March 20, 1970

March 20, 1970, was a Friday. It was 54 years, 8 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on March 20, 1970:

United States: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel
United Kingdom: "Wand'rin Star" by Lee Marvin

The Billboard Hot 100 on March 20, 1970

These songs were dominating the music charts:

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Rapper - The Jaggerz
Rainy Night In Georgia/Rubberneckin' - Brook Benton
Ma Belle Amie - The Tee Set

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.

Top movie

The top movie on this day was "Cactus Flower".

Facts

This date was 19,972 days ago. Approximately 666 months have passed. It was the 79th day of 1970, in week 12. The decade was the seventies. People born on this day are currently 54 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 222 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to March 20, 1970

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

It is Friday, March 20, 1970. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Pisces. People have "that Friday feeling" and are excited for the weekend.

Spring has arrived, and the days are starting to get longer. St. Patrick's Day of 1970 has recently come and gone. In America, the song "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel is at the top of the singles charts, while "Wand'rin Star" by Lee Marvin is the number-one song in the UK.

Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie Cactus Flower 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 Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Charles de Gaulle, and Sonny Liston would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "What's My Line?", "I Dream of Jeannie", "Dark Shadows", and "Hawaii Five-O".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The New Adventures of Superman", "Cattanooga Cats", "The Brady Bunch", and "The Clangers". Popular toys at the moment include Motorific (slot car toys), Suzy Homemaker, Clackers, and Crissy (doll).

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 20, 1970, will have the star sign Pisces.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1970 was the year of the Dog (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
Native American Zodiac: March 20, 1970 falls under the Wolf.
Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on March 20, 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?

Notable events that happened close to March 20, 1970.

March 4, 1970: 57 crew members of the French submarine Eurydice die after it explodes in the Mediterranean.
March 6, 1970: The Beatles release the song "Let It Be".
March 10, 1970: US Army Captain Ernest Medina is charged with war crimes for his role in the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam.
March 16, 1970: Motown singer Tammi Terrell passes away after battling cancer.
March 18, 1970: United States Postal Service workers in New York City go on strike.
This date: March 20, 1970
April 3, 1970: The final episode of "The Flying Nun" is aired on television.
April 6, 1970: Newhall incident: Four California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers are shot dead by two heavily armed criminals in Valencia, California.
April 10, 1970: The official break-up of The Beatles occurs when Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving the group.
April 11, 1970: 74 people are killed when an avalanche occurs in the French Alps.
April 13, 1970: The crew of Apollo 13 are put in danger when an oxygen tank explodes.

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

TV series on March 20, 1970

People in March 1970 were watching the following TV series:

Nanny and the Professor

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

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.

Kids TV shows on March 20, 1970

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

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

Popular toys and games in 1970

Toys and games that were popular in 1970:

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 March 20, 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 March 20, 1976, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on March 20.

Fred Rogers

Television host Deceased
Born on March 20, 1928
He turned 42 on this day in 1970.

Spike Lee

Director
Born on March 20, 1957
He turned 13 on this day in 1970.

Sting

Wrestler
Born on March 20, 1959
He turned 11 on this day in 1970.

Chester Bennington

Linkin Park singer Deceased
Born on March 20, 1976
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Fernando Torres

Soccer player
Born on March 20, 1984
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Keenan Cahill

YouTuber Deceased
Born on March 20, 1995
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Barron Trump

Donald Trump's son
Born on March 20, 2006
He was born exactly 36 years after this date.

US President

Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on March 20, 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 March 20, 1970 was most likely conceived around June 27, 1969.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 20, 1970 is close to December 11, 1970.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about March 20, 1970:

19,972 days have passed since this date.
2,853 weeks have passed.
1,725,584,400 seconds have passed since March 20, 1970.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,013,181,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 890,401,550,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 287,597,400 times.
You have taken approximately 148,400,258 steps. That's roughly 65,956 miles.
20,707,013 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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Top songs

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Top movie

Facts

Take me back to March 20, 1970

Zodiac

News, nostalgia, and fads

Wallpaper

Office workers are using typewriters

The Vietnam War is still ongoing

Who were the best NBA players in 1970?

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