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November 8, 1972

November 8, 1972, was a Wednesday. It was 52 years and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

On This Day

What happened?

What happened on November 8, 1972?

  • The American pay television network "HBO" is launched.
Song charts

Music charts

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on November 8, 1972:

  • United States: "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash
  • United Kingdom: "Mouldy Old Dough" by Lt. Pigeon

The Billboard Hot 100 on November 8, 1972

These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

  • I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
  • Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
  • My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry
  • Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly") - Curtis Mayfield
  • Burning Love - Elvis Presley
Play the top songs from 1972
A Spotify playlist of songs from 1972. Take a trip back to the days of Elton John, Lou Reed, Al Green and Don McLean.
The Valachi Papers

Top movie at the box office

The movie "The Valachi Papers" was at the top of the box office on November 8, 1972.

Facts

This date was 18,996 days ago. Approximately 633 months have passed. It was the 313th day of 1972, in week 45. 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. The Earth has experienced 211 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to November 8, 1972

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

It is Wednesday, November 8, 1972. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.

It's November, so the evenings are getting darker and the days are getting colder. In America, the song "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash 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 The Valachi Papers 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.

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 "Adam-12", "Here's Lucy", "The Odd Couple", and "Soul Train". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "My Three Sons", "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!", and "The Adventures of Black Beauty".

Popular toys at the moment include the Easy-Bake Oven, Operation, Twister mat, and Crissy (doll).

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 8, 1972, will have the star sign Scorpio.
  • Zodiac Element: Water.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1972 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 2.
  • Native American Zodiac: November 8, 1972 falls under the Snake.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
  • Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on November 8, 1972.

  • The Co-ed Killer is targeting students in California.

    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.
  • Music cassette tapes are becoming popular.

    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.
  • Color TV surpasses black-and-white.

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

    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.
  • Who were the best NBA players in 1972?

    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.
  • Best soccer players.

    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.
  • The Godfather.

    The Godfather

    "The Godfather" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972.
  • Roberta Flack - "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"

    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.
  • 1972 in movies.

    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.
  • Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger.

    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."
  • 1972 in music.

    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.
  • Have a nice day!

    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.
  • Bell-bottoms.

    Bell-bottoms

    Bell-bottoms (flares) were in fashion.
  • Wallpaper.

    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.
  • Office workers are using typewriters.

    Office workers are using typewriters

    Although personal computers began to emerge during the 1970s, typewriters were still the norm for most office workers.
  • The Volkswagen Beetle.

    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).
  • The Hippie movement.

    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.
  • Lava lamps are all the rage.

    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.
  • The afro hairstyle is at its peak in popularity.

    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.
  • The push-button telephone.

    The push-button telephone

    Push-button telephones were beginning to replace the older rotary-style landlines.

Personality traits

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to November 8, 1972.

  • October 13, 1972:
    • Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes into the Andes mountain range, where survivors are later forced to resort to cannibalism.
    • 174 people are killed when Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes close to Moscow.
  • October 16, 1972:
    • The first episode of British soap opera "Emmerdale" is aired.
    • A plane carrying US Congressman Hale Boggs disappears in Alaska.
  • October 24, 1972: Baseball player Jackie Robinson dies from a heart attack at the age of 53.
  • October 30, 1972: 45 people are killed in a commuter train collision in Chicago.
  • November 1, 1972: The concert film "Elvis on Tour" is released.
  • November 7, 1972: Richard Nixon is re-elected as the President of the United States.
  • This date: November 8, 1972
  • November 10, 1972: Southern Airways Flight 49 is hijacked in Birmingham, Alabama.
  • November 20, 1972: Elton John releases the song "Crocodile Rock".
  • November 29, 1972: The game Pong is released.
  • December 5, 1972: Labor leader Gough Whitlam becomes the new Prime Minister of Australia.
  • December 6, 1972: Actress Janet Munro dies from a heart attack at the age of 38.
  • December 7, 1972: Jean McConville is kidnapped by the Provisional IRA in Belfast.

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

1970s fashion

Television shows

TV shows in 1972

The following TV shows were popular in November 1972:

TV shows from November 1972.

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
The Waltons
The Waltons
Maude
Maude
The Rookies
The Rookies
Emergency!
Emergency!
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs
Soul Train
Soul Train
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

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.

Cars in 1972.

Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on November 8, 1972

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1972:

The Adventures of Black Beauty
The Adventures of Black Beauty
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan

The Electric Company
The Electric Company
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
Archie's TV Funnies
Archie's TV Funnies
The Funky Phantom
The Funky Phantom
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
All in the Family
All in the Family
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Groovie Goolies
Groovie Goolies
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1972

Toys and games that were popular in 1972:

Magnavox Odyssey
Magnavox Odyssey
Kenner SSP Racers
Kenner SSP Racers
Big Jim (action figure)
Big Jim (action figure)
Uno (card game)
Uno (card game)
The Rock Flowers dolls
The Rock Flowers dolls
Weebles
Weebles
VertiBird (toy helicopter)
VertiBird (toy helicopter)
G.I. Joe Adventure Team
G.I. Joe Adventure Team
Nerf Balls
Nerf Balls
Frisbee
Frisbee
Crissy (doll)
Crissy (doll)
Clackers
Clackers

Were you born on November 8, 1972?

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 November 8, 1978, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on November 8.

Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker

Author Deceased
Born on November 8, 1847
He was not alive on this date.

Joseph James DeAngelo

Joseph James DeAngelo

Serial killer
Born on November 8, 1945
He turned 27 on this day in 1972.

John Costelloe

John Costelloe

Actor Deceased
Born on November 8, 1961
He turned 11 on this day in 1972.

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay

Celebrity chef
Born on November 8, 1966
He turned 6 on this day in 1972.

Tara Reid

Tara Reid

Actress
Born on November 8, 1975
She was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Dania Ramirez

Dania Ramirez

Actress
Born on November 8, 1979
She was born exactly 7 years after this date.

Aaron Swartz

Aaron Swartz

Programmer and Internet hacktivist Deceased
Born on November 8, 1986
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Sophie Kasaei

Sophie Kasaei

TV personality
Born on November 8, 1989
She was born exactly 17 years after this date.

SZA

SZA

Singer
Born on November 8, 1989
She was born exactly 17 years after this date.

USA

US President

Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on November 8, 1972.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on November 8, 1972 was most likely conceived around February 16, 1972.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 8, 1972 is close to August 1, 1973.

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Stats for November 8, 1972

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about November 8, 1972:

  • 18,996 days have passed since this date.
  • 2,713 weeks have passed.
  • 1,641,254,400 seconds have passed since November 8, 1972.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,914,796,800 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 846,887,270,400 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 273,542,400 times.
  • You have taken approximately 141,147,878 steps. That's roughly 62,732 miles.
  • 19,695,053 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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