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February 18, 1970

February 18, 1970, was a Wednesday. It was 54 years, 9 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Song charts

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on February 18, 1970:

  • United States: "Thank You " by Sly & Family Stone
  • United Kingdom: "Love Grows" by Edison Lighthouse

The Billboard Hot 100 on February 18, 1970

These songs were dominating the music charts:

  • Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody Is A Star - Sly & The Family Stone
  • I Want You Back - Jackson 5
  • Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B.J. Thomas
  • Venus - The Shocking Blue
  • Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman
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.
Funny Girl

Top movie

The movie "Funny Girl" was at the top of the box office on this day.

Facts

This date was 20,001 days ago. Approximately 667 months have passed. It was the 49th day of 1970, in week 08. The decade was the seventies. People born on this day are currently 54 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. We have gone through approximately 222 seasons of weather since this date.

Take me back to February 18, 1970

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

It is Wednesday, February 18, 1970. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aquarius. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.

Valentine's Day of 1970 has just passed. In America, the song "Thank You " by Sly & Family Stone is at the top of the singles charts, while "Love Grows" by Edison Lighthouse is the number-one song in the UK. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie Funny Girl 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 Tammi Terrell, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Charles de Gaulle would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Bonanza", "Steptoe and Son", "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", and "Nanny and the Professor". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "JOT the Dot", "The Adventures of Gulliver", "The Brady Bunch", and "Sesame Street".

Popular toys at the moment include Etch A Sketch, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Battleship (game), and Nerf Balls.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on February 18, 1970, will have the star sign Aquarius.
  • Zodiac Element: Air.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1970 was the year of the Dog (Yang Wood).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
  • Native American Zodiac: February 18, 1970 falls under the Otter.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.
  • Birth flower (February): The Violet and the Primrose.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on February 18, 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

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on February 18, 1970.

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to February 18, 1970.

  • January 21, 1970: The first episode of the sitcom "Nanny and the Professor" is aired on TV.
  • January 22, 1970: The first commercial Boeing 747 flight takes place between JFK International Airport and London Heathrow Airport.
  • January 26, 1970: Simon & Garfunkel release their final studio album "Bridge over Troubled Water".
  • February 13, 1970:
    • Actor Albert Sharpe (Darby O'Gill) dies at the age of 84.
    • Black Sabbath release their first album.
  • February 17, 1970: MacDonald family massacre: Jeffrey R. MacDonald kills his wife and children in North Carolina.
  • This date: February 18, 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.

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

1970s fashion

Television shows

TV series on February 18, 1970

People in February 1970 were watching the following TV series:

TV shows from February 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
Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson
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

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

Kids TV shows on February 18, 1970

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

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

Popular toys and games in 1970

Toys and games that were popular in 1970:

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 February 18, 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 February 18, 1976, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 18.

Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

John Lennon's widow
Born on February 18, 1933
She turned 37 on this day in 1970.

Gary Ridgway

Gary Ridgway

American serial killer
Born on February 18, 1949
He turned 21 on this day in 1970.

John Travolta

John Travolta

Actor
Born on February 18, 1954
He turned 16 on this day in 1970.

Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

Rapper
Born on February 18, 1965
He turned 5 on this day in 1970.

Gary Neville

Gary Neville

Former soccer player
Born on February 18, 1975
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Scumbag Steve

Scumbag Steve

Internet meme
Born on February 18, 1990
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

J-Hope

J-Hope

BTS member
Born on February 18, 1994
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

USA

US President

Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on February 18, 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 February 18, 1970 was most likely conceived around May 28, 1969.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 18, 1970 is close to November 11, 1970.

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Stats for February 18, 1970

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about February 18, 1970:

  • 20,001 days have passed since this date.
  • 2,857 weeks have passed.
  • 1,728,090,000 seconds have passed since February 18, 1970.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,016,105,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 891,694,440,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 288,015,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 148,615,740 steps. That's roughly 66,051 miles.
  • 20,737,080 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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