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April 29, 1970

April 29, 1970, was a Wednesday. It was 54 years, 7 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

On This Day

Events

Notable events that occurred on 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.
Birthdays

Born on April 29, 1970

People who were born on this exact date:

Song charts

Popular songs

On April 29, 1970, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:

  • United States: "ABC" by The Jackson Five
  • United Kingdom: "Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum

The music charts on April 29, 1970

The following songs were dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

  • ABC - Jackson 5
  • Let It Be - The Beatles
  • Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
  • Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon
  • American Woman/No Sugar Tonight - The Guess Who
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.
Airport

Top movie

The top movie on this day was "Airport".

Facts

This date occurred 19,960 days ago. Approximately 665 months have passed. It was the 119th day of 1970, in week 18. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on April 29, 1970, are now 54 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 222 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to April 29, 1970

Let's go back to the seventies.

The date is April 29, 1970, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Taurus. 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 "ABC" by The Jackson Five is at the top of the singles charts, while "Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum is the number-one song in the UK. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie Airport 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 "The Ed Sullivan Show", "What's My Line?", "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 Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Charles de Gaulle, and Sonny Liston would all still be alive. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo", "Skyhawks", and "Cattanooga Cats".

Children are playing with toys such as Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Operation, Lite-Brite, and Crissy (doll).

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 29, 1970, will have the star sign Taurus.
  • 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 5.
  • Native American Zodiac: April 29, 1970 falls under the Beaver.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
  • Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 29, 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

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 29, 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.
  • This date: April 29, 1970
  • 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".
  • May 9, 1970: 100,000 people demonstrate against the Vietnam War in Washington D.C.
  • May 14, 1970: American duo The Carpenters release their hit single "(They Long to Be) Close to You".
  • May 15, 1970: Edward and Stephania Andrews go missing after leaving a party in Chicago, Illinois.
  • May 19, 1970: The United States begins to bomb Khmer Rouge and Viet Cong targets in Cambodia.
  • May 22, 1970: British rock band Mungo Jerry release the song "In the Summertime".

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

1970s fashion

Television shows

Television shows in April 1970

In April 1970, TV audiences were watching the following series:

TV shows from April 1970.

Nanny and the Professor
Nanny and the Professor
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
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

Cartoons and children's TV shows in April 1970

If you were a kid on April 29, 1970, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

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

Toys in 1970

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

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 April 29, 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 29, 1976, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 29.

Bernie Madoff

Bernie Madoff

American fraudster Deceased
Born on April 29, 1938
He turned 32 on this day in 1970.

Tammi Terrell

Tammi Terrell

Motown singer Deceased
Born on April 29, 1945
She was not alive on this date.

Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt

Stock car driver Deceased
Born on April 29, 1951
He turned 19 on this day in 1970.

Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld

Actor
Born on April 29, 1954
He turned 16 on this day in 1970.

Leslie Jordan

Leslie Jordan

Actor Deceased
Born on April 29, 1955
He turned 15 on this day in 1970.

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Actor
Born on April 29, 1957
He turned 13 on this day in 1970.

Federico Castelluccio

Federico Castelluccio

Actor
Born on April 29, 1964
He turned 6 on this day in 1970.

Kian Egan

Kian Egan

Irish singer
Born on April 29, 1980
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Candace Owens

Candace Owens

Conservative author
Born on April 29, 1989
She was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on April 29:

USA

US President

Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on April 29, 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 April 29, 1970 was most likely conceived around August 6, 1969.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 29, 1970 is close to January 20, 1971.

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Stats for April 29, 1970

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 29, 1970:

  • 19,960 days have passed since this date.
  • 2,851 weeks have passed.
  • 1,724,547,600 seconds have passed since April 29, 1970.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,011,972,200 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 889,866,561,600 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 287,424,600 times.
  • You have taken approximately 148,311,094 steps. That's roughly 65,916 miles.
  • 20,694,571 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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