July 8th, 1975

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on July 8th, 1975.

• United States: Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
• United Kingdom: Tears On My Pillow - Johnny Nash

Take me back to July 8th, 1975!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is July 8th, 1975, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. The 4th of July celebrations in America have come and passed.

It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain & Tennille is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Tears On My Pillow by Johnny Nash is the number-one hit song.

Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie Jaws is at the top of the box office. Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "The Bob Newhart Show", "Little House on the Prairie", and "The Jeffersons".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Space Race", "Gotcha", "Tank", and "Pursuit". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", "Happy Days", "Bagpuss", and "The New Adventures of Gilligan". Popular toys at the moment include Etch A Sketch, Battleship (game), Frisbee, and Dungeons & Dragons.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 8th, 1975.

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  Jaws.

  Steven Spielberg's film "Jaws" was being shown in theaters during the summer of 1975. Notably, the movie made many people somewhat afraid to swim in the ocean.

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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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  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:

• 47 years, 11 months, and 1 days have passed since July 8th, 1975.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 28 of 1975.
• Leap Year: 1975 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on July 8th, 1975, are now 47 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1975 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 174006000.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to July 8th, 1975.

• June 20th, 1975: The movie Jaws (1975) is released.
• June 28th, 1975: American screenwriter Rod Serling dies from a heart attack at the age of 50.
• June 28th, 1975: Ted Bundy abducts 15-year-old Susan Curtis near Price, Utah.
• June 29th, 1975: American electronics engineer Steve Wozniak tests his first prototype of the "Apple I" desktop computer.
• July 4th, 1975: Australian newspaper publisher Juanita Nielsen disappears.
• July 4th, 1975: Nancy Perry Baird goes missing in East Layton, Utah.
• This date: July 8th, 1975
• July 17th, 1975: Bob Marley records the live version of "No Woman, No cry" at the Lyceum Theatre in London.
• July 17th, 1975: The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and Maureen Cox are divorced after 10 years of marriage.
• July 24th, 1975: Actress Barbara Colby is shot dead at a parking area in Venice, Los Angeles.
• July 30th, 1975: Labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa vanishes at the age of 62.
• July 31st, 1975: A UVF terrorist attack in County Down, Northern Ireland kills five people, including three members of the Miami Showband.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 8th, 1975, will have the star sign Cancer.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1975 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
• Native American Zodiac: July 8th, 1975 falls under the Woodpecker.
• 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 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 July 8th, 1981, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on July 8th, 1975 was most likely conceived around October 15th, 1974.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 8th, 1975 is close to March 30th, 1976.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about July 8th, 1975.

• A total of 17,503 days have passed since this date.
• 2,500 weeks have passed.
• 1,512,259,200 seconds have passed since the July 8th, 1975.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,764,302,400 times.
• Since July 8th, 1975, the Earth has travelled approximately 780,325,747,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 252,043,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 130,054,291 steps. That's about 57,802 miles!
• Since this date, 18,147,110 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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