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February 5th, 1976

February 5th, 1976, fell on a Thursday. Day 36 of 1976. Decade: 1970s.

44 years, 4 months and 1 days have passed since February 5th, 1976.

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On This Date

Events that occurred on February 5th, 1976:

• Mascot Riots: A racially-charged riot breaks out at Escambia High School in Pensacola, Florida.

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Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on February 5th, 1976:

• United States: 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• United Kingdom: Mamma Mia - ABBA

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News Topics, Fads & Culture

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on February 5th, 1976.

• 1976 in music.

  Top music artists in 1976 included the likes of Wings, KC and the Sunshine Band, Rod Stewart, 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.

• Jimmy Carter.

  U.S. President Jimmy Carter was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1976.

• 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.

• 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.

• Rocky

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

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Basic Facts

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 44 years, 4 months and 1 days have passed since February 5th, 1976.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 06 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: Anyone born on February 5th, 1976, will be 44 years of age.
• People born in 1976 belong to the "Generation X" generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 192326400.

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Around This Time...

Notable events that occurred around February 5th, 1976:

• January 12th, 1976: 8-year-old Eloise Worledge goes missing in Beaumaris, Australia.
• 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.
• 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 17th, 1976: The Eagles release their best-selling album "Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)"

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Horoscopes & Birthstone Information

Zodiac & Birthstone information:

• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on February 5th, 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).
• Native American Zodiac: February 5th, 1976 falls under the Otter.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.

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Television Shows

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

• Laverne & Shirley - Series about two roommates called Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney.
• The Bionic Woman - Starring Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers.
• Wonder Woman - TV show about a superhero called Diana Prince.
• 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.

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1976 - Kid's TV

Children's and Teen TV shows that would have been airing on this date in 1976.

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1976 - Toys & Games

Toys and games that would have been popular on this date in 1976:

• Micronauts
• Stretch Armstrong
• Pet Rock
• Dungeons & Dragons
• Connect Four
• Magna Doodle
• Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle
• Baby Alive (doll)
• Shrinky Dinks
• Magnavox Odyssey
• Kenner SSP Racers
• Big Jim (action figure)
• VertiBird (toy helicopter)
• G.I. Joe Adventure Team
• Battleship (game)
• Lite-Brite
• Easy-Bake Oven
• Etch A Sketch

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Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 5th of February:

• February 5th, 1969: Bobby Brown: Singer.
• February 5th, 1984: Carlos Tevez: Soccer player.
• February 5th, 1985: Cristiano Ronaldo: Soccer player.
• February 5th, 1992: Neymar: Soccer player.

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US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

• Gerald Ford was the President of the United States on February 5th, 1976.

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Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

• A baby that was born on February 5th, 1976 was probably conceived around the 28th of April, 1975. (Rough Estimate).
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 5th, 1976 is the 14th of November, 1976. (Rough Estimate).

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Computer Games

Popular video games that you might have been playing around this time.

• Gun Fight - Wild West themed arcade shooter game.

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5th of February

Events that have occurred on the 5th of February:

• February 5th, 1978: The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 kills 100 people.
• February 5th, 1973: Serial killer Ed Kemper murders Rosalind Heather Thorpe and Alice Helen Liu on the UCSC campus in Santa Cruz, California.
• February 5th, 1994: White supremacist Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
• February 5th, 1994: 68 people are killed when the Bosnian Serb Army fire a mortar shell at an open air market place in Sarajevo.
• February 5th, 1996: Football: Mick McCarthy is appointed as the new manager of the Irish football team.
• February 5th, 1998: Slaughter guitarist Tim Kelly dies in a car accident.
• February 5th, 2000: Novye Aldi massacre: Russian forces execute over 60 civilians in Grozny, Chechnya.
• February 5th, 2006: Super Bowl XL: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Seattle Seahawks by 21-10 at Ford Field in Detroit.
• February 5th, 2010: England manager Fabio Capello announces that John Terry has been removed as captain.
• February 5th, 2012: Super Bowl XLVI: The New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots by 21-17 at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• February 5th, 2012: Madonna and LMFAO perform at the halftime show of Super Bowl XLVI.
• February 5th, 2016: The game XCOM 2 is released.
• February 5th, 2016: The film Dad's Army in released in cinemas.
• February 5th, 2017: Super Bowl LI takes place at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas: The New England Patriots defeat the Atlanta Falcons and Lady Gaga performs at the halftime show.
• February 5th, 2020: A Republican-controlled Senate votes to acquit Donald Trump in his impeachment trial.
• February 5th, 2020: Mitt Romney becomes the first Senator in U.S. history to vote against his party's president in an impeachment trial.

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Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about February 5th, 1976.

• 16,194 days have passed since this date.
• 1,399,158,000 seconds have passed since the February 5th, 1976.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,632,351,000 times.
• Since February 5th, 1976, earth has travelled approximately 721,965,528,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 233,193,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 120,327,588 steps. That's about 53,479 miles!
• Since this date, 16,789,896 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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