September 27th, 1972.

Born on September 27th, 1972.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Gwyneth Paltrow: Actress.

Popular songs.

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

• United States: Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis
• United Kingdom: Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade

Take me back to September 27th, 1972!

Let's go back in time!

The date is September 27th, 1972, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. Schools and colleges are starting again and Autumn has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool and trees are starting to shed their leaves.

The earthy smells of fall have started to fill the air. In America, the song Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me by Mac Davis is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Mama Weer All Crazee Now by Slade is the number one hit song.

Richard Nixon is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Super Fly 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 Jackie Robinson, Janet Munro, Harry S. Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Main Chance", "Room 222", "The Odd Couple" and "Sanford and Son".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!", "Josie and the Pussycats" and "The Electric Company". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Motorific (slot car toys), Twister mat, Lite-Brite and Clackers.

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 September 27th, 1972.

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  M*A*S*H debuts on television.

  On September 17th, 1972, the war comedy series "M*A*S*H" made its television debut.

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  The Waltons.

  In September, 1972, a new historical drama series called "The Waltons" made its debut on CBS.

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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.

  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, 6 months and 2 days have passed since September 27th, 1972.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 39 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 September 27th, 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 86396400.

Around this time.

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

• September 4th, 1972: The first episode of the American game show "The Price Is Right" is broadcast on television.
• September 5th, 1972: The Munich massacre occurs when eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team are killed by a Palestinian group called Black September.
• September 12th, 1972: The American sitcom "Maude", starring Beatrice Arthur, begins airing on CBS.
• September 14th, 1972: Serial killer Edmund Kemper murders 15-year-old dance student Aiko Koo.
• September 14th, 1972: The first episode of The Waltons is aired on CBS.
• September 17th, 1972: The first episode of "M*A*S*H" is aired.
• September 24th, 1972: 12 children and 11 adults are killed at an airshow in Sacramento when an F-86 fighter crashes into an ice cream parlour.
• This date: September 27th, 1972
• October 13th, 1972: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes into the Andes mountain range, where survivors are later forced to resort to cannibalism.
• October 13th, 1972: 174 people are killed when Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes close to Moscow.
• October 16th, 1972: The first episode of British soap opera "Emmerdale" is aired.
• October 16th, 1972: A plane carrying U.S. Congressman Hale Boggs disappears in Alaska.
• October 24th, 1972: Baseball player Jackie Robinson dies from a heart attack at the age of 53.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 27th, 1972, will have the star sign Libra.
• 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 1.
• Native American Zodiac: September 27th, 1972 falls under the Raven.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
• Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

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 September 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 September 27th, 1972 was most likely conceived around January 5th, 1972.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 27th, 1972 is close to June 20th, 1973.

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Time difference & statistics.

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

• A total of 18,445 days have passed since this date.
• 2,635 weeks have passed.
• 1,593,648,000 seconds have passed since the September 27th, 1972.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,859,256,000 times.
• Since September 27th, 1972, the Earth has travelled approximately 822,322,368,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 265,608,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 137,053,728 steps. That's about 60,913 miles!
• Since this date, 19,123,776 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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