June 18th, 1976.

On this day.

What happened on June 18th, 1976?

• The East Area Rapist (Joseph James DeAngelo) carries out his first attack in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento.

Born on June 18th, 1976.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Blake Shelton: Singer.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on June 18th, 1976.

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

Take me back to June 18th, 1976!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is June 18th, 1976 and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Gemini. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

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 on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Combine Harvester by The Wurzels is the number one hit song.

Gerald Ford is currently the President of the United States and the movie Mother, Jugs & Speed 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 "The Waltons", "Barnaby Jones", "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "The Rockford Files".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight" and "Breakout". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "Star Trek: The Animated Series", "Bagpuss" and "The Great Grape Ape Show". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as the Easy-Bake Oven, VertiBird (toy helicopter), Kenner SSP Racers and Cher dolls.

News topics, fads & culture.

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on June 18th, 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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  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.

• 45 years, 11 months and 2 days have passed since June 18th, 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: Anyone born on June 18th, 1976, will be 45 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 1976 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 203900400.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around June 18th, 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 18th, 1976
• June 20th, 1976: Czechoslovakia defeat West Germany in a penalty shootout in the UEFA Euro 1976 Final.
• 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.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on June 18th, 1976, will have the star sign Gemini.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Taurus.
• 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 2.
• Native American Zodiac: June 18th, 1976 falls under the Deer.
• Birthstone: Anyone born 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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out June 18th, 1982 instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on June 18th, 1976 was most likely conceived around September 26th, 1975.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on June 18th, 1976 is close to March 11th, 1977.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about June 18th, 1976.

• A total of 16,772 days have passed since this date.
• 2,396 weeks have passed.
• 1,449,100,800 seconds have passed since the June 18th, 1976.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,690,617,600 times.
• Since June 18th, 1976, the earth has travelled approximately 747,736,012,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 241,516,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 124,622,669 steps. That's about 55,388 miles!
• Since this date, 17,389,210 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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