May 2nd, 1976.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on May 2nd, 1976.

• United States: Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
• United Kingdom: Save Your Kisses For Me - Brotherhood of Man

Take me back to May 2nd, 1976!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is May 2nd, 1976, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Taurus. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

The summer of 1976 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up and the evenings are brighter than usual. In America, the song Let Your Love Flow by Bellamy Brothers is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Save Your Kisses For Me by Brotherhood of Man is the number one hit song.

Gerald Ford is currently the President of the United States, and the movie The Bad News Bears is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, James Callaghan is the current Prime Minister. 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 Anissa Jones, Tommy Bolin, Elvis Presley and Marc Bolan would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "Emergency!", "The Waltons" and "Barnaby Jones".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit" and "Gun Fight". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Schoolhouse Rock!", "Star Trek: The Animated Series" and "Land of the Lost". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Troll doll, Connect Four, Dungeons & Dragons and Micronauts.

News topics, fads & culture.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on May 2nd, 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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  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.

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  Rocky.

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

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  Jimmy Carter.

  U.S. President Jimmy Carter was named as the 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, 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.

  In 1975 and 1976, mood rings became a fad. 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 later half of the 1970s.

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  Disco music.

  In the second half of the 1970s, disco music became mainstream. During this period, nightclub-goers often wore extravagant outfits. Furthermore, dances such as the "Hustle", the "Bump" and the "Penguin" also became popular.

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  Music cassette tapes are becoming popular.

  From about 1972 onward, audio cassettes started to become more widespread. 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.

  Around this period, sales of color TV sets began to surpass sales of the older black-and-white sets. By this stage, almost all of the popular daytime networks were broadcasting in color.

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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

  Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

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  Lava lamps are all the rage.

  In the late 1960s, sales of lava lamps took off. It wasn't until the second half of the 1970s that they started to go out of fashion.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 46 years, 3 months and 13 days have passed since May 2nd, 1976.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 18 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: A person born on May 2nd, 1976 will be 46 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1976 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 199839600.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to May 2nd, 1976.

• 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.
• April 23rd, 1976: 3-year-old Sandy Davidson disappears while he is playing in the back garden of his house in Irvine, Scotland.
• May 1st, 1976: FA Cup Final 1976: A goal from Bobby Stokes helps Southampton secure a 1-0 victory over Manchester United.
• This date: May 2nd, 1976
• May 4th, 1976: A train crash in the Netherlands kills 24 people.
• May 6th, 1976: 900 people are killed when an earthquake strikes the Friuli region of Italy.
• May 10th, 1976: UK politics: Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe resigns amid accusations that he was involved in a plot to murder male model Norman Scott.
• May 12th, 1976: Football: Bayern Munich win the European Cup after defeating Saint-Etienne 1-0.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 2nd, 1976, will have the star sign Taurus.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1976 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
• Native American Zodiac: May 2nd, 1976 falls under the Beaver.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
• Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

Personality traits.

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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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out May 2nd, 1982 instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on May 2nd, 1976 was most likely conceived around August 10th, 1975.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 2nd, 1976 is close to January 23rd, 1977.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about May 2nd, 1976.

• A total of 16,906 days have passed since this date.
• 2,415 weeks have passed.
• 1,460,678,400 seconds have passed since the May 2nd, 1976.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,704,124,800 times.
• Since May 2nd, 1976, the Earth has travelled approximately 753,710,054,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 243,446,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 125,618,342 steps. That's about 55,830 miles!
• Since this date, 17,528,141 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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