months have passed. It was the 356th day of 1976, in week 52. The decade was the seventies. The start of 1977 was just 10 days away. People who were born on December 21, 1976, are now 47 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 1976 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 192 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to December 21, 1976

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is December 21, 1976, and it's a Tuesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. Christmas Day of 1976 is fast approaching and the excitement is building. Department stores are packed with Christmas shoppers, and people are meeting up with friends that they haven't seen in a while.

In America, the song "Tonight's The Night" by Rod Stewart is at the top of the singles charts, while "When A Child Is Born" by Johnny Mathis is the number-one song in the UK. Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie Carrie is at the top of the box office. James Callaghan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "M*A*S*H", "Happy Days", and "Little House on the Prairie". Because it's 1976, the music charts are being dominated by the likes of ABBA, Queen, Chicago, Elton John, Kiki Dee, Wings and Rod Stewart. In fashion, clothes have become baggier and pants have become less flared. Sports clothing and the "disco look" are both popular at the moment. Women are wearing sundresses, strapless tops with t-shirts, shoulder pads, cardigans, knee-length skirts and daisy dukes. Meanwhile, men are wearing tracksuits, flare jeans, low-top sneakers and untucked collared shirts.

The film "Rocky", starring Sylvester Stallone, is currently playing in movie theaters. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Freddie Prinze, Elvis Presley, Marc Bolan, and Charlie Chaplin would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight", and "Breakout".

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Pink Panther Show", "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!", "All in the Family", and "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids". Children are playing with toys such as Big Jim (action figure), Kenner SSP Racers, Magna Doodle, and Micronauts.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 21, 1976.

  • Christmas 1976 is days away.

    Christmas 1976 is days away

    Christmas 1976 was just days away. The decorations were up, festive music was playing on the radio, people were buying last-minute presents for their loved ones, and stores were packed with shoppers. Schools, colleges, and non-retail businesses were also beginning to close for the holiday season.
  • The "Son of Sam" is terrorizing New York.

    The "Son of Sam" is terrorizing New York

    A serial killer called the "Son of Sam" terrorized New York City in 1976 and 1977. By the time he was finally caught, David Berkowitz had murdered six people and injured seven others in eight separate gun attacks.
  • Who were the best NBA players in 1976?

    Who were the best NBA players in 1976?

    The best NBA players in 1976 were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George McGinnis, Nate Archibald, Rick Barry and Pete Maravich.
  • 1976 in movies.

    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.
  • Best soccer players.

    Best soccer players

    In 1976, the best soccer players were Franz Beckenbauer, Rob Rensenbrink, Ivo Viktor, Kevin Keegan, Michel Platini, Anton Ondrus, Johan Cruyff, Ivan Curkovic, Rainer Bonhof, Gerd Müller and Marian Masny.
  • Rocky.

    Rocky

    "Rocky" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1976.
  • Jimmy Carter.

    Jimmy Carter

    US President Jimmy Carter was named Time Person of the Year in 1976.
  • Barry Manilow - "I Write the Songs"

    Barry Manilow - "I Write the Songs"

    "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow would go on to win a Grammy for 1976's Song of the Year.
  • 1976 in music.

    1976 in music

    Top music artists in 1976 included the likes of Wings, KC and the Sunshine Band, Rod Stewart, the 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.
  • Mood rings have become a fad.

    Mood rings have become a fad

    Mood rings were a big fad in 1975 and 1976. The rings contained a special liquid that would show different colors at different temperatures.
  • Roller skates.

    Roller skates

    The popularity of roller skates exploded during the second half of the 1970s.
  • Disco music.

    Disco music

    Disco music became mainstream during the latter half of the 1970s. Nightclub-goers often wore extravagant outfits. Furthermore, dances such as the "Hustle", the "Bump" and the "Penguin" also became popular.
  • Hitchhiking is declining.

    Hitchhiking is declining

    Although hitchhiking is still pretty common, it is beginning to decline due to people's falling trust in strangers, lower air travel prices, an increase in highways, and more affordable cars.
  • Music cassette tapes are becoming popular.

    Music cassette tapes are becoming popular

    Audio cassettes started becoming widespread from about 1972 onward. Although they lacked the sound quality of vinyl records, they were far more convenient and portable.
  • Color TV surpasses black-and-white.

    Color TV surpasses black-and-white

    Sales of color TV sets were beginning to surpass sales of the older black-and-white models. By this stage, almost all of the popular daytime networks were broadcasting in color.
  • Wallpaper.

    Wallpaper

    Wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.
  • Office workers are using typewriters.

    Office workers are using typewriters

    Although personal computers began to emerge during the 1970s, typewriters were still the norm for most office workers.
  • Lava lamps are all the rage.

    Lava lamps are all the rage

    Sales of lava lamps increased in the late 1960s. It wasn't until the second half of the 1970s that they started to go out of fashion.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on December 21, 1976.

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 21, 1976.

  • November 26, 1976: English punk rock band the Sex Pistols release their debut single "Anarchy in the U.K.".
  • November 28, 1976: American actress Rosalind Russell dies from breast cancer at the age of 69.
  • December 2, 1976: Fidel Castro becomes the new president of Cuba.
  • December 3, 1976:
    • The movie Rocky is released.
    • An assassination attempt is made on reggae singer Bob Marley.
  • December 4, 1976: American guitarist Tommy Bolin dies from a drug overdose.
  • December 8, 1976: The Eagles release their album "Hotel California".
  • December 17, 1976: The movie King Kong is released.
  • This date: December 21, 1976
  • December 28, 1976: Freddie King passes away.
  • January 6, 1977: The Sex Pistols are released from their contract with EMI.
  • January 9, 1977: Super Bowl XI: The Oakland Raiders defeat the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
  • January 18, 1977:
    • The bodybuilding documentary "Pumping Iron" is released.
    • 83 people are killed when a train derails in Sydney, Australia.
    • SFR Yugoslavia's Prime minister Dzemal Bijedic is killed in a plane crash.
  • January 19, 1977: Snow falls in Miami for the only time in its history.
  • January 20, 1977: Jimmy Carter becomes the 39th President of the United States.
Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 21, 1976, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
  • Zodiac Element: Fire.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1976 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 11.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 21, 1976 falls under the Owl.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
  • Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

1970s fashion

Television shows

Television shows in December 1976

People in December 1976 were watching the following TV series:

TV shows from December 1976.

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
Black Sheep Squadron
Black Sheep Squadron
What's Happening!!
What's Happening!!
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley
The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers
Welcome Back, Kotter
Welcome Back, Kotter
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
Barney Miller
Barney Miller
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons
Baretta
Baretta
Police Woman
Police Woman
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
Good Times
Good Times
Happy Days
Happy Days
Kojak
Kojak
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show
The Waltons
The Waltons
Maude
Maude
The Rookies
The Rookies

Cars in 1976

1976 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford Fiesta, the Pontiac Phoenix, the BMW 6 Series, the Dodge Aspen, the Volvo 300 Series, and the Plymouth Sapporo.

Cars in 1976.

Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 1976

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Dynomutt, Dog Wonder
Dynomutt, Dog Wonder
Jabberjaw
Jabberjaw
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show

Return to the Planet of the Apes
Return to the Planet of the Apes
The Great Grape Ape Show
The Great Grape Ape Show
Land of the Lost
Land of the Lost
Bagpuss
Bagpuss
Happy Days
Happy Days
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Schoolhouse Rock!
Schoolhouse Rock!
The Adventures of Black Beauty
The Adventures of Black Beauty
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
The Electric Company
The Electric Company
All in the Family
All in the Family
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
The Pink Panther Show
The Pink Panther Show
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
The Bugs Bunny Show
The Bugs Bunny Show
Captain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo
Toys

Toys in 1976

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Cher dolls
Cher dolls
Stretch Armstrong
Stretch Armstrong
Micronauts
Micronauts
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Connect Four
Connect Four
Magna Doodle
Magna Doodle
Risk board game
Risk board game
Shrinky Dinks
Shrinky Dinks
Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle
Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle
Baby Alive (doll)
Baby Alive (doll)
Shrinky Dinks
Shrinky Dinks
Magnavox Odyssey
Magnavox Odyssey
Kenner SSP Racers
Kenner SSP Racers
Big Jim (action figure)
Big Jim (action figure)
VertiBird (toy helicopter)
VertiBird (toy helicopter)
G.I. Joe Adventure Team
G.I. Joe Adventure Team
Battleship (game)
Battleship (game)
Lite-Brite
Lite-Brite
Twister mat
Twister mat
Operation
Operation
The Easy-Bake Oven
The Easy-Bake Oven
Etch A Sketch
Etch A Sketch
Troll doll
Troll doll
Video games

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in December 1976.

Breakout 1976
Breakout
Gun Fight 1975
Gun Fight
Pursuit 1975
Pursuit
Tank 1974
Tank

Were you born on December 21, 1976?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1976.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out December 21, 1982, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 21.

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Actress
Born on December 21, 1937
She turned 39 on this day in 1976.

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Musician Deceased
Born on December 21, 1940
He turned 36 on this day in 1976.

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Actor
Born on December 21, 1948
He turned 28 on this day in 1976.

Jane Kaczmarek

Jane Kaczmarek

Actress
Born on December 21, 1955
She turned 21 on this day in 1976.

Ray Romano

Ray Romano

Actor
Born on December 21, 1957
He turned 19 on this day in 1976.

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

Actor
Born on December 21, 1966
He turned 10 on this day in 1976.

Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron

French president
Born on December 21, 1977
He was born exactly one year after this date.

The King of Random

The King of Random

Youtube personality Deceased
Born on December 21, 1980
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

Steven Yeun

Steven Yeun

Actor
Born on December 21, 1983
He was born exactly 7 years after this date.

Kaitlyn Dever

Kaitlyn Dever

Actress
Born on December 21, 1996
She was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Ben Chilwell

Ben Chilwell

Soccer player
Born on December 21, 1996
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

USA

US President

Gerald Ford was the President of the United States on December 21, 1976.

UK

UK Prime Minister

James Callaghan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on December 21, 1976 was most likely conceived around March 30, 1976.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 21, 1976 is close to September 13, 1977.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 21, 1976:

  • 17,265 days have passed since this date.
  • 2,466 weeks have passed.
  • 1,491,696,000 seconds have passed since December 21, 1976.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,740,312,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 769,715,136,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 248,616,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 128,285,856 steps. That's roughly 57,016 miles!
  • Since this date, 17,900,352 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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