January 27th, 1972

Events that occurred.

Notable events that occurred on January 27th, 1972.

• New York police officers Gregory Foster and Rocco Laurie are murdered by the Black Liberation Army.

Born on January 27th, 1972.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Mark Owen: English singer.

Popular songs.

On January 27th, 1972, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: American Pie - Don McLean
• United Kingdom: I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - New Seekers

Take me back to January 27th, 1972!

Let's go back in time!

The date is January 27th, 1972, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aquarius. In America, the song American Pie by Don McLean is at the top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing by New Seekers is the number-one hit song. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie Diamonds Are Forever 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 "Columbo", "Adam-12", "Here's Lucy", and "Soul Train". 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 1972, so radio stations are playing songs from artists such as Don McLean, Harry Nilsson, Hot Butter, Neil Young, The Moody Blues, Roberta Flack, Bill Withers and Johnny Nash.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as J. Edgar Hoover, Jackie Robinson, Janet Munro, and Harry S. Truman would all still be alive. Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "The Clangers", "All in the Family", and "Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!". Children are playing with toys such as the Easy-Bake Oven, Twister mat, VertiBird (toy helicopter), and Weebles.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 27th, 1972.

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  Music cassette tapes are becoming popular.

  Audio cassettes started becoming widespread from about 1972 onward. Although they lacked the sound quality of vinyl records, they were far more convenient and portable.

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  Color TV surpasses black-and-white.

  Sales of color TV sets were beginning to surpass sales of the older black-and-white models. By this stage, almost all of the popular daytime networks were broadcasting in color.

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  The US is winding down its involvement in the Vietnam War.

  During 1972, the war in Vietnam was still ongoing. However, the US had greatly reduced their presence in the country. Between 1971 and 1972, the number of US troops in Vietnam fell from 156,800 to 24,200. Instead of keeping soldiers on the ground, the US shifted its focus to providing air support while negotiators in Paris tried to hammer out a peace agreement.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1972?

  The best NBA players in 1972 were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, John Havlicek, Spencer Haywood, Jerry West and Walt Frazier.

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  Best soccer players.

  In 1972, the best soccer players were Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Günter Netzer, Johan Cruyff, Piet Keizer, Kazimierz Deyna, Gordon Banks, Barry Hulshoff, Włodzimierz Lubański and Bobby Moore.

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  The Godfather.

  "The Godfather" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972.

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  Roberta Flack - "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"

  "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack would go on to win a Grammy for 1972's Song of the Year.

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  1972 in movies.

  Movies released in 1972 included The Godfather, The Poseidon Adventure, "What's Up, Doc?", Behind the Green Door, Deliverance, Super Fly, Cabaret, The Getaway, Fritz the Cat, The Legend of Boggy Creek, Jeremiah Johnson, Blacula and Silent Running.

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  Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger.

  US President Richard Nixon and his National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger were both named Time Person of the Year in 1972. Nixon and Kissinger had made history by traveling to China to "open up a dialogue."

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  1972 in music.

  The Billboard Charts in 1972 were dominated by Don McLean, Roberta Flack, Gilbert O'Sullivan, America, Joe Tex, Looking Glass and Al Green.

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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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  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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  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 and 8 months have passed since January 27th, 1972.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 4 of 1972.
• Leap Year: 1972 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: People born on January 27th, 1972, are now 51 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1972 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 65318400.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 27th, 1972.

• December 31st, 1971: American actor Pete Duel dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
• January 4th, 1972: The first scientific hand-held calculator is released.
• January 7th, 1972: 104 people are killed when Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into the island of Ibiza.
• January 14th, 1972: The sitcom "Sanford and Son" makes its debut on NBC.
• January 16th, 1972: Super Bowl VI: The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Miami Dolphins at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.
• January 17th, 1972: Seven Provisional IRA members escape from the prison ship HMS Maidstone in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• January 24th, 1972: Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi is discovered after having spent 28 years living in a jungle in Guam.
• January 24th, 1972: Michael Jackson releases his debut solo album "Got to Be There".
• January 26th, 1972: Yugoslavian flight attendant Vesna Vulovic survives a 10,160 meter fall after a bomb explodes on JAT Flight 367.
• This date: January 27th, 1972
• January 30th, 1972: The Bloody Sunday incident occurs in Northern Ireland when 13 unarmed civilians are shot dead by British soldiers.
• February 2nd, 1972: The British Embassy in Dublin is burned to the ground.
• February 2nd, 1972: Stanley Kubrick's dystopian crime film "A Clockwork Orange" is released in movie theaters.
• February 7th, 1972: Elton John releases the single "Tiny Dancer".
• February 21st, 1972: U.S. President Richard Nixon visits China.
• February 22nd, 1972: Seven civilians are killed when the Official IRA carries out a car bomb attack in Aldershot, England.
• February 23rd, 1972: Elvis and Priscilla Presley are separated following revelations that Priscilla was having an affair.
• February 26th, 1972: Buffalo Creek flood: 125 people die in West Virginia after a coal slurry dam bursts.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 27th, 1972, will have the star sign Aquarius.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1972 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 11.
• Native American Zodiac: January 27th, 1972 falls under the Otter.
• Birthstone: A person 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 1972.

1972 saw the introduction of cars such as the Honda Civic, the Chevrolet LUV, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the BMW 5 Series, the Ford Thunderbird (sixth generation) and the Renault 5.

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 1972.

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 January 27th, 1978, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 27th, 1972 was most likely conceived around May 6th, 1971.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 27th, 1972 is close to October 19th, 1972.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 27th, 1972.

• 18,872 days have passed since this date.
• 2,696 weeks have passed.
• 1,630,537,200 seconds have passed since January 27th, 1972.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,902,293,400 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 841,357,195,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 271,756,200 times.
• You have taken approximately 140,226,199 steps. That's roughly 62,323 miles!
• Since this date, 19,566,446 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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