October 11th, 1975.

On this day.

What happened on October 11th, 1975?

• The first episode of Saturday Night Live is aired.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on October 11th, 1975.

• United States: Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
• United Kingdom: Hold Me Close - David Essex

Take me back to October 11th, 1975!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is October 11th, 1975 and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

The summer is long gone. Temperatures have started to become much cooler and the evenings are beginning to get darker. Fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways and sidewalks and there's a fresh earthy scent in the ear. In America, the song Bad Blood by Neil Sedaka is on top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, Hold Me Close by David Essex is the number one hit song. Gerald Ford is currently the President of the United States and the movie The Master Gunfighter is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Harold Wilson is the current Prime Minister.

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 Anissa Jones and Tommy Bolin would be still alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "McCloud", "The Waltons", "M*A*S*H" and "Last of the Summer Wine". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Space Race", "Gotcha", "Tank" and "Pursuit". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Sesame Street", "All in the Family" and "Happy Days".

Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Lite-Brite, Weebles, Magna Doodle and Pet Rock.

News topics, fads & culture.

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on October 11th, 1975.

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  Mood rings have become a fad.

  In 1975 and 1976, mood rings became a fad. 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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  Who were the best football players in 1975?

  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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  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 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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  American women.

  "American women" were named as the 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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  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 later half of the 1970s.

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  Disco music.

  In the second half of the 1970s, disco music became mainstream. During this period, nightclub-goers often wore extravagant outfits. Furthermore, dances such as the "Hustle", the "Bump" and the "Penguin" also became popular.

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  Music cassette tapes are becoming popular.

  From about 1972 onward, audio cassettes started to become more widespread. 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.

  Around this period, sales of color TV sets began to surpass sales of the older black-and-white sets. By this stage, almost all of the popular daytime networks were broadcasting in color.

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  Lava lamps are all the rage.

  In the late 1960s, sales of lava lamps took off. It wasn't until the second half of the 1970s that they started to go out of fashion.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 45 years, 11 months and 8 days have passed since October 11th, 1975.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 41 of 1975.
• Leap Year: 1975 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on October 11th, 1975, will be 45 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 1975 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 182214000.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around October 11th, 1975.

• September 18th, 1975: Patty Hearst is captured in San Francisco.
• September 19th, 1975: The first episode of the British comedy sitcom "Fawlty Towers" is aired on BBC2.
• September 21st, 1975: Walter Payton makes his NFL debut.
• September 22nd, 1975: U.S. President Gerald Ford survives a second assassination attempt.
• September 27th, 1975: Spain uses capital punishment for the last time.
• October 1st, 1975: Drummer Al Jackson Jr. is shot dead in Memphis, Tennessee.
• This date: October 11th, 1975
• October 30th, 1975: The Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, commits his first murder.
• November 6th, 1975: The Sex Pistols play their first gig.
• November 10th, 1975: ABBA release the single "Fernando".

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 11th, 1975, will have the star sign Libra.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Virgo.
• 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 7.
• Native American Zodiac: October 11th, 1975 falls under the Raven.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

TV shows.

Television shows that people were watching on this date.

• Fawlty Towers - British sitcom about a hotel owner called Basil Fawlty.
• Welcome Back, Kotter - Gabe Kotter returns to his old school as a teacher, where he's put in charge of "the Sweathogs".
• Starsky & Hutch - Detectives David Starsky and Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson protect the streets of Bay City.
• The Jeffersons - TV show about an African- American couple that have moved into an upscale high-rise building.
• Baretta - Starring Robert Blake as street-wise detective Tony Baretta.
• The Rockford Files - TV show about a Private Detective that was previously jailed for a crime that he didn't commit.
• Little House on the Prairie - TV show that was set in the 1870s.
• Good Times - American sitcom about a family living in a poor, black neighborhood in inner-city Chicago.
• Happy Days - TV show that is set in the 1950s / 1960s in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• Kojak - TV show about a bald New York detective.
• Barnaby Jones - Television series about a Private Detective and his widowed daughter-in-law.
• Last of the Summer Wine - British sitcom about three senior citizens in the Yorkshire Dales.
• M*A*S*H - TV series about an American military medical unit during the Korean War.
• The Waltons - TV series about a family living in rural Virginia during the Great Depression.
• Maude - Sitcom starring Bea Arthur as Maude Findlay. Spin-off of All in the Family.
• Emergency! - TV series about a fire department in LA.
• Upstairs, Downstairs - British drama series about the aristocratic Bellamy family and their household staff.
• McMillan & Wife - TV show about a San Francisco police commissioner and his wife Sally.
• All in the Family - American sitcom about the life of a working-class father and his family.
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Sitcom about a career-oriented woman who moves to Minneapolis after separating from her partner.

Kid's TV shows on October 11th, 1975.

Children's cartoons and Teen TV shows that were being aired on this date in 1975.

• The New Adventures of Gilligan
• Happy Days
• Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
• All in the Family
• Sesame Street
• The Pink Panther Show
• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• The Bugs Bunny Show
• Captain Kangaroo

Popular toys and games in 1975.

Toys and games that were popular on this date in 1975.

• Pet Rock
• Dungeons & Dragons
• Connect Four
• Magna Doodle
• Risk board game
• Shrinky Dinks
• Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle
• Baby Alive (doll)
• Shrinky Dinks
• Magnavox Odyssey
• Kenner SSP Racers
• Big Jim (action figure)
• Uno (card game)
• Weebles
• VertiBird (toy helicopter)
• G.I. Joe Adventure Team
• Frisbee
• Battleship (game)
• Lite-Brite
• The Easy-Bake Oven

Video games.

Popular video games that people were playing on this date.

• Pursuit - Arcade game where the player gets to control a World War I flying ace.
• Tank - Arcade game developed by Kee Games.
• Gotcha - Arcade game developed by Atari.
• Space Race - Arcade game in which two players each control a rocket ship.
• Pong - Table tennis game.

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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out October 11th, 1981 instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on October 11th, 1975 was most likely conceived around the 1st of January, 1975.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 11th, 1975 is close to the 20th of July, 1976.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about October 11th, 1975.

• A total of 16,780 days have passed since this date.
• 2,397 weeks have passed.
• 1,449,792,000 seconds have passed since the October 11th, 1975.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,691,424,000 times.
• Since October 11th, 1975, the earth has travelled approximately 748,092,672,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 241,632,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 124,682,112 steps. That's about 55,414 miles!
• Since this date, 17,397,504 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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