January 28th, 1976

Born on January 28th, 1976.

People who were born on this exact date.

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Popular songs.

On January 28th, 1976, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
• United Kingdom: Mamma Mia - ABBA

Take me back to January 28th, 1976!

Let's go back in time!

The date is January 28th, 1976, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aquarius. In America, the song Love Rollercoaster by Ohio Players is at the top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, Mamma Mia by ABBA is the number-one hit song. Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie The Sunshine Boys is at the top of the box office. Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Because it's 1976, the music charts are being dominated by the likes of ABBA, Queen, Chicago, Elton John, Kiki Dee, Wings and Rod Stewart. In fashion, clothes have become baggier and pants have become less flared. Sports clothing and the "disco look" are both popular at the moment. Women are wearing sundresses, strapless tops with t-shirts, shoulder pads, cardigans, knee-length skirts and daisy dukes. Meanwhile, men are wearing tracksuits, flare jeans, low-top sneakers and untucked collared shirts. 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.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Rookies", "Last of the Summer Wine", "Barnaby Jones", and "Harry O". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit", and "Gun Fight". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!", "Land of the Lost", and "The Oddball Couple".

Popular toys at the moment include Operation, Baby Alive (doll), Risk board game, and Micronauts.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 28th, 1976.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1976?

  The best NBA players in 1976 were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George McGinnis, Nate Archibald, Rick Barry and Pete Maravich.

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  1976 in movies.

  Movies released in 1976 included Rocky, To Fly!, A Star Is Born, All the President's Men, The Omen, In Search of Noah's Ark, King Kong, Silver Streak, The Enforcer, Midway, Carrie, Freaky Friday, Car Wash and Taxi Driver.

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  Best soccer players.

  In 1976, the best soccer players were Franz Beckenbauer, Rob Rensenbrink, Ivo Viktor, Kevin Keegan, Michel Platini, Anton Ondrus, Johan Cruyff, Ivan Curkovic, Rainer Bonhof, Gerd Müller and Marian Masny.

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  Rocky.

  "Rocky" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1976.

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  Jimmy Carter.

  US President Jimmy Carter was named Time Person of the Year in 1976.

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  Barry Manilow - "I Write the Songs"

  "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow would go on to win a Grammy for 1976's Song of the Year.

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  1976 in music.

  Top music artists in 1976 included the likes of Wings, KC and the Sunshine Band, Rod Stewart, the Ohio Players, Barry Manilow, England Dan, John Ford Coley, Wild Cherry, Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band, Diana Ross, ABBA, The Manhattans, and The Spinners.

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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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  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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  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, 4 months, and 7 days have passed since January 28th, 1976.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 5 of 1976.
• Leap Year: 1976 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: People born on January 28th, 1976, are now 47 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1976 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 191635200.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to January 28th, 1976.

• December 29th, 1975: 11 people are killed when a bomb explodes at LaGuardia Airport in New York City.
• January 1st, 1976: Prankster Daniel N. Finegood changes the Hollywood sign to Hollyweed using sheets.
• January 5th, 1976: The Kingsmill massacre: Gunmen kill 10 Protestant workmen in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
• January 12th, 1976: 8-year-old Eloise Worledge goes missing in Beaumaris, Australia.
• January 15th, 1976: The trial of Patty Hearst for the Hibernia Bank robbery begins in California.
• January 18th, 1976: Super Bowl X: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 at the Miami Orange Bowl.
• January 21st, 1976: The first commercial Concorde flight takes place.
• This date: January 28th, 1976
• January 29th, 1976: The Provisional IRA detonates 12 bombs in the West End area of London.
• February 4th, 1976: 22,000 people are killed when an earthquake hits Guatemala and Honduras.
• February 5th, 1976: Mascot Riots: A racially-charged riot breaks out at Escambia High School in Pensacola, Florida.
• February 12th, 1976: Actor Sal Mineo is stabbed to death outside of his apartment in West Hollywood.
• February 17th, 1976: The Eagles release their best-selling album "Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)".

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 28th, 1976, will have the star sign Aquarius.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1976 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
• Native American Zodiac: January 28th, 1976 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.

Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1976.

1976 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford Fiesta, the Pontiac Phoenix, the BMW 6 Series, the Dodge Aspen, the Volvo 300 Series and the Plymouth Sapporo.

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 1976.

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 28th, 1982, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 28th, 1976 was most likely conceived around May 7th, 1975.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 28th, 1976 is close to October 20th, 1976.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 28th, 1976.

• A total of 17,295 days have passed since this date.
• 2,470 weeks have passed.
• 1,494,284,400 seconds have passed since the January 28th, 1976.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,743,331,800 times.
• Since January 28th, 1976, the Earth has travelled approximately 771,050,750,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 249,047,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 128,508,458 steps. That's about 57,115 miles!
• Since this date, 17,931,413 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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