January 1, 1970 New Year's Day

January 1, 1970, was a Thursday. It was 54 years, 11 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

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What happened on January 1, 1970?

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Music charts

Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 1, 1970:

United States: "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" by B.J. Thomas
United Kingdom: "Two Little Boys" by Rolf Harris

The Billboard Hot 100 on January 1, 1970

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

Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B.J. Thomas
Down On The Corner/Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam

Play the top singles from 1970
A Spotify playlist of songs from the year 1970. Take a trip back to the days of the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell and the Jackson 5.

Top movie at the box office

The movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was at the top of the box office on January 1, 1970.

Facts

New Year's Day 1970 occurred 20,079 days ago. Approximately 669 months have passed. It was the 1st day of 1970, in week 01. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on January 1, 1970, are now 54 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. The Earth has experienced 223 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to January 1, 1970

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

The date is January 1, 1970, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. It's New Year's Day, the official start of the year 1970 and a brand new decade. A lot of people are relaxing at home. Some are nursing hangovers from the night before.

In America, the song "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" by B.J. Thomas is at the top of the singles charts, while "Two Little Boys" by Rolf Harris is the number-one song in the UK. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service is at the top of the box office. Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Dark Shadows", "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", "Columbo", and "The Brady Bunch". It's 1970, so radio stations are playing hit songs from artists such as Elvis Presley, Mungo Jerry, Shocking Blue, Diana Ross, Simon & Garfunkel, The Jackson 5 and The Carpenters. In fashion, the hippie look from the 1960s is still popular. Clothing items such as tie dye shirts, bell-bottoms, midi skirts, gauchos and Mexican blouses are being worn by women. Meanwhile, men are wearing dark satin shirts, ethnic-looking tunics, bell bottom jeans, tweed sports jackets and turtlenecks.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Tammi Terrell, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Charles de Gaulle would all still be alive. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "The New Adventures of Superman", "The Adventures of Gulliver", and "H.R. Pufnstuf". Children are playing with toys such as Troll doll, Etch A Sketch, Ken (doll), and Motorific (slot car toys).

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 1, 1970, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1970 was the year of the Dog (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
Native American Zodiac: January 1, 1970 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 1, 1970.

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.
The Vietnam War is still ongoing
The war in Vietnam was still ongoing. However, by this stage, the conflict had become deeply unpopular with most Americans. Troop numbers in the country were starting to reduce, having reached their peak two years prior. In 1970, 6,081 US service personnel were killed in action.
Who were the best NBA players in 1970?
The best NBA players in 1970 were Willis Reed, Billy Cunningham, Connie Hawkins, Jerry West and Walt Frazier.
Best soccer players
In 1970, the best soccer players were Gerd Müller, Bobby Moore, Luigi Riva, Franz Beckenbauer, Wolfgang Overath, Dragan Džajić, Johan Cruyff, Gordon Banks and Alessandro Mazzola.
Patton
"Patton" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1970.
Simon & Garfunkel - "Bridge over Troubled Water"
"Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel won a Grammy for 1970's Song of the Year.
1970 in movies
Movies released in 1970 included Love Story, MASH, Airport, Patton, Woodstock, Little Big Man, Ryan's Daughter, "Tora! Tora! Tora!", Chariots of the Gods, The Aristocats, The Conformist, A Man Called Horse and The Vampire Lovers.
Willy Brandt
West Germany's Chancellor Willy Brandt was named Time Person of the Year in 1970 due to his attempts to establish a fresh relationship between East and West.
1970 in music
The Billboard Charts in 1970 were dominated by the likes of The Jackson 5, B. J. Thomas, The Beatles, The Carpenters, The Partridge Family, Simon & Garfunkel, Bread, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, George Harrison and Shocking Blue.
The Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Beetle was one of the most common cars on the road. Sales of the vehicle increased following the release of the 1968 film The Love Bug (and its subsequent spin-offs).
The Hippie movement
The hippie counterculture reached its peak during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The movement, which sprung up in opposition to the Vietnam War, was centered around peace, psychedelic music, sexual liberation, bright colors, and drugs such as LSD and marijuana.
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.
The afro hairstyle is at its peak in popularity
The afro hairstyle took off during the 1960s and early 1970s. Public figures such as Angela Davis, Pam Grier, Jimi Hendrix, and the Jackson 5 were among those who sported the style.
Color TV
Although color television was rising in popularity, black-and-white TV sets were still the most popular.
The push-button telephone
Push-button telephones were beginning to replace the older rotary-style landlines.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 1, 1970.

December 4, 1969: Black Panther activist Fred Hampton is shot and killed in his bed during a predawn raid by law enforcement.
December 5, 1969: The Rolling Stones release their song "Gimme Shelter".
December 6, 1969: Hells Angels security guards stab 18-year-old audience member Meredith Hunter to death during a performance of The Rolling Stones at the 1969 Altamont Free Concert in California.
December 12, 1969:
• The Jackson 5 release their debut album.
• 17 people are killed after a bomb explodes at the headquarters of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura in Milan, Italy.
December 16, 1969: The musical romantic comedy film "Hello, Dolly!" is released in movie theaters.
December 28, 1969: The Provisional IRA issues its first public statement.
December 29, 1969: Peggy Rahn (9) and Wendy Stevenson (8) go missing in Pompano Beach, Florida.
This date: January 1, 1970
January 3, 1970: Actor Robert B. Sinclair is stabbed to death by a burglar at his home in Montecito, California.
January 4, 1970: 15,621 people are killed in the Yunnan province of China after a 7.7 Richter magnitude scale earthquake strikes.
January 11, 1970: Super Bowl IV: The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Minnesota Vikings at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.
January 12, 1970: 3-year-old Cheryl Grimmer goes missing in Wollongong, Australia.
January 17, 1970: Irish politics: Sinn Féin is formed (current form).
January 21, 1970: The first episode of the sitcom "Nanny and the Professor" is aired on TV.
January 22, 1970: The first commercial Boeing 747 flight takes place between JFK International Airport and London Heathrow Airport.
January 26, 1970: Simon & Garfunkel release their final studio album "Bridge over Troubled Water".

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Television shows in January 1970

Television shows that people were watching in January 1970:

The Brady Bunch

Medical Center

Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Then Came Bronson

Room 222

The Main Chance

Hee Haw

Here's Lucy

Adam-12

Hawaii Five-O

Columbo

Cars in 1970

1970 saw the introduction of cars such as the Dodge Colt, the Toyota Carina, the Range Rover, the Ford Pinto, the AMC Gremlin, and the Chevrolet Vega.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1970

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

The Clangers

Sesame Street

The Brady Bunch

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines

Cattanooga Cats

The Perils of Penelope Pitstop

The Pink Panther Show

Skyhawks

H.R. Pufnstuf

Joe 90

Toys in 1970

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

G.I. Joe Adventure Team

Nerf Balls

Snoopy Astronaut (figure)

Frisbee

Crissy (doll)

Clackers

Battleship (game)

Lite-Brite

Twister mat

Suzy Homemaker

Operation

Motorific (slot car toys)

Were you born on January 1, 1970?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1970.

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 January 1, 1976, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 1.

J. Edgar Hoover

The first Director of the FBI Deceased
Born on January 1, 1895
He turned 75 on this day in 1970.

Grandmaster Flash

Hip Hop DJ
Born on January 1, 1958
He turned 12 on this day in 1970.

Verne Troyer

Actor Deceased
Born on January 1, 1969
He turned 1 on this day in 1970.

Ice Spice

Rapper
Born on January 1, 2000
She was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on January 1:

New Year's Day

US President

Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on January 1, 1970.

UK Prime Minister

Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Jack Lynch 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 January 1, 1970 was most likely conceived around April 10, 1969.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 1, 1970 is close to September 24, 1970.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 1, 1970:

20,079 days have passed since this date.
2,868 weeks have passed.
1,734,829,200 seconds have passed since January 1, 1970.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,023,967,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 895,171,867,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 289,138,200 times.
You have taken approximately 149,195,311 steps. That's roughly 66,309 miles.
20,817,950 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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Facts

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Wallpaper

Office workers are using typewriters

The Vietnam War is still ongoing

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Best soccer players

Patton

Simon & Garfunkel - "Bridge over Troubled Water"

1970 in movies

Willy Brandt

1970 in music

The Volkswagen Beetle

The Hippie movement

Lava lamps are all the rage

The afro hairstyle is at its peak in popularity

Color TV

The push-button telephone