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16th of March, 1976

The 16th of March, 1976, fell on a Tuesday. Day 76 of 1976. Decade: 1970s.

44 years, 2 months and 8 days have passed since the 16th of March, 1976.

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Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 16th of March, 1976:

• United States: December 1963 - Four Seasons
• United Kingdom: I Love To Love - Tina Charles

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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 the 16th of March, 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, 2 months and 8 days have passed since the 16th of March, 1976.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 12 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 the 16th of March, 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 195782400.

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Around This Time...

Notable events that occurred around the 16th of March, 1976:

• 17th of February, 1976: The Eagles release their best-selling album "Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)"
• 20th of March, 1976: Patty Hearst is convicted of bank robbery and sentenced to 35 years in prison.
• 1st of April, 1976: Apple is founded.
• 5th of April, 1976: American businessman Howard Hughes passes away due to kidney failure.
• 13th of April, 1976: 40 workers are killed during an explosion at an ammunition factory in Lapua, Finland.

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Horoscopes & Birthstone Information

Zodiac & Birthstone information:

• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on the 16th of March, 1976, will have the star sign Pisces.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1976 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
• Native American Zodiac: The 16th of March, 1976 falls under the Wolf.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.

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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
• 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 16th of March:

• 16th of March, 1751: James Madison: US President.
• 16th of March, 1989: Theo Walcott: 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 the 16th of March, 1976.

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Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

• A baby that was born on the 16th of March, 1976 was probably conceived around the 7th of June, 1975. (Rough Estimate).
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 16th of March, 1976 is the 24th of December, 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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16th of March

Events that have occurred on the 16th of March:

• 16th of March, 1965: Police clash with Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee marchers in Montgomery, Alabama.
• 16th of March, 1966: The first Vans shoe store is opened in California.
• 16th of March, 1968: The My Lai Massacre occurs in Vietnam.
• 16th of March, 1970: Motown singer Tammi Terrell passes away after battling cancer.
• 16th of March, 1985: Reporter Terry Anderson is taken hostage by Shiite Hezbollah militants in Beirut. He is not released until 1991
• 16th of March, 1988: Iran-Contra affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
• 16th of March, 1988: The Milltown Cemetery attack occurs when loyalist paramilitary Michael Stone launches a gun and grenade attack on mourners at an IRA funeral.
• 16th of March, 1979: The Sino-Vietnamese War between China and Vietnam comes to an end.
• 16th of March, 1995: Rapper Eazy-E announces that he has AIDS.
• 16th of March, 2010: Serbian singer Ksenija Pajcin is murdered by her boyfriend in Belgrade.
• 16th of March, 2012: The comedy movie 21 Jump Street (2012) is released in cinemas.
• 16th of March, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: France announces a mandatory lockdown.

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Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 16th of March, 1976.

• 16,141 days have passed since this date.
• 1,394,578,800 seconds have passed since the 16th of March, 1976.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,627,008,600 times.
• Since the 16th of March, 1976, earth has travelled approximately 719,602,660,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 232,429,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 119,933,777 steps. That's about 53,304 miles!
• Since this date, 16,734,946 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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