January 5th, 1971.

On this day.

What happened on January 5th, 1971?

• Boxing legend Sonny Liston is found dead by his wife at their home in Las Vegas.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 5th, 1971.

• United States: My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• United Kingdom: I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds

Take me back to January 5th, 1971!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 5th, 1971 and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. People are starting to return back to work and school after the Christmas holidays.

In America, the song My Sweet Lord by George Harrison is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, I Hear You Knocking by Dave Edmunds is the number one hit song. Richard Nixon is currently the President of the United States and the movie Love Story is at the top of the Box Office.

In the United Kingdom, Edward Heath is the current Prime Minister. 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. It's 1971, so radio stations are playing songs from artists such as George Harrison, John Lennon, Rod Stewart, Lynn Anderson, The Rolling Stones, Three Dog Night, Carole King and The Osmonds.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Coco Chanel, Igor Stravinsky, Jim Morrison and Louis Armstrong would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Gunsmoke", "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", "Here's Lucy" and "McCloud". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Lassie", "Cattanooga Cats", "The Brady Bunch" and "Sesame Street".

If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as the Easy-Bake Oven, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Clackers and G.I. Joe Adventure Team.

News topics, fads & culture.

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on January 5th, 1971.

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  Have a nice day!

  Around this time, the smiley face and phrases such as "Have a nice day!" and "Have a happy day!" were being plastered onto t-shirts, mugs and badges.

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  Bell-bottoms are becoming popular.

  In the early 1970s, bell-bottoms started to take off in popularity.

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  The Vietnam War is still ongoing.

  During 1971, the war in Vietnam was still ongoing. However, the US was beginning to wind down its presence in the country. Between 1970 and 1971, the number of US troops in Vietnam fell from 334,600 to 156,800.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1971?

  The best NBA players in 1971 were Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), John Havlicek, Billy Cunningham, Jerry West and Dave Bing.

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  Who were the best football players in 1971?

  In 1971, the best soccer players were Johan Cruyff, Sandro Mazzola, George Best, Günter Netzer, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Josip Skoblar, Martin Chivers, Piet Keizer, Bobby Moore and Ferenc Bene.

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  The French Connection.

  "The French Connection" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1971.

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  James Taylor & Carole King - "You've Got a Friend"

  "You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor & Carole King won a Grammy for 1971's Song of the Year.

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  1971 in movies.

  Movies released in 1971 included Fiddler on the Roof, The French Connection, Dirty Harry, Diamonds Are Forever, Billy Jack, Summer of '42, The Last Picture Show, Carnal Knowledge, A Clockwork Orange, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Harold and Maude, Klute and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

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  Richard Nixon.

  U.S. President Richard Nixon was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1971.

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  1971 in music.

  The Billboard Charts in 1971 were dominated by the likes of Dawn, Three Dog Night, Rod Stewart, The Bee Gees, Carole King, Melanie, The Osmonds, The Temptations, The Raiders, Isaac Hayes, Donny Osmond and Cher.

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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

  Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

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  The Hippie movement.

  In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the hippie counterculture was at its height in popularity. 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.

  In the late 1960s, sales of lava lamps took off. 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.

  In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the afro hairstyle was at its peak in popularity. 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.

  Around this period, color television was continuing to rise in popularity. However, black-and-white TV sets were still the most-purchased.

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  The push-button telephone.

  During this period, push-button telephones started to replace the older rotary style landlines.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 50 years, 9 months and 20 days have passed since January 5th, 1971.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 01 of 1971.
• Leap Year: 1971 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on January 5th, 1971, will be 50 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 1971 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 31878000.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around January 5th, 1971.

• December 23rd, 1970: The North Tower of the World Trade Center is topped, making it the tallest building in the world.
• December 24th, 1970: Disney releases the animated film "The Aristocats".
• January 1st, 1971: The last cigarette advertisement is shown on US television.
• January 2nd, 1971: 66 people are crushed to death at a Rangers vs. Celtic football match.
• This date: January 5th, 1971
• January 10th, 1971: French fashion designer Coco Chanel passes away at the age of 87.
• January 12th, 1971: The first episode of "All in the Family" is aired.
• January 14th, 1971: Soul group The Temptations release their song "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)".
• January 17th, 1971: Super Bowl V: The Baltimore Colts defeat the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 at the Miami Orange Bowl.
• January 20th, 1971: The song "What's Going On" is released by Marvin Gaye.
• January 25th, 1971: Idi Amin seizes power in Uganda.
• January 25th, 1971: Charles Manson and 3 others are found guilty of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.
• February 2nd, 1971: Idi Amin declares himself as the President of Uganda.
• February 3rd, 1971: Police corruption: NYPD officer Frank Serpico is shot during a drug bust in Brooklyn after a suspected setup by fellow officers.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 5th, 1971, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Sagittarius.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1971 was the year of the Pig (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
• Native American Zodiac: January 5th, 1971 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1971.

1971 saw the introduction of cars such as the Buick Centurion, the Subaru Leone, the AMC Matador, the Morris Marina, the Alpine A310 and the Pontiac Grand Safari.

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 1971.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out January 5th, 1977 instead.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 5th of January.

• Twelfth Night (Sweden)

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 5th, 1971 was most likely conceived around the 28th of March, 1970.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 5th, 1971 is close to the 15th of October, 1971.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 5th, 1971.

• A total of 18,556 days have passed since this date.
• 2,650 weeks have passed.
• 1,603,238,400 seconds have passed since the January 5th, 1971.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,870,444,800 times.
• Since January 5th, 1971, the earth has travelled approximately 827,271,014,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 267,206,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 137,878,502 steps. That's about 61,279 miles!
• Since this date, 19,238,861 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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