April 8, 1971

April 8, 1971, was a Thursday. It was 53 years, 7 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Music charts

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on April 8, 1971:

United States: "Just My Imagination" by Temptations
United Kingdom: "Hot Love" by T. Rex

The Billboard Hot 100 on April 8, 1971

These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations
Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
For All We Know - Carpenters
She's A Lady - Tom Jones
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

Play the top songs from 1971
A Spotify playlist of songs from the year 1971. Take a trip back to the days of John Lennon, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Led Zeppelin and Bill Withers.

Top movie at the box office

The movie "A New Leaf" was at the top of the box office on April 8, 1971.

Facts

This date was 19,589 days ago. Approximately 653 months have passed. It was the 98th day of 1971, in week 14. The decade was the seventies. People born on this day are currently 53 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. The Earth has experienced 218 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to April 8, 1971

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

It is Thursday, April 8, 1971. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. The summer of 1971 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise.

In America, the song "Just My Imagination" by Temptations is at the top of the singles charts, while "Hot Love" by T. Rex is the number-one song in the UK. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie A New Leaf is at the top of the box office. Edward Heath is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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 Jim Morrison, Louis Armstrong, J. Edgar Hoover, and Jackie Robinson would all still be alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "What's My Line?", "Here's Lucy", and "Hee Haw". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "The Pink Panther Show", "The Clangers", and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch". Popular toys at the moment include the Easy-Bake Oven, Motorific (slot car toys), Clackers, and VertiBird (toy helicopter).

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 8, 1971, will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
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: April 8, 1971 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 8, 1971.

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.
Bell-bottoms
Bell-bottoms (flares) were in fashion.
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.
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.
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.
The French Connection
"The French Connection" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1971.
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.
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.
Richard Nixon
US President Richard Nixon was named Time Person of the Year in 1971.
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.
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 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?

Notable events that happened close to April 8, 1971.

March 10, 1971:
• Liberal leader William McMahon becomes the new Prime Minister of Australia following the resignation of John Gorton.
• The animated musical TV special "The Cat in the Hat" premieres on CBS.
March 18, 1971: 200 people are killed in a landslide in Chungar, Peru.
March 29, 1971:
• Charles Manson and three members of "The Family" are sentenced to death.
• US Army officer William Calley is found guilty for his role in the My Lai massacre in Vietnam.
April 1, 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 3, 1971: Color television is launched in Ireland.
This date: April 8, 1971
April 10, 1971: "The Two Ronnies" debuts on BBC1.
April 12, 1971: John Denver releases the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads".
April 16, 1971: Carole King releases her single "I Feel the Earth Move".
April 18, 1971: The coming-of-age film "Summer of '42" is released in movie theaters.
April 19, 1971: The first space station, Salyut 1, is successfully launched by the Soviet Union.
April 21, 1971: Haitian dictator François "Papa Doc" Duvalier dies from heart disease and diabetes at the age of 64.
April 24, 1971: Hundreds of thousands of people protest against the Vietnam War in Washington D.C. and San Francisco.
May 1, 1971: The Western film "Billy Jack" is released.
May 8, 1971: Arsenal win the FA Cup final after they defeat Liverpool 2-1 in Extra Time.

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

TV shows in 1971

The following TV shows were popular in April 1971:

All in the Family

Alias Smith and Jones

The Partridge Family

The Odd Couple

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Flip Wilson Show

McCloud

Nanny and the Professor

The Brady Bunch

Medical Center

Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

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.

Kids TV shows on April 8, 1971

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1971:

All in the Family

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Groovie Goolies

Josie and the Pussycats

Harlem Globetrotters

The Clangers

Sesame Street

The Brady Bunch

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines

Cattanooga Cats

Popular toys and games in 1971

Toys and games that were popular in 1971:

VertiBird (toy helicopter)

G.I. Joe Adventure Team

Nerf Balls

Frisbee

Crissy (doll)

Clackers

Battleship (game)

Lite-Brite

Twister mat

Suzy Homemaker

Operation

Motorific (slot car toys)

Were you born on April 8, 1971?

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 April 8, 1977, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 8.

Betty Ford

First Lady of the United States Deceased
Born on April 8, 1918
She turned 53 on this day in 1971.

Kofi Annan

UN Secretary Deceased
Born on April 8, 1938
He turned 33 on this day in 1971.

Paul Gray

American musician Deceased
Born on April 8, 1972
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Chris Kyle

Navy Seal sniper Deceased
Born on April 8, 1974
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Matty Healy

Singer
Born on April 8, 1989
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Jonghyun

South Korean singer Deceased
Born on April 8, 1990
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

US President

Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on April 8, 1971.

UK Prime Minister

Edward Heath 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 April 8, 1971 was most likely conceived around July 16, 1970.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 8, 1971 is close to December 30, 1971.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 8, 1971:

19,589 days have passed since this date.
2,798 weeks have passed.
1,692,493,200 seconds have passed since April 8, 1971.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,974,575,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 873,326,491,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 282,082,200 times.
You have taken approximately 145,554,415 steps. That's roughly 64,691 miles.
20,309,918 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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Top movie at the box office

Facts

Take me back to April 8, 1971

Zodiac

News, nostalgia, and fads

Have a nice day!

Bell-bottoms

The Vietnam War is still ongoing

Who were the best NBA players in 1971?

Best soccer players

The French Connection

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

1971 in movies

Richard Nixon

1971 in music

Wallpaper

Office workers are using typewriters

The Volkswagen Beetle

The Hippie movement

Lava lamps are all the rage

The afro hairstyle is at its peak in popularity

Color TV

The push-button telephone