April 17th, 1975

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on April 17th, 1975.

• The Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on April 17th, 1975.

• United States: Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John Band
• United Kingdom: Bye Bye Baby - Bay City Rollers

Take me back to April 17th, 1975!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is April 17th, 1975, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. The summer of 1975 is drawing closer and temperatures have started to rise.

In America, the song Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John Band is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Bye Bye Baby by Bay City Rollers is the number-one hit song. Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie The Godfather Part II is at the top of the box office.

Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "What's My Line?", "Hawaii Five-O", "Baretta", and "The Jeffersons". In fashion, the hippie look from the 1960s and early 1970s has disappeared. The disco look is beginning to take off. Women are wearing t-shirts, khaki pants, mood rings, kimonos and flare jumpsuits. Meanwhile, men are wearing velvet sports coats, slogan t-shirts, flannel, frilly shirts, jeans and khaki chinos.

Because it's 1975, the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Billy Swan, 10cc, Alain Barriere, Morris Albert, the Salsoul Orchestra, Captain & Tennille, Elton John and David Bowie. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Eamon de Valera, Sal Mineo, Anissa Jones, and Rosalind Russell would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Pong", "Space Race", "Gotcha", and "Pursuit".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "All in the Family", "Schoolhouse Rock!", and "Valley of the Dinosaurs". Children are playing with toys such as Lite-Brite, Frisbee, VertiBird (toy helicopter), and Risk board game.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 17th, 1975.

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  Mood rings have become a fad.

  Mood rings were a big fad in 1975 and 1976. The rings contained a special liquid that would show different colors at different temperatures.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1975?

  The best NBA players in 1975 were Bob McAdoo, Rick Barry, Elvin Hayes, Nate Archibald and Walt Frazier.

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  1975 in movies.

  Movies released in 1975 included Jaws, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Dog Day Afternoon, Shampoo, The Return of the Pink Panther, Funny Lady, The Apple Dumpling Gang, "Aloha, Bobby and Rose", The Other Side of the Mountain, Barry Lyndon, Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Death Race 2000.

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  Best soccer players.

  In 1975, the best soccer players were Oleg Blokhin, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, Berti Vogts, Sepp Maier, Ruud Geels, Jupp Heynckes, Paul Breitner, Colin Todd and Dudu Georgescu.

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  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

  "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1975.

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  American women.

  "American women" were named Time Person of the Year in 1975. This cover symbolized the new consciousness of women and their changing roles in American society.

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  Judy Collins - "Send in the Clowns"

  "Send in the Clowns" by Judy Collins won a Grammy for 1975's Song of the Year.

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  1975 in music.

  Billboard-topping music artists in 1975 included The Eagles, The Elton John Band, Glen Campbell, John Denver, KC and the Sunshine Band, Stevie Wonder, Frankie Valli, Minnie Riperton, The Bee Gees and Freddy Fender.

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  Roller skates.

  The popularity of roller skates exploded during the second half of the 1970s.

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  Disco music.

  Disco music became mainstream during the latter half of the 1970s. Nightclub-goers often wore extravagant outfits. Furthermore, dances such as the "Hustle", the "Bump" and the "Penguin" also became popular.

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  The Vietnam War is in its final stages.

  The war in Vietnam was still ongoing. However, the US military had withdrawn. Meanwhile, North Vietnamese forces continued to win battles and make inroads into the south.

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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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  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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  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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 48 years, 5 months, and 13 days have passed since April 17th, 1975.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 16 of 1975.
• Leap Year: 1975 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on April 17th, 1975, are now 48 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1975 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 166921200.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 17th, 1975.

• March 31st, 1975: The last episode of Western drama series "Gunsmoke" is aired.
• April 4th, 1975: Microsoft is founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
• April 6th, 1975: Ted Bundy abducts 25-year-old Denise Lynn Oliverson from Grand Junction, Colorado.
• April 13th, 1975: The Lebanese Civil War begins.
• This date: April 17th, 1975
• April 18th, 1975: The Cambodian Genocide begins as the Khmer Rouge begins the forced evacuation of Phnom Penh.
• April 24th, 1975: Welsh singer Pete Ham commits suicide at the age of 27.
• April 26th, 1975: North Vietnamese forces begin their assault on Saigon.
• April 29th, 1975: America begins to evacuate US citizens from Saigon, Vietnam.
• April 30th, 1975: The Vietnam War ends after communist forces seize control of Saigon.
• May 3rd, 1975: FA Cup Final 1975: West Ham United defeat Fulham 2-0.
• May 6th, 1975: Serial killer Ted Bundy abducts and murders 12-year-old Lynette Dawn Culver in Pocatello, Idaho.
• May 6th, 1975: Actor Sean Connery and Moroccan-French painter Micheline Roquebrune are married in Casablanca.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 17th, 1975, will have the star sign Aries.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1975 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
• Native American Zodiac: April 17th, 1975 falls under the Falcon.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
• Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1975.

1975 saw the introduction of cars such as the Cadillac Seville, the Volkswagen Polo, the Chevrolet Monza, the Ford Granada, the AMC Pacer and the Vauxhall Chevette.

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 1975.

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 April 17th, 1981, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on April 17th, 1975 was most likely conceived around July 25th, 1974.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 17th, 1975 is close to January 8th, 1976.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about April 17th, 1975.

• 17,698 days have passed since this date.
• 2,528 weeks have passed.
• 1,529,107,200 seconds have passed since April 17th, 1975.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,783,958,400 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 789,019,315,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 254,851,200 times.
• You have taken approximately 131,503,219 steps. That's roughly 58,446 miles!
• Since this date, 18,349,286 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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