December 5, 1972, was a Tuesday. It was 51 years, 11 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
What happened on December 5, 1972?
Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on December 5, 1972:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "Lady Sings the Blues" was at the top of the box office on December 5, 1972.
This date occurred 18,979 days ago. Approximately 633 months have passed. It was the 340th day of 1972, in week 49. The decade was the seventies. There were only 26 days left in the year. People who were born on December 5, 1972, are now 51 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 1972 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. The Earth has experienced 211 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is December 5, 1972, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The Christmas season of 1972 has begun.
In America, the song "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" by Temptations is at the top of the singles charts, while "My Ding-a-ling" by Chuck Berry is the number-one song in the UK. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie Lady Sings the Blues 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 "Bonanza", "Hawaii Five-O", "The Two Ronnies", and "The Waltons". 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 Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Pablo Picasso, and Bruce Lee would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Pong". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "JOT the Dot", "The Brady Bunch", and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch".
Children are playing with toys such as Crissy (doll), G.I. Joe Adventure Team, the Rock Flowers dolls, and Kenner SSP Racers.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 5, 1972.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 5, 1972.
Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.
Television shows that people were watching in December 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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
Popular video games that people were playing in December 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 December 5, 1978, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 5.
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Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on December 5, 1972.
Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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