February 8th, 1972.

Born on February 8th, 1972.

People who were born on this exact date.

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Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on February 8th, 1972.

• United States: American Pie - Don McLean
• United Kingdom: Telegram Sam - T. Rex

Take me back to February 8th, 1972!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is February 8th, 1972, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aquarius. Valentine's Day is just around the corner.

In America, the song American Pie by Don McLean is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Telegram Sam by T. Rex is the number one hit song. Richard Nixon is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Diamonds Are Forever 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 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 be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Gunsmoke", "The Main Chance", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Sanford and Son". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Underdog", "The Clangers", "Groovie Goolies" and "Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!".

If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Etch A Sketch, Army men, Frisbee and Nerf Balls.

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 February 8th, 1972.

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  Music cassette tapes are becoming popular.

  From about 1972 onward, audio cassettes started to become more widespread. 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.

  Around this period, sales of color TV sets began to surpass sales of the older black-and-white sets. 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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  Who were the best football players in 1972?

  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.

  U.S. President Richard Nixon and his National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, were both named as the Time Person of the Year in 1972. Nixon and Kissinger had made history by travelling 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!

  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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  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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  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, 11 months and 27 days have passed since February 8th, 1972.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 06 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: A person born on February 8th, 1972 will be 50 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1972 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 66355200.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to February 8th, 1972.

• 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.
• January 27th, 1972: New York police officers Gregory Foster and Rocco Laurie are murdered by the Black Liberation Army.
• 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".
• This date: February 8th, 1972
• 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.
• March 2nd, 1972: NASA's space probe "Pioneer 10" is launched.
• March 7th, 1972: The first episode of the police series "The Rookies" is aired on television.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on February 8th, 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: February 8th, 1972 falls under the Otter.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.
• Birth flower (February): The Violet and the Primrose.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on February 8th, 1972.

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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 February 8th, 1978, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on February 8th, 1972 was most likely conceived around May 18th, 1971.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 8th, 1972 is close to October 31st, 1972.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about February 8th, 1972.

• A total of 18,626 days have passed since this date.
• 2,660 weeks have passed.
• 1,609,286,400 seconds have passed since the February 8th, 1972.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,877,500,800 times.
• Since February 8th, 1972, the Earth has travelled approximately 830,391,782,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 268,214,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 138,398,630 steps. That's about 61,511 miles!
• Since this date, 19,311,437 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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