March 18th, 1971.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on March 18th, 1971.

• 200 people are killed in a landslide in Chungar, Peru.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on March 18th, 1971.

• United States: One Bad Apple - Osmonds
• United Kingdom: Baby Jump - Mungo Jerry

Take me back to March 18th, 1971!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is March 18th, 1971, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Pisces. Spring has arrived and the days have become longer.

St. Patrick's Day of 1971 has recently come and gone. In America, the song One Bad Apple by Osmonds is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Baby Jump by Mungo Jerry 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 Igor Stravinsky, Jim Morrison, Louis Armstrong and J. Edgar Hoover would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "What's My Line?", "Gunsmoke" and "Hawaii Five-O".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "My Three Sons", "The Adventures of Gulliver", "Harlem Globetrotters" and "Josie and the Pussycats". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Etch A Sketch, Army men, Lite-Brite and Crissy (doll).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on March 18th, 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.

• 52 years and 9 days have passed since March 18th, 1971.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 11 of 1971.
• Leap Year: 1971 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on March 18th, 1971 will be 52 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1971 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 38098800.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to March 18th, 1971.

• February 20th, 1971: 74 people are killed by tornadoes in Mississippi.
• February 26th, 1971: The horror film "Willard" is released.
• March 1st, 1971: British postal workers go on strike over union rights.
• March 8th, 1971: The Fight of the Century: Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
• March 10th, 1971: Liberal leader William McMahon becomes the new Prime Minister of Australia following the resignation of John Gorton.
• This date: March 18th, 1971
• March 29th, 1971: Charles Manson and three members of "The Family" are sentenced to death.
• March 29th, 1971: US Army officer William Calley is found guilty for his role in the My Lai massacre in Vietnam.
• April 1st, 1971: President Nixon orders that US Army officer William Calley should be moved from prison to house arrest 3 days after Calley was found guilty for his role in the My Lai massacre in Vietnam.
• April 3rd, 1971: Color television is launched in Ireland.
• April 10th, 1971: "The Two Ronnies" debuts on BBC1.
• April 12th, 1971: John Denver releases the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads".
• April 16th, 1971: Carole King releases her single "I Feel the Earth Move".

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 18th, 1971, will have the star sign Pisces.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1971 was the year of the Pig (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
• Native American Zodiac: March 18th, 1971 falls under the Wolf.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
• Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.

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 of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out March 18th, 1977, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on March 18th, 1971 was most likely conceived around June 25th, 1970.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 18th, 1971 is close to December 9th, 1971.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about March 18th, 1971.

• A total of 19,002 days have passed since this date.
• 2,714 weeks have passed.
• 1,641,772,800 seconds have passed since the March 18th, 1971.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,915,401,600 times.
• Since March 18th, 1971, the Earth has travelled approximately 847,154,764,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 273,628,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 141,192,461 steps. That's about 62,752 miles!
• Since this date, 19,701,274 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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