October 28, 1972, was a Saturday. It was 52 years, 1 month, and 26 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.
On October 28, 1972, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:
The following songs were dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The top movie on this day was "Slaughter".
This date was 19,049 days ago. Approximately 635 months have passed. It was the 302nd day of 1972, in week 43. The decade was the seventies. People born on this day are currently 52 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 1972 had 366 days because it was a leap year. 212 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the seventies.
It is Saturday, October 28, 1972. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Scorpio. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, attending dances, shopping, and watching sports.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. Halloween 1972 is just days away. People are watching horror movies and thinking about which costume they are going to wear. Others are organizing parties.
In America, the song "My Ding-a-ling" by Chuck Berry is at the top of the singles charts, while "Mouldy Old Dough" by Lt. Pigeon is the number-one song in the UK. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie Slaughter 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 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. Incumbent Republican president Richard Nixon and Democratic Party candidate George McGovern are facing off against each other in the run up to the 1972 US Presidential Election.
If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Janet Munro, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Pablo Picasso would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "What's My Line?", "Steptoe and Son", "The Main Chance", and "McMillan & Wife". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Sesame Street", "The Clangers", "The Funky Phantom", and "The Electric Company".
Popular toys at the moment include Troll doll, Etch A Sketch, Lite-Brite, and Battleship (game).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 28, 1972.
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Notable events that happened close to October 28, 1972.
In October 1972, TV audiences were watching the following series:
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.
If you were a kid on October 28, 1972, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
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 October 28, 1978, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 28.
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Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on October 28, 1972.
Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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