October 17, 1975, was a Friday. It was 49 years and 19 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on October 17, 1975:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The movie "Hard Times" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 17,917 days ago. Approximately 597 months have passed. It was the 290th day of 1975, in week 42. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on October 17, 1975, are now 49 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. We have gone through approximately 199 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is October 17, 1975, and it's a Friday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Libra. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. In America, the song "Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka is at the top of the singles charts, while "Hold Me Close" by David Essex is the number-one song in the UK.
Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie Hard Times 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 "Sanford and Son", "The Bob Newhart Show", "Last of the Summer Wine", and "Good Times".
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 Sal Mineo, Anissa Jones, Rosalind Russell, and Tommy Bolin would all still be alive.
People are playing video games such as "Pong", "Space Race", "Tank", and "Pursuit". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!", "Schoolhouse Rock!", "Valley of the Dinosaurs", and "Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch". Children are playing with toys such as Big Jim (action figure), Baby Alive (doll), Connect Four, and Dungeons & Dragons.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 17, 1975.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 17, 1975.
Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.
People in October 1975 were watching the following TV series:
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.
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 October 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 October 17, 1981, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 17.
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Gerald Ford was the President of the United States on October 17, 1975.
Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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