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January 21, 1975

January 21, 1975, was a Tuesday. It was 49 years, 10 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

On This Day

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on January 21, 1975:

  • US President Gerald Ford rules out any further involvement in the Vietnam War.
Song charts

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 21, 1975:

  • United States: "Please Mr. Postman" by Carpenters
  • United Kingdom: "Ms. Grace" by Tymes

The Billboard Hot 100 on January 21, 1975

These songs were dominating the music charts:

  • Mandy - Barry Manilow
  • Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
  • Laughter In The Rain - Neil Sedaka
  • You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
  • Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
Play the top singles from 1975
A Spotify playlist of songs from the year 1975. Take a trip back to the days of Queen, 10cc, ABBA, Barry Manilow and the Bee Gees.
The Towering Inferno

Top movie

The top movie on this day was "The Towering Inferno".

Facts

This date occurred 18,205 days ago. Approximately 607 months have passed. It was the 21st day of 1975, in week 04. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on January 21, 1975, are now 49 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 202 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to January 21, 1975

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is January 21, 1975, and it's a Tuesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aquarius. In America, the song "Please Mr. Postman" by Carpenters is at the top of the singles charts, while "Ms. Grace" by Tymes is the number-one song in the UK.

Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie The Towering Inferno 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 "Gunsmoke", "Kojak", "Kolchak: The Night Stalker", and "The Rockford Files".

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 "Tank". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Bugs Bunny Show", "Sesame Street", "Bailey's Comets", and "Valley of the Dinosaurs". Children are playing with toys such as Uno (card game), Big Jim (action figure), Magnavox Odyssey, and Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 21, 1975, will have the star sign Aquarius.
  • Zodiac Element: Air.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1975 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
  • Native American Zodiac: January 21, 1975 falls under the Otter.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
  • Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 21, 1975.

  • Mood rings have become a fad.

    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.
  • Who were the best NBA players in 1975?

    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.
  • 1975 in movies.

    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.
  • Best soccer players.

    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.
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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

    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.
  • Judy Collins - "Send in the Clowns"

    Judy Collins - "Send in the Clowns"

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

    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.
  • Roller skates.

    Roller skates

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

    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.
  • The Vietnam War is in its final stages.

    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.
  • Hitchhiking is declining.

    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.
  • Music cassette tapes are becoming popular.

    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.
  • Color TV surpasses black-and-white.

    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.
  • Wallpaper.

    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.
  • Office workers are using typewriters.

    Office workers are using typewriters

    Although personal computers began to emerge during the 1970s, typewriters were still the norm for most office workers.
  • The Volkswagen Beetle.

    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).
  • Lava lamps are all the rage.

    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.

Personality traits

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 21, 1975.

  • December 23, 1974: Mary Rachel Trlica (17), Lisa Renee Wilson (14), and Julie Ann Moseley (9) go missing while Christmas shopping at the Seminary South Shopping Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
  • December 24, 1974: Cyclone Tracy hits Darwin, Australia.
  • December 27, 1974: 21-year-old Joanne Elaine Coughlin goes missing from Youngstown, Ohio.
  • January 1, 1975: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up.
  • January 6, 1975:
    • Soccer: Brian Clough becomes the new manager of Nottingham Forest.
    • The first episode of Wheel of Fortune is aired.
  • January 12, 1975:
    • Super Bowl IX: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Minnesota Vikings at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.
    • Ted Bundy abducts Caryn Eileen Campbell from a hotel in Snowmass, Colorado.
  • January 14, 1975: 17-year-old Lesley Whittle is kidnapped in Shropshire, England.
  • January 18, 1975: The first episode of "The Jeffersons" is aired.
  • This date: January 21, 1975
  • February 11, 1975: Margaret Thatcher becomes the leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom.
  • February 13, 1975: A fire breaks out on the 11th floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

1970s fashion

Television shows

Television shows in January 1975

People in January 1975 were watching the following TV series:

TV shows from January 1975.

The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons
Baretta
Baretta
Police Woman
Police Woman
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Harry O
Harry O
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
Good Times
Good Times
Happy Days
Happy Days
Kojak
Kojak
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones

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.

Cars in 1975.

Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1975

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Land of the Lost
Land of the Lost
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Valley of the Dinosaurs
Valley of the Dinosaurs

Hong Kong Phooey
Hong Kong Phooey
The New Adventures of Gilligan
The New Adventures of Gilligan
Bagpuss
Bagpuss
Happy Days
Happy Days
Bailey's Comets
Bailey's Comets
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Schoolhouse Rock!
Schoolhouse Rock!
The Adventures of Black Beauty
The Adventures of Black Beauty
Toys

Toys in 1975

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Connect Four
Connect Four
Magna Doodle
Magna Doodle
Risk board game
Risk board game
Shrinky Dinks
Shrinky Dinks
Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle
Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle
Baby Alive (doll)
Baby Alive (doll)
Shrinky Dinks
Shrinky Dinks
Magnavox Odyssey
Magnavox Odyssey
Kenner SSP Racers
Kenner SSP Racers
Big Jim (action figure)
Big Jim (action figure)
Uno (card game)
Uno (card game)
Video games

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in January 1975.

Tank 1974
Tank
Gotcha 1973
Gotcha
Space Race 1973
Space Race
Pong 1972
Pong

Were you born on January 21, 1975?

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 January 21, 1981, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 21.

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Actor Deceased
Born on January 21, 1922
He turned 53 on this day in 1975.

Benny Hill

Benny Hill

English comedian Deceased
Born on January 21, 1924
He turned 51 on this day in 1975.

Jam Master Jay

Jam Master Jay

Hip Hop DJ Deceased
Born on January 21, 1965
He turned 10 on this day in 1975.

Emma Bunton

Emma Bunton

Spice Girls
Born on January 21, 1976
She was born exactly one year after this date.

Jerry Trainor

Jerry Trainor

Actor
Born on January 21, 1977
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Brian O'Driscoll

Brian O'Driscoll

Rugby player
Born on January 21, 1979
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

IShowSpeed

IShowSpeed

Streamer
Born on January 21, 2005
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Luke Littler

Luke Littler

Darts player
Born on January 21, 2007
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

USA

US President

Gerald Ford was the President of the United States on January 21, 1975.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on January 21, 1975 was most likely conceived around April 30, 1974.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 21, 1975 is close to October 14, 1975.

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Stats for January 21, 1975

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 21, 1975:

  • 18,205 days have passed since this date.
  • 2,600 weeks have passed.
  • 1,572,912,000 seconds have passed since January 21, 1975.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,835,064,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 811,622,592,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 262,152,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 135,270,432 steps. That's roughly 60,120 miles.
  • 18,874,944 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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