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1st of July, 1979

Here are some facts about this particular date:

• What Day: The 1st of July, 1979, fell on a Sunday.
• This date fell on a weekend.
• On this exact date: The Walkman cassette player is released.
• Decade: 1970s.
• 40 years, 0 months and 19 days have passed since the 1st of July, 1979.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 26 of 1979.

• Day 182 of 1979.
• Leap Year: 1979 was NOT a leap year.
• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Cancer.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1979 was the year of the Goat (Yin Metal).
• Native American Zodiac: The 1st of July, 1979 falls under the Woodpecker.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
• Age: Anyone born on the 1st of July, 1979, will be 40 years of age.
• American Format: 07-01-1979 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
• YMD Format: 1979-07-01. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19790701" are easier to sort.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 299631600.

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 1st of July, 1979:

• United States: Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
• United Kingdom: Are Friends Electric - Tubeway Army

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 July, 1979.

• 1979 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1979 included The Knack, Donna Summer, Chic, Rod Stewart, Peaches & Herb, Gloria Gaynor, Village People, Anita Ward, Robert John and The Bee Gees.

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

• Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States on the 1st of July, 1979.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

• A baby that was born on the 1st of July, 1979 was probably conceived around the 21st of September, 1978. (Rough Estimate).
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 1st of July, 1979 is the 9th of April, 1980. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

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

• 2nd of June, 1979: American actor Jim Hutton dies of liver cancer.
• 11th of June, 1979: Actor John Wayne passes away from stomach cancer.
• 15th of June, 1979: The film Rocky II (1979) is released.
• 20th of June, 1979: ABC TV news correspondent Bill Stewart and his interpreter Juan Espinosa are killed by a Nicaraguan National Guard soldier.
• 26th of June, 1979: The James Bond film Moonraker (1979) is released in cinemas.
• 12th of July, 1979: 72 peope die after a fire breaks out at a hotel in Zaragoza, Spain.
• 16th of July, 1979: Saddam Hussein becomes the president of Iraq.
• 24th of July, 1979: Ted Bundy is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.
• 27th of July, 1979: The Amityville Horror (1979) is released in movie theaters.

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 1st of July:

• 1st of July, 1690: The Battle of the Boyne occurs in Ireland.
• 1st of July, 1997: Hong Kong is handed back to China.
• 1st of July, 2000: The abduction and murder of 8-year-old Sarah Payne in West Sussex, England. Roy Whiting is later arrested and convicted for her murder
• 1st of July, 2004: Marlon Brando passes away.
• 1st of July, 2005: Singer Luther Vandross passes away after a heart attack.
• 1st of July, 2015: Greece misses a payment to the International Monetary Fund.
• 1st of July, 2015: The release date of Magic Mike XXL.
• 1st of July, 2015: The movie Terminator: Genisys is released, with Arnold Schwarzenegger reprising his role as the main character.
• 1st of July, 1992: A League of Their Own (1992) is released in cinemas.
• 1st of July, 1998: The movie Armageddon (1998) is released in cinemas.
• 1st of July, 1999: The game "Dino Crisis" is released.

Television

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

• The Dukes of Hazzard - American television series.
• Mork & Mindy - Comedy TV show about an alien called Mork. Starring Robin Williams.
• Taxi - American sitcom starring Andy Kaufman and Danny DeVito.
• Dallas - Soap opera.
• The Incredible Hulk - Starring Lou Ferrigno.
• The Love Boat - Television series that was set on a cruise ship. Starring Gavin MacLeod as Captain Merrill Stubing.
• Chips - TV show about two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers called Jon Baker and Frank "Ponch" Poncherello.
• Soap - Comedy series / satire about soap operas. Starring Billy Crystal as Jodie Dallas.
• Eight Is Enough - Television series about the "Bradford brood" and their father.
• Three's Company - Sitcom about two girls and their male room mate.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 1st of July:

• 1st of July, 1961: Princess Diana: Princess of Wales.
• 1st of July, 1971: Missy Elliott: Rapper.

Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 1st of July, 1979.

• 14,629 days have passed since this date.
• 1,263,945,600 seconds have passed since the 1st of July, 1979.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,474,603,200 times.
• Since the 1st of July, 1979, earth has travelled approximately 652,195,929,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 210,657,600 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 108,699,322 steps. That's about 48,311 miles!
• Since this date, 15,167,347 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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