July 29th, 1972

Born on July 29th, 1972.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Wil Wheaton: Actor.

Popular songs.

On July 29th, 1972, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• United Kingdom: Puppy Love - Donny Osmond

Take me back to July 29th, 1972!

Let's go back in time!

The date is July 29th, 1972, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. People are currently enjoying their weekend.

It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song Lean On Me by Bill Withers is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Puppy Love by Donny Osmond is the number-one hit song.

Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie The Godfather 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 "Here's Lucy", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "The Brady Bunch", and "The Flip Wilson Show".

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 Jackie Robinson, Janet Munro, Harry S. Truman, and Lyndon B. Johnson would all still be alive.

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Pink Panther Show", "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "The Funky Phantom", and "The Electric Company". Children are playing with toys such as the Easy-Bake Oven, Lite-Brite, G.I. Joe Adventure Team, and Weebles.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 29th, 1972.

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  The Watergate Scandal begins.

  The Watergate scandal started in the summer of 1972, when five men were arrested while trying to bug the offices of the Democratic National Committee. A security aide for the Republican Party was among the five men that were detained. The scandal exploded on August 1st, 1972, when the Washington Post reported that campaign money for Richard Nixon's presidential campaign had somehow ended up in the bank account of one of the burglars.

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  The Co-ed Killer is targeting students in California.

  Between May of 1972 and April of 1973, serial killer Edmund Kemper (aka the "Co-ed Killer") was targeting female college students in California.

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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:

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 50 years, 10 months, and 13 days have passed since July 29th, 1972.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 30 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 July 29th, 1972, are now 50 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1972 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 81212400.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around July 29th, 1972.

• July 1st, 1972: The first Gay Pride march in England is held.
• July 6th, 1972: American actor Brandon deWilde is killed in a car collision.
• July 9th, 1972: 5 Catholics are killed by the British Army in the Springhill estate in West Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• July 12th, 1972: George McGovern is selected as the Democratic Party nominee for the 1972 US presidential election.
• July 21st, 1972: Bloody Friday: The Provisional IRA detonate 22 bombs in Northern Ireland.
• July 24th, 1972: Lance Reventlow dies in a plane crash.
• July 26th, 1972: The horror film "Blacula" is released.
• This date: July 29th, 1972
• July 30th, 1972: The survival film "Deliverance", starring Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds, is released in movie theaters.
• August 10th, 1972: Paul McCartney and his wife Linda are arrested for possession of cannabis in Gotenborg, Sweden.
• August 11th, 1972: The last American ground combat unit leaves Vietnam.
• August 22nd, 1972: The International Olympic Committee suspends Rhodesia due to its racist policies.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 29th, 1972, will have the star sign Leo.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1972 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
• Native American Zodiac: July 29th, 1972 falls under the Salmon.
• 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 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 July 29th, 1978, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on July 29th, 1972 was most likely conceived around November 6th, 1971.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 29th, 1972 is close to April 21st, 1973.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about July 29th, 1972.

• A total of 18,579 days have passed since this date.
• 2,654 weeks have passed.
• 1,605,225,600 seconds have passed since the July 29th, 1972.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,872,763,200 times.
• Since July 29th, 1972, the Earth has travelled approximately 828,296,409,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 267,537,600 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 138,049,402 steps. That's about 61,355 miles!
• Since this date, 19,262,707 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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