January 9, 1973, was a Tuesday. It was 51 years, 10 months, and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
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These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 9, 1973:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "The Poseidon Adventure" was at the top of the box office on January 9, 1973.
This date occurred 18,945 days ago. Approximately 632 months have passed. It was the 9th day of 1973, in week 02. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on January 9, 1973, are now 51 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. The Earth has experienced 211 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is January 9, 1973, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. The Christmas holiday season is long over, the decorations have been taken down, and a sense of normality has returned.
In America, the song "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon is at the top of the singles charts, while "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" by Little Jimmy Osmond is the number-one song in the UK. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie The Poseidon Adventure 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 "Here's Lucy", "Hee Haw", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", and "McMillan & Wife". 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 Lyndon B. Johnson, Pablo Picasso, Bruce Lee, and J. R. R. Tolkien would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Pong". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!", and "Archie's TV Funnies".
Children are playing with toys such as Twister mat, Crissy (doll), G.I. Joe Adventure Team, and Shrinky Dinks.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 9, 1973.
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The following TV shows were popular in January 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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1973.
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Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on January 9, 1973.
Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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