April 2, 1977

April 2, 1977, was a Saturday. It was 47 years and 14 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Music charts

Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on April 2, 1977:

United States: "Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates
United Kingdom: "Chanson D'amour" by Manhattan Transfer

The Billboard Hot 100 on April 2, 1977

These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

Rich Girl - Daryl Hall John Oates
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul
Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") - Barbra Streisand

Play the top songs from 1977
A Spotify playlist of songs from the year 1977. Take a trip back to the days of Fleetwood Mac, the Commodores, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley and Queen.

Top movie at the box office

The movie "Airport '77" was at the top of the box office on April 2, 1977.

Facts

This date was 17,181 days ago. Approximately 573 months have passed. It was the 92nd day of 1977, in week 13. The decade was the seventies. People born on this day are currently 47 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. The Earth has experienced 191 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to April 2, 1977

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

It is Saturday, April 2, 1977. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. People are currently enjoying their weekend.

The summer of 1977 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise. In America, the song "Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates is at the top of the singles charts, while "Chanson D'amour" by Manhattan Transfer is the number-one song in the UK. Jimmy Carter is the President of the United States, and the movie Airport '77 is at the top of the box office.

James Callaghan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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. Because it's 1977, the music charts are being dominated by the likes of The Eagles, Donna Summer, Wings, Boney M, Baccara, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand and Debby Boone.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Elvis Presley, Marc Bolan, Charlie Chaplin, and Keith Moon would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "McCloud", "Maude", "Last of the Summer Wine", and "Fawlty Towers". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight", and "Breakout".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Sesame Street", "Star Trek: The Animated Series", "Jabberjaw", and "Dynomutt, Dog Wonder". Popular toys at the moment include Troll doll, Operation, Magna Doodle, and Stretch Armstrong.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 2, 1977.

1977 in music
Popular music artists in 1977 included Rod Stewart, Andy Gibb, The Emotions, ABBA, Barbra Streisand, Hot, Kenny Nolan, Thelma Houston, Rita Coolidge and Alan O'Day.
Who were the best NBA players in 1977?
The best NBA players in 1977 were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Thompson, Elvin Hayes, Pete Maravich and Paul Westphal.
1977 in movies
Movies released in 1977 included Star Wars, Smokey and the Bandit, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Saturday Night Fever, The Goodbye Girl, A Bridge Too Far, The Deep, The Spy Who Loved Me, "Oh, God!", Annie Hall, Pete's Dragon and Eraserhead.
Best soccer players
In 1977, the best soccer players were Allan Simonsen, Kevin Keegan, Michel Platini, Roberto Bettega, Johan Cruyff, Klaus Fischer, Tibor Nyilasi, Rob Rensenbrink, Dudu Georgescu, Emlyn Hughes, Steve Heighway and Berti Vogts.
Annie Hall
"Annie Hall" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1977.
Time Person of the Year: 1977
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was named Time Person of the Year in 1977 after he became the first Arab leader to travel to Israel.
"You Light Up My Life" and "Evergreen"
"You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone and "Evergreen" by Barbra Streisand both won the Grammy for 1977's Song of the Year.
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.
Roller skates
The popularity of roller skates exploded during the second half of the 1970s.
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
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.
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
Although personal computers began to emerge during the 1970s, typewriters were still the norm for most office workers.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on April 2, 1977.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to April 2, 1977.

March 9, 1977: Members of the Hanafi Movement take over three buildings in Washington D.C.
March 11, 1977:
• Film director Roman Polanski is arrested for the sexual assault of 13-year-old Samantha Gailey.
• The animated film "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" is released.
March 15, 1977: The first episode of "Three's Company" is aired.
March 17, 1977: The BTK killer murders Shirley Ruth Vian Relford in Wichita.
March 18, 1977: 6-year-old Mary Boyle disappears while walking back to her grandparents house in Ballyshannon, Ireland.
March 27, 1977: The Tenerife airport disaster occurs when two Boeing 747s collide, killing 583 people.
This date: April 2, 1977
April 4, 1977: 72 people die when Southern Airways Flight 242 crashes in New Hope, Georgia.
April 21, 1977: The musical Annie opens on Broadway.
April 30, 1977: The Cambodian-Vietnamese War begins.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 2, 1977, will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1977 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
Native American Zodiac: April 2, 1977 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

TV shows in 1977

Television shows that people were watching in April 1977:

Eight Is Enough

Three's Company

Quincy, M.E.

Charlie's Angels

Black Sheep Squadron

What's Happening!!

Laverne & Shirley

The Bionic Woman

Wonder Woman

Fawlty Towers

Welcome Back, Kotter

Starsky & Hutch

Cars in 1977

1977 saw the introduction of cars such as the Dodge Diplomat, the Toyota Chaser, the Lincoln Versailles, the Dodge Omni, the Volkswagen Derby, and the Ford Thunderbird (seventh generation).

Kids TV shows on April 2, 1977

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1977:

The New Adventures of Batman

Dynomutt, Dog Wonder

Jabberjaw

The Muppet Show

Bagpuss

Happy Days

Star Trek: The Animated Series

Schoolhouse Rock!

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

The Electric Company

All in the Family

Popular toys and games in 1977

Toys and games that were popular in 1977:

Mattel Electronic Football (handheld game)

Lego Technic

Cher dolls

Stretch Armstrong

Micronauts

Dungeons & Dragons

Connect Four

Magna Doodle

Risk board game

Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle

Baby Alive (doll)

Magnavox Odyssey

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in April 1977.

Breakout

Gun Fight

Pursuit

Tank

Were you born on April 2, 1977?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1977.

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 April 2, 1983, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 2.

Hans Christian Andersen

Author Deceased
Born on April 2, 1805
He was not alive on this date.

Marvin Gaye

RnB Singer Deceased
Born on April 2, 1939
He turned 38 on this day in 1977.

Linford Christie

Athlete
Born on April 2, 1960
He turned 17 on this day in 1977.

Rodney King

Historical figure Deceased
Born on April 2, 1965
He turned 12 on this day in 1977.

Pedro Pascal

Actor
Born on April 2, 1975
He turned 2 on this day in 1977.

Jesse Plemons

Actor
Born on April 2, 1988
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Sammi Kane Kraft

Baseball player & actress Deceased
Born on April 2, 1992
She was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Emma Myers

Actress
Born on April 2, 2002
She was born exactly 25 years after this date.

US President

Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States on April 2, 1977.

UK Prime Minister

James Callaghan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on April 2, 1977 was most likely conceived around July 10, 1976.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 2, 1977 is close to December 24, 1977.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 2, 1977:

17,181 days have passed since this date.
2,454 weeks have passed.
1,484,438,400 seconds have passed since April 2, 1977.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,731,844,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 765,970,214,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 247,406,400 times.
You have taken approximately 127,661,702 steps. That's roughly 56,739 miles.
17,813,261 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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Take me back to April 2, 1977

News, nostalgia, and fads

1977 in music

Who were the best NBA players in 1977?

1977 in movies

Best soccer players

Annie Hall

Time Person of the Year: 1977

"You Light Up My Life" and "Evergreen"

The "Son of Sam" is terrorizing New York

Roller skates

Disco music

Hitchhiking is declining

Wallpaper

Office workers are using typewriters