July 5th, 1971

On this day.

What happened on July 5th, 1971?

• The voting age in the United States is reduced from 21 to 18.

Music charts.

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

• United States: It's Too Late - Carole King
• United Kingdom: Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Middle of the Road

Take me back to July 5th, 1971!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is July 5th, 1971, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.

The 4th of July celebrations in America have come and passed. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song It's Too Late by Carole King is at the top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep by Middle of the Road is the number-one hit song. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie Love Story is at the top of the box office. Edward Heath is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Hawaii Five-O", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "The Brady Bunch", and "McCloud". 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 Louis Armstrong, J. Edgar Hoover, Jackie Robinson, and Janet Munro would all still be alive. Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Lassie", "Skyhawks", "The Brady Bunch", and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch". Children are playing with toys such as Operation, Suzy Homemaker, Lite-Brite, and Frisbee.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 5th, 1971.

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  Jim Morrison dies.

  Music fans were mourning the passing of The Doors singer Jim Morrison, who had recently been found dead in his bathtub at his rented apartment in Paris. He was only 27 years old.

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  Have a nice day!

  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.

  Bell-bottoms (flares) were in fashion.

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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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  Best soccer players.

  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.

  US President Richard Nixon was named 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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  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 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:

• 51 years, 10 months, and 23 days have passed since July 5th, 1971.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 27 of 1971.
• Leap Year: 1971 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on July 5th, 1971, are now 51 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1971 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 47516400.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around July 5th, 1971.

• June 7th, 1971: Ken Ballew's apartment in Silver Spring, Maryland is raided by federal ATF agents on suspicion that he is illegally possessing hand grenades.
• June 17th, 1971: US President Nixon declares a "War on Drugs".
• June 28th, 1971: The US Supreme Court overturns Muhammad Ali's draft refusal conviction.
• June 29th, 1971: Three Russian cosmonauts lose their lives after their capsule depressurizes during reentry.
• June 30th, 1971: The comedy-drama film "Carnal Knowledge" is released.
• July 3rd, 1971: The Doors singer Jim Morrison dies and is later found lying in his bathtub.
• This date: July 5th, 1971
• July 6th, 1971: American trumpeter Louis Armstrong dies from a heart attack at the age of 69.
• July 9th, 1971: Détente: US National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger visits the People's Republic of China in an attempt to ease tensions between the two countries.
• July 30th, 1971: 162 people are killed when All Nippon Airways Flight 58 collides with a Japanese fighter jet.
• July 31st, 1971: Donny Osmond releases his single "Go Away Little Girl".
• August 1st, 1971: The first episode of the Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is aired on CBS.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 5th, 1971, will have the star sign Cancer.
• 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: July 5th, 1971 falls under the Woodpecker.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
• Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

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 July 5th, 1977, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on July 5th, 1971 was most likely conceived around October 12th, 1970.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 5th, 1971 is close to March 27th, 1972.

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Time difference & statistics.

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

• A total of 18,955 days have passed since this date.
• 2,707 weeks have passed.
• 1,637,712,000 seconds have passed since the July 5th, 1971.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,910,664,000 times.
• Since July 5th, 1971, the Earth has travelled approximately 845,059,392,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 272,952,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 140,843,232 steps. That's about 62,597 miles!
• Since this date, 19,652,544 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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