December 5th, 1972, fell on a Tuesday. It was day 340 of 1972. The decade was the 1970s.
48 years, 4 months and 15 days have passed since December 5th, 1972.
On This Date
Events that occurred on December 5th, 1972:
Labor leader Gough Whitlam becomes the new Prime Minister of Australia.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on December 5th, 1972:
United States: Papa Was A Rolling Stone - Temptations
United Kingdom: My Ding-a-ling - Chuck Berry
Take Me Back!
The date is December 5th, 1972 and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The Christmas season of 1972 has just started.
In America, the song Papa Was A Rolling Stone by Temptations is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, My Ding-a-ling by Chuck Berry is the number one hit song. Richard Nixon is currently the President of the United States and 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. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Brady Bunch", "All in the Family", "McMillan & Wife" and "Upstairs, Downstairs".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pong". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Lassie", "Captain Kangaroo", "Sesame Street" and "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as "Easy-Bake Oven", "Suzy Homemaker", "VertiBird (toy helicopter)" and "Magnavox Odyssey".
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on December 5th, 1972.
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.
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."
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.
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.
The Godfather
"The Godfather" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972.
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.
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.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
48 years, 4 months and 15 days have passed since December 5th, 1972.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 49 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: Anyone born on December 5th, 1972, will be 48 years of age.
People born in 1972 belong to the Generation X generation.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 92361600.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around December 5th, 1972:
November 7th, 1972: Richard Nixon is re-elected as the President of the United States.
Richard Nixon was the President of the United States.
UK Prime Minister
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on December 5th, 1972?
Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Irish Taoiseach
Who was the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland on this date?
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on December 5th, 1972 was probably conceived around the 26th of February, 1972. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 5th, 1972 is the 14th of September, 1973. (Rough Estimate).
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about December 5th, 1972.
17,669 days have passed since this date.
1,526,598,000 seconds have passed since the December 5th, 1972.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,781,031,000 times.
Since December 5th, 1972, earth has travelled approximately 787,724,568,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 254,433,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 131,287,428 steps. That's about 58,350 miles!
Since this date, 18,319,176 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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