September 18th, 1970

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on September 18th, 1970.

• Guitar legend Jimi Hendrix is found dead after an overdose on barbiturates.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on September 18th, 1970.

• United States: Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
• United Kingdom: Band Of Gold - Freda Payne

Take me back to September 18th, 1970!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is September 18th, 1970, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. Most people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves. The earthy smells of autumn have started to fill the air. In America, the song Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross is at the top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, Band Of Gold by Freda Payne is the number-one hit song. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 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 Janis Joplin, Charles de Gaulle, Sonny Liston, and Coco Chanel would all still be alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Here's Lucy", "Room 222", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", and "Nanny and the Professor". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "My Three Sons", "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop", "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!", and "The Clangers". Popular toys at the moment include Ken (doll), Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Clackers, and G.I. Joe Adventure Team.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 18th, 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:

• 53 years and 10 days have passed since September 18th, 1970.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 38 of 1970.
• Leap Year: 1970 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on September 18th, 1970, are now 53 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1970 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 22460400.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to September 18th, 1970.

• August 23rd, 1970: Salad Bowl strike: The largest farm worker strike in US history begins.
• August 24th, 1970: A university physics researcher is killed after Vietnam War protesters bomb Sterling Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
• August 26th, 1970: 600,000 people attend the Isle of Wight Festival 1970.
• August 29th, 1970: Mexican-American journalist Ruben Salazar is killed by an LA County Sheriff deputy during the National Chicano Moratorium March against the Vietnam War.
• September 6th, 1970: Palestinian terrorists hijack two passenger jets that are flying between Europe and the United States.
• September 11th, 1970: 310 hostages are released by Palestinian plane hijackers at Dawson's Field near Zarqa, Jordan.
• September 12th, 1970: The animated series "Josie and the Pussycats" debuts on television.
• This date: September 18th, 1970
• September 19th, 1970: The first Glastonbury Festival is held.
• September 19th, 1970: Greek student Kostas Georgakis sets himself on fire in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, in a protest against Greek dictator Georgios Papadopoulos.
• September 19th, 1970: "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" makes its debut on CBS.
• September 20th, 1970: The Doors singer Jim Morrison is convicted of indecent exposure and profanity for dropping his pants at a concert in Miami in March of 1970.
• September 21st, 1970: NFL: Monday Night Football is aired for the first time on ABC.
• September 25th, 1970: The first episode of the musical sitcom "The Partridge Family" is aired on ABC.
• September 28th, 1970: Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack after 16 years in power.
• October 3rd, 1970: U.S. President Richard Nixon visits Ireland.
• October 4th, 1970: Singer-songwriter Janis Joplin is found dead after a suspected heroin overdose.
• October 5th, 1970: Charles Manson attempts to attack the judge presiding over his trial.
• October 10th, 1970: Quebec's Deputy Premier Pierre Laporte is kidnapped by the FLQ.
• October 15th, 1970: 35 workers are killed in Melbourne, Australia, after a section of the West Gate Bridge collapses during construction.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 18th, 1970, will have the star sign Virgo.
• 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 8.
• Native American Zodiac: September 18th, 1970 falls under the Bear.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
• Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

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 September 18th, 1976, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on September 18th, 1970 was most likely conceived around December 26th, 1969.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 18th, 1970 is close to June 11th, 1971.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about September 18th, 1970.

• 19,368 days have passed since this date.
• 2,766 weeks have passed.
• 1,673,395,200 seconds have passed since September 18th, 1970.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,952,294,400 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 863,471,923,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 278,899,200 times.
• You have taken approximately 143,911,987 steps. That's roughly 63,961 miles!
• Since this date, 20,080,742 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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