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January 12, 1970

January 12, 1970, was a Monday. It was 54 years, 3 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

January 12, 1970
On This Day

What happened on this day?

What happened on January 12, 1970?

  • 3-year-old Cheryl Grimmer goes missing in Wollongong, Australia.
Song charts

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 12, 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 12, 1970

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

  • Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B.J. Thomas
  • Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes
  • Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary
  • I Want You Back - Jackson 5
  • Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Play the top songs 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.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Top movie at the box office

The movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was at the top of the box office on this day.

Facts

This date was 19,820 days ago. Approximately 661 months have passed. It was the 12th day of 1970, in week 03. The decade was the seventies. People born on this day are currently 54 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. We have gone through approximately 220 seasons of weather since this date.

Take me back to January 12, 1970

Ready for a walk down memory lane?

It is Monday, January 12, 1970. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.

The Christmas holiday season is long over, the decorations have been taken down, and a sense of normality has returned. 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. 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. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Bonanza", "Adam-12", "Here's Lucy", and "Marcus Welby, M.D.". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Heckle and Jeckle", "Underdog", "The Archie Show", and "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines".

Popular toys at the moment include the Easy-Bake Oven, Suzy Homemaker, Clackers, and Nerf Balls.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 12, 1970.

  • 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.
  • The Vietnam War is still ongoing.

    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?

    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.

    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

    "Patton" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1970.
  • Simon & Garfunkel - "Bridge over Troubled Water"

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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

    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 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.

    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 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.

    Color TV

    Although color television was rising in popularity, black-and-white TV sets were still the most popular.
  • The push-button telephone.

    The push-button telephone

    Push-button telephones were beginning to replace the older rotary-style landlines.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on January 12, 1970.

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to January 12, 1970.

  • 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.
  • January 1, 1970: Unix time begins.
  • 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.
  • This date: January 12, 1970
  • 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".
Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 12, 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 3.
  • Native American Zodiac: January 12, 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.

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

1970s fashion

Television shows

TV series on January 12, 1970

TV audiences were watching the following shows on January 12, 1970:

TV shows from January 1970.

The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch
Medical Center
Medical Center
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson
Room 222
Room 222
The Main Chance
The Main Chance
Hee Haw
Hee Haw
Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy
Adam-12
Adam-12
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Columbo
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.

Cars in 1970.

Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on January 12, 1970

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1970:

The Clangers
The Clangers
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
Cattanooga Cats
Cattanooga Cats
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
The Pink Panther Show
The Pink Panther Show
Skyhawks
Skyhawks
H.R. Pufnstuf
H.R. Pufnstuf
Joe 90
Joe 90
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1970

Toys and games that were popular in 1970:

G.I. Joe Adventure Team
G.I. Joe Adventure Team
Nerf Balls
Nerf Balls
Snoopy Astronaut (figure)
Snoopy Astronaut (figure)
Frisbee
Frisbee
Crissy (doll)
Crissy (doll)
Clackers
Clackers
Battleship (game)
Battleship (game)
Lite-Brite
Lite-Brite
Twister mat
Twister mat
Suzy Homemaker
Suzy Homemaker
Operation
Operation
Motorific (slot car toys)
Motorific (slot car toys)

Were you born on January 12, 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 12, 1976, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 12.

Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier

Boxer Deceased
Born on January 12, 1944
He turned 26 on this day in 1970.

Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh

Talk-show host Deceased
Born on January 12, 1951
He turned 19 on this day in 1970.

Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley

Actress Deceased
Born on January 12, 1951
She turned 19 on this day in 1970.

Howard Stern

Howard Stern

Radio personality
Born on January 12, 1954
He turned 16 on this day in 1970.

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos

Amazon founder
Born on January 12, 1964
He turned 6 on this day in 1970.

Big Dick Dudley

Big Dick Dudley

Wrestler Deceased
Born on January 12, 1968
He turned 2 on this day in 1970.

Melanie C

Melanie C

Spice Girls
Born on January 12, 1974
She was born exactly 4 years after this date.

Naya Rivera

Naya Rivera

Actress Deceased
Born on January 12, 1987
She was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Pixie Lott

Pixie Lott

Singer
Born on January 12, 1991
She was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Zayn Malik

Zayn Malik

Singer
Born on January 12, 1993
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

USA

US President

Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on January 12, 1970.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on January 12, 1970 was most likely conceived around April 21, 1969.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 12, 1970 is close to October 5, 1970.

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Stats for January 12, 1970

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 12, 1970:

  • 19,820 days have passed since this date.
  • 2,831 weeks have passed.
  • 1,712,448,000 seconds have passed since January 12, 1970.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,997,856,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 883,623,168,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 285,408,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 147,270,528 steps. That's roughly 65,454 miles.
  • 20,549,376 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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