March 5th, 1970, fell on a Thursday. It was day 64 of 1970. The decade was the 1970s.
50 years, 8 months and 23 days have passed since March 5th, 1970.
Born On This Date
People who were born on this exact date:
Born on this exact date: John Frusciante: Musician.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on March 5th, 1970:
United States: Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
United Kingdom: Wand'rin Star - Lee Marvin
Take Me Back!
The date is March 5th, 1970 and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Pisces. Spring has started to creep in and the evenings are beginning to get longer.
In America, the song Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Wand'rin Star by Lee Marvin is the number one hit song. Richard Nixon is currently the President of the United States and 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. People are watching popular TV shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "Columbo.", "Marcus Welby, M.D." and "The Brady Bunch". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Underdog", "The Banana Splits", "Cattanooga Cats" and "The Brady Bunch".
Popular toys include the likes of "Easy-Bake Oven", "Army men", "Suzy Homemaker" and "Crissy (doll)".
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 March 5th, 1970.
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.
Willy Brandt.
West Germany Chancellor Willy Brandt was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1970.
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.
Simon & Garfunkel - "Bridge over Troubled Water"
"Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel would go on to win a Grammy for 1970's Song of the Year.
Patton
"Patton" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1970.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
50 years, 8 months and 23 days have passed since March 5th, 1970.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 10 of 1970.
Leap Year: 1970 was NOT a leap year.
Age: Anyone born on March 5th, 1970, will be 50 years of age.
People born in 1970 belong to the "Generation X" generation.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 5439600.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around March 5th, 1970:
Richard Nixon was the President of the United States.
UK Prime Minister
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on March 5th, 1970?
Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Irish Taoiseach
Who was the Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland on this date?
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on March 5th, 1970 was probably conceived around the 26th of May, 1969. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 5th, 1970 is the 13th of December, 1970. (Rough Estimate).
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about March 5th, 1970.
18,531 days have passed since this date.
1,601,082,000 seconds have passed since the March 5th, 1970.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,867,929,000 times.
Since March 5th, 1970, earth has travelled approximately 826,158,312,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 266,847,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 137,693,052 steps. That's about 61,197 miles!
Since this date, 19,212,984 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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