July 10th, 1970

Born on July 10th, 1970.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Jason Orange: English singer.

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on July 10th, 1970.

• United States: Mama Told Me - Three Dog Night
• United Kingdom: In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry

Take me back to July 10th, 1970!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is July 10th, 1970, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. Most people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

The 4th of July celebrations in America have come and passed. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song Mama Told Me by Three Dog Night is at the top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry is the number-one hit song. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie Beneath the Planet of the Apes is at the top of the box office. Edward Heath 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 "The Ed Sullivan Show", "Here's Lucy", "Medical Center", and "The Brady Bunch". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "Sesame Street", and "The Clangers". Popular toys at the moment include the Easy-Bake Oven, Suzy Homemaker, Crissy (doll), and Frisbee.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 10th, 1970.

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  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.

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  Office workers are using typewriters.

  Although personal computers began to emerge during the 1970s, typewriters were still the norm for most office workers.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Patton.

  "Patton" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1970.

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  Simon & Garfunkel - "Bridge over Troubled Water"

  "Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel won a Grammy for 1970's Song of the Year.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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).

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Color TV.

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

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  The push-button telephone.

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

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 52 years, 10 months, and 28 days have passed since July 10th, 1970.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 28 of 1970.
• Leap Year: 1970 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on July 10th, 1970, are now 52 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1970 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 16412400.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on July 10th, 1970.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to July 10th, 1970.

• June 16th, 1970: American football player Brian Piccolo passes away from cancer at the age of 26.
• June 21st, 1970: Brazil win the 1970 FIFA World Cup after beating Italy 4-1.
• June 23rd, 1970: Rock and Roll singer Chubby Checker is arrested in Niagara Falls after US Customs officials discover marijuana in his car.
• July 3rd, 1970: 112 people are killed when Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashes in Spain.
• July 5th, 1970: 109 people are killed when Air Canada Flight 621 crashes at Toronto International Airport.
• This date: July 10th, 1970
• July 15th, 1970: The trial of Charles Manson begins.
• July 24th, 1970: Charles Manson appears in court with an "X" carved into his forehead.
• August 5th, 1970: Black Panthers founder Huey Newton is released after murder charges against him are overturned.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 10th, 1970, will have the star sign Cancer.
• 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 7.
• Native American Zodiac: July 10th, 1970 falls under the Woodpecker.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
• Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

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.

Were you born on this date?

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 July 10th, 1976, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on July 10th, 1970 was most likely conceived around October 17th, 1969.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 10th, 1970 is close to April 2nd, 1971.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about July 10th, 1970.

• A total of 19,325 days have passed since this date.
• 2,760 weeks have passed.
• 1,669,680,000 seconds have passed since the July 10th, 1970.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,947,960,000 times.
• Since July 10th, 1970, the Earth has travelled approximately 861,554,880,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 278,280,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 143,592,480 steps. That's about 63,819 miles!
• Since this date, 20,036,160 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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