July 26th, 1973

Born on July 26th, 1973.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Kate Beckinsale: Actress.

Popular songs.

On July 26th, 1973, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• United Kingdom: I'm The Leader Of The Gang - Gary Glitter

Take me back to July 26th, 1973!

Let's go back in time!

The date is July 26th, 1973, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual.

In America, the song Bad Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, I'm The Leader Of The Gang by Gary Glitter is the number-one hit song. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie Live and Let Die 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 1973, so radio stations are playing songs from artists such as The Rolling Stones, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Sweet, Elton John, Roberta Flack, Carly Simon, Marvin Gaye and Jim Croce.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as J. R. R. Tolkien, Gram Parsons, and Oskar Schindler would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Columbo", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "All in the Family", and "The Waltons". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pong" and "Space Race".

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "JOT the Dot", "The Banana Splits", "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", and "The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan". Popular toys at the moment include the Easy-Bake Oven, G.I. Joe Adventure Team, the Rock Flowers dolls, and Uno (card game).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 26th, 1973.

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  The Watergate hearings.

  Between May and August of 1973, the Senate Watergate Committee carried out a number of televised hearings in relation to the Watergate scandal. John Dean, who had served as the White House Counsel until he was fired in April 1973, told investigators that he had discussed the Watergate cover-up with US President Richard Nixon. In July 1973, Nixon refused to hand over presidential tape recordings to investigators.

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  The kung fu craze.

  Following the success of the Hong Kong martial arts film "Five Fingers of Death" in March of 1973, multiple kung fu movies went on to reach the top of the US box office that year.

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  1973-74 stock market crash.

  Between January 1973 and December 1974, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost over 45% of its value. The UK stock market fared even worse, with the FT 30 dropping by over 70%.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1973?

  The best NBA players in 1973 were Dave Cowens, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, John Havlicek, Spencer Haywood, Nate Archibald and Jerry West.

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  1973 in movies.

  Movies released in 1973 included The Sting, The Exorcist, American Graffiti, Papillon, The Way We Were, Charlotte's Web, Magnum Force, Last Tango in Paris, Live and Let Die, Robin Hood, Paper Moon, The Wicker Man, The Legend of Hell House and Badlands.

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  Best soccer players.

  In 1973, the best soccer players were Johan Cruyff, Dino Zoff, Gerd Müller, Franz Beckenbauer, Billy Bremner, Kazimierz Deyna, Eusébio, Gianni Rivera, Gunter Netzer and Ralf Edström.

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  The Sting.

  "The Sting" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1973.

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  John Sirica.

  John Sirica was named Time Person of the Year in 1973. Sirica was the judge who ordered US President Richard Nixon to hand over the Watergate-related recordings.

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  Roberta Flack - "Killing Me Softly with His Song"

  "Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack won a Grammy for 1973's Song of the Year.

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  1973 in music.

  The Billboard Charts in 1973 were dominated by Marvin Gaye, Carly Simon, Dawn & Tony Orlando, Eddie Kendricks, Elton John, Roberta Flack, Paul McCartney and Wings, Clint Holmes, Billy Preston, Cher, Jim Croce and Diana Ross.

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  The US military is withdrawing from the Vietnam War.

  During 1973, the war in Vietnam was still ongoing. However, by this stage, the US was steadily withdrawing its military from the country. Between 1972 and 1973, the number of US troops in Vietnam fell from 24,200 to 50. Although a peace agreement was signed at the start of 1973, it was quickly broken by both sides.

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  Hitchhiking is declining.

  Although hitchhiking is still pretty common, it is beginning to decline due to people's falling trust in strangers, lower air travel prices, an increase in highways, and more affordable cars.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Office workers are using typewriters.

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

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  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).

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 49 years, 10 months, and 2 days have passed since July 26th, 1973.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 30 of 1973.
• Leap Year: 1973 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on July 26th, 1973, are now 49 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1973 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 112489200.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to July 26th, 1973.

• June 29th, 1973: 17-year-old Rita Lorraine Jolly goes missing from West Linn, Oregon.
• July 14th, 1973: The rock and roll duo "The Everly Brothers" break up after Phil Everly storms off stage during a performance in Buena Park, California.
• July 20th, 1973: Martial artist Bruce Lee dies at the age of 32.
• July 21st, 1973: Israeli Mossad agents mistakenly kill a waiter in Lillehammer, Norway.
• July 25th, 1973: Former Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent passes away at the age of 91.
• This date: July 26th, 1973
• July 29th, 1973: Formula One racing driver Roger Williamson dies in an accident.
• July 31st, 1973: 87 people die after Delta Air Lines Flight 723 crashes during landing at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts.
• August 2nd, 1973: 51 people are killed on the Isle of Man when a fire breaks out at an amusement centre.
• August 6th, 1973: Singer Stevie Wonder is seriously injured in a car accident while on tour in North Carolina.
• August 6th, 1973: The Washington Post reports that US Vice President is being investigated for criminal conspiracy, bribery, extortion and tax fraud.
• August 8th, 1973: US Vice President Spiro Agnew publicly proclaims his innocence in response to recent news that he is being investigated for bribery and tax fraud.
• August 11th, 1973: The coming-of-age film "American Graffiti" is released in movie theaters.
• August 15th, 1973: The United States' bombing of Cambodia comes to an end.
• August 25th, 1973: 11-year-old Joanne Ratcliffe and 4-year-old Kirste Gordon go missing at an Australian rules football match in Adelaide, Australia.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 26th, 1973, will have the star sign Leo.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1973 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
• Native American Zodiac: July 26th, 1973 falls under the Salmon.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
• Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1973.

1974 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford Mustang (second generation), the Mitsubishi Lancer, the Toyota Starlet, the Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna, the Buick Regal and the Volkswagen Passat.

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 1973.

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 July 26th, 1979, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on July 26th, 1973 was most likely conceived around November 2nd, 1972.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 26th, 1973 is close to April 18th, 1974.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about July 26th, 1973.

• A total of 18,203 days have passed since this date.
• 2,600 weeks have passed.
• 1,572,739,200 seconds have passed since the July 26th, 1973.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,834,862,400 times.
• Since July 26th, 1973, the Earth has travelled approximately 811,533,427,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 262,123,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 135,255,571 steps. That's about 60,114 miles!
• Since this date, 18,872,870 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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