June 17th, 1976

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on June 17th, 1976.

• United States: Silly Love Songs - Wings
• United Kingdom: Combine Harvester - The Wurzels

Take me back to June 17th, 1976!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is June 17th, 1976, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Gemini. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual.

In America, the song Silly Love Songs by Wings is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Combine Harvester by The Wurzels is the number-one hit song. Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie Mother, Jugs & Speed is at the top of the box office.

James Callaghan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Medical Center", "Good Times", "Barney Miller", and "Laverne & Shirley". 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, Rosalind Russell, Tommy Bolin, and Freddie Prinze would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight", and "Breakout".

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "Sesame Street", "The Great Grape Ape Show", and "The Oddball Couple". Children are playing with toys such as Baby Alive (doll), Magna Doodle, Connect Four, and Stretch Armstrong.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on June 17th, 1976.

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  UEFA Euro 1976.

  The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship was being held in Yugoslavia at this time. Czechoslovakia won the competition after defeating West Germany on penalties.

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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:

• 46 years, 11 months, and 11 days have passed since June 17th, 1976.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 25 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 June 17th, 1976, are now 46 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1976 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 203814000.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around June 17th, 1976.

• June 2nd, 1976: Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles is murdered by a car bomb.
• June 5th, 1976: 11 people are killed when the Teton Dam collapses in Idaho.
• June 6th, 1976: The Boston Celtics win the 1976 NBA Finals after they defeat the Phoenix Suns 4-2.
• This date: June 17th, 1976
• June 18th, 1976: The East Area Rapist (Joseph James DeAngelo) carries out his first attack in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento.
• June 20th, 1976: Czechoslovakia defeat West Germany in a penalty shootout in the UEFA Euro 1976 Final.
• June 21st, 1976: Elton John and Kiki Dee release the song "Don't Go Breaking My Heart".
• June 21st, 1976: The Bee Gees release their new single "You Should Be Dancing".
• June 25th, 1976: Horror film "The Omen" is released in the United States.
• June 27th, 1976: Palestinian militants hijack an Air France plane before flying it to Entebbe, Uganda.
• July 2nd, 1976: South Vietnam is officially annexed into the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
• July 4th, 1976: Israeli commandos free 103 hostages from an Air France plane at Uganda's Entebbe Airport.
• July 11th, 1976: Singer Frank Sinatra and model Barbara Marx are married.
• July 12th, 1976: The first episode of the TV game show "Family Feud" is aired on ABC Daytime.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on June 17th, 1976, will have the star sign Gemini.
• 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 1.
• Native American Zodiac: June 17th, 1976 falls under the Deer.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of June will have the birthstones Pearl and Alexandrite.
• Birth flower (June): The Rose and the Honeysuckle.

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 June 17th, 1982, instead.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 17th of June.

• Icelandic National Day (Iceland)

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on June 17th, 1976 was most likely conceived around September 25th, 1975.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on June 17th, 1976 is close to March 10th, 1977.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about June 17th, 1976.

• A total of 17,146 days have passed since this date.
• 2,449 weeks have passed.
• 1,481,414,400 seconds have passed since the June 17th, 1976.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,728,316,800 times.
• Since June 17th, 1976, the Earth has travelled approximately 764,409,830,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 246,902,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 127,401,638 steps. That's about 56,623 miles!
• Since this date, 17,776,973 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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