March 16th, 1976

March 16th, 1976, fell on a Tuesday. It was day 76 of 1976. The decade was the 1970s.

45 years, 1 months and 5 days have passed since March 16th, 1976.

Born On This Date

People who were born on this exact date:

Born on this exact date: Blu Cantrell: Singer.

Music Singles

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

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

Take Me Back!

The date is March 16th, 1976 and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Pisces. Spring has started to creep in and the days are beginning to get longer.

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner. In America, the song December 1963 by Four Seasons is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, I Love To Love by Tina Charles is the number one hit song.

Gerald Ford is currently the President of the United States and 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.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "McCloud", "Baretta", "Welcome Back, Kotter" and "The Bionic Woman". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit" and "Gun Fight". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "The Bugs Bunny Show", "All in the Family" and "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids".

If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as "Lite-Brite", "Battleship (game)", "Baby Alive (doll)" and "Dungeons & Dragons".

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 March 16th, 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.
Who were the best football players in 1976?
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.
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.

Basic Facts

Basic facts and information about this date:

45 years, 1 months and 5 days have passed since March 16th, 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 March 16th, 1976, will be 45 years of age.
People born in 1976 belong to the Generation X generation.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 195782400.

Around This Time...

Notable events that occurred around March 16th, 1976:

February 17th, 1976: The Eagles release their best-selling album "Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)".
This date: March 16th, 1976
March 20th, 1976: Patty Hearst is convicted of bank robbery and sentenced to 35 years in prison.
April 1st, 1976: Apple is founded.
April 5th, 1976: American businessman Howard Hughes passes away due to kidney failure.
April 5th, 1976: James Callaghan becomes the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
April 7th, 1976: UK politics: Labour MP John Stonehouse quits the party amid accusations that he attempted to fake his own death.
April 11th, 1976: Apple releases the Apple-1 desktop computer.
April 13th, 1976: 40 workers are killed during an explosion at an ammunition factory in Lapua, Finland.

Horoscopes & Birthstone Information

Zodiac & Birthstone information:

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 16th, 1976, will have the star sign Pisces.
Pisces is the star sign for this date in both the old and the new system.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1976 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
Native American Zodiac: March 16th, 1976 falls under the Wolf.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.

Television Shows

TV shows that people would 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.

1976 - Kid's TV

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

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

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

Video Games

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

Gun Fight - Wild West themed arcade shooter game.
Pursuit - Arcade game where the player gets to control a World War I flying ace.
Tank - Arcade game developed by Kee Games.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures and noteable people who were born on the 16th of March:

March 16th, 1751: James Madison: US President.
March 16th, 1989: Theo Walcott: Soccer player.

US President

Who was the US President on March 16th, 1976?

Gerald Ford was the President of the United States.

UK Prime Minister

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on March 16th, 1976?

Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Who was the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland on this date?

Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

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

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Videos

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Time Difference & Statistics

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

16,473 days have passed since this date.
1,423,263,600 seconds have passed since the March 16th, 1976.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,660,474,200 times.
Since March 16th, 1976, earth has travelled approximately 734,404,017,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 237,210,600 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 122,400,670 steps. That's about 54,400 miles!
Since this date, 17,079,163 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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