April 8, 1970

April 8, 1970, was a Wednesday. It was 54 years, 7 months, and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Music charts

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on April 8, 1970:

United States: "Let It Be" by The Beatles
United Kingdom: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel

The Billboard Hot 100 on April 8, 1970

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

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Let It Be - The Beatles
Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon
ABC - Jackson 5
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse

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 at the box office

The movie "Marooned" was at the top of the box office on April 8, 1970.

Facts

This date was 19,951 days ago. Approximately 665 months have passed. It was the 98th day of 1970, in week 15. The decade was the seventies. People born on this day are currently 54 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. The Earth has experienced 222 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to April 8, 1970

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

It is Wednesday, April 8, 1970. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.

The summer of 1970 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise. In America, the song "Let It Be" by The Beatles is at the top of the singles charts, while "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel is the number-one song in the UK. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie Marooned 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.

A biographical war film called "Patton" is being shown in movie theaters at the moment. 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?", "Dark Shadows", "Adam-12", and "The Brady Bunch".

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Heckle and Jeckle", "The Banana Splits", "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!", and "The Clangers". Popular toys at the moment include Etch A Sketch, Motorific (slot car toys), Clackers, and Nerf Balls.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 8, 1970, will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1970 was the year of the Dog (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 2.
Native American Zodiac: April 8, 1970 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 8, 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 April 8, 1970.

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.
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.
This date: April 8, 1970
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.
April 29, 1970: FA Cup Final 1970: Goals from Peter Osgood and David Webb help Chelsea secure a 2-1 victory in a replay against Leeds United.
May 4, 1970: Ohio National Guardsmen shoot and kill four Kent State University students at an anti-war protest.
May 6, 1970:
• Football: Feyenoord win the European Cup after they defeat Celtic 2-1.
• Irish politicians Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney are dismissed from the government after they are accused of being involved in a plot to import weapons for the Provisional IRA.
May 8, 1970: The Beatles release their album "Let It Be".

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

TV shows in 1970

The following TV shows were popular in April 1970:

Nanny and the Professor

The Brady Bunch

Medical Center

Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

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.

Kids TV shows on April 8, 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 April 8, 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 April 8, 1976, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 8.

Betty Ford

First Lady of the United States Deceased
Born on April 8, 1918
She turned 52 on this day in 1970.

Kofi Annan

UN Secretary Deceased
Born on April 8, 1938
He turned 32 on this day in 1970.

Paul Gray

American musician Deceased
Born on April 8, 1972
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Chris Kyle

Navy Seal sniper Deceased
Born on April 8, 1974
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

Matty Healy

Singer
Born on April 8, 1989
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Jonghyun

South Korean singer Deceased
Born on April 8, 1990
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

US President

Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on April 8, 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 April 8, 1970 was most likely conceived around July 16, 1969.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 8, 1970 is close to December 30, 1970.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 8, 1970:

19,951 days have passed since this date.
2,850 weeks have passed.
1,723,770,000 seconds have passed since April 8, 1970.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,011,065,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 889,465,320,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 287,295,000 times.
You have taken approximately 148,244,220 steps. That's roughly 65,886 miles.
20,685,240 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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Facts

Take me back to April 8, 1970

Zodiac

News, nostalgia, and fads

Wallpaper

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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