May 5, 1973, was a Saturday. It was 51 years, 6 months, and 19 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
What happened on May 5, 1973?
Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on May 5, 1973:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "Soylent Green" was at the top of the box office on May 5, 1973.
This date occurred 18,831 days ago. Approximately 628 months have passed. It was the 125th day of 1973, in week 18. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on May 5, 1973, are now 51 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. The Earth has experienced 209 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is May 5, 1973, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Taurus. People are currently enjoying their weekend.
The summer of 1973 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up, and the evenings are brighter than usual. The school year is nearly finished. The song "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" by Dawn is at the top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie Soylent Green 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 "Room 222", "Medical Center", "The Brady Bunch", and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". 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 Bruce Lee, J. R. R. Tolkien, Gram Parsons, and Oskar Schindler would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Pong".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!", "Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!", and "Lassie's Rescue Rangers". Children are playing with toys such as Clackers, Crissy (doll), Weebles, and Magnavox Odyssey.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 5, 1973.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 5, 1973.
Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.
Television shows that people were watching in May 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:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
Popular video games that people were playing in May 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 May 5, 1979, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 5.
National holidays and famous events that fall on May 5:
Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on May 5, 1973.
Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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