August 21, 1973, was a Tuesday. It was 51 years, 3 months, and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on August 21, 1973:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The top movie on this day was "Coffy".
This date occurred 18,732 days ago. Approximately 624 months have passed. It was the 233rd day of 1973, in week 34. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on August 21, 1973, are now 51 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 208 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is August 21, 1973, and it's a Tuesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Leo. The summer of 1973 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner.
In America, the song "Brother Louie" by Stories is at the top of the singles charts, while "Young Love" by Donny Osmond is the number-one song in the UK. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie Coffy 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 "The Main Chance", "The Partridge Family", "Sanford and Son", and "Ghost Story". 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.
A comedy film called "American Graffiti" is currently being shown in movie theaters. 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. People are playing video games such as "Pong" and "Space Race".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "The Electric Company", and "The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan". Children are playing with toys such as the Easy-Bake Oven, Operation, the Rock Flowers dolls, and Shrinky Dinks.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 21, 1973.
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People in August 1973 were watching the following TV series:
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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
Popular video games that people were playing in August 1973.
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 August 21, 1979, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 21.
Basketball player Deceased
Born on August 21, 1936
He turned 37 on this day in 1973.
Soccer player
Born on August 21, 1988
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.
Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on August 21, 1973.
Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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