May 29, 1970

May 29, 1970, was a Friday. It was 54 years, 5 months, and 24 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Popular songs

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

United States: "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens
United Kingdom: "Back Home" by England World Cup Squad

The music charts on May 29, 1970

The following songs were dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

American Woman/No Sugar Tonight - The Guess Who
Vehicle - The Ides Of March
Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Tyrone Davis
Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel

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.

Top movie

The top movie on this day was "Airport".

Facts

This date occurred 19,901 days ago. Approximately 663 months have passed. It was the 149th day of 1970, in week 22. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on May 29, 1970, are now 54 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 221 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to May 29, 1970

Let's go back to the seventies.

The date is May 29, 1970, and it's a Friday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Gemini. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

The summer of 1970 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up, and the evenings are brighter than usual. The school year is nearly finished. In America, the song "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens is at the top of the singles charts, while "Back Home" by England World Cup Squad 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 "Gunsmoke", "Here's Lucy", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", and "Marcus Welby, M.D.". 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. An air disaster film called "Airport" is currently being shown in movie theaters. 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 "The Bugs Bunny Show", "Underdog", "H.R. Pufnstuf", and "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop". Children are playing with toys such as Troll doll, Etch A Sketch, Motorific (slot car toys), and Lite-Brite.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 29, 1970, will have the star sign Gemini.
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 6.
Native American Zodiac: May 29, 1970 falls under the Deer.
Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 29, 1970.

The Carpenters become a hit
On May 14th, 1970, American duo The Carpenters released their song "(They Long to Be) Close to You". The song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and charts in Canada and Australia.
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?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 29, 1970.

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".
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".
This date: May 29, 1970
May 31, 1970: The 1970 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Mexico.
June 16, 1970: American football player Brian Piccolo passes away from cancer at the age of 26.
June 21, 1970: Brazil win the 1970 FIFA World Cup after beating Italy 4-1.
June 23, 1970: Rock and Roll singer Chubby Checker is arrested in Niagara Falls after US Customs officials discover marijuana in his car.

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Television shows in May 1970

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

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.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 1970

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

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

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

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 May 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 May 29, 1976, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

Bob Hope

Comedian Deceased
Born on May 29, 1903
He turned 67 on this day in 1970.

John F. Kennedy

US President Deceased
Born on May 29, 1917
He was not alive on this date.

La Toya Jackson

Singer
Born on May 29, 1956
She turned 14 on this day in 1970.

Noel Gallagher

Musician
Born on May 29, 1967
He turned 3 on this day in 1970.

Mel B

Spice Girls
Born on May 29, 1975
She was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Daniel Tosh

Comedian / TV host
Born on May 29, 1975
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Hornswoggle

Wrestler
Born on May 29, 1986
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on May 29:

Democracy Day (Nigeria)

US President

Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on May 29, 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 May 29, 1970 was most likely conceived around September 5, 1969.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 29, 1970 is close to February 19, 1971.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 29, 1970:

19,901 days have passed since this date.
2,843 weeks have passed.
1,719,450,000 seconds have passed since May 29, 1970.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,006,025,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 887,236,200,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 286,575,000 times.
You have taken approximately 147,872,700 steps. That's roughly 65,721 miles.
20,633,400 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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