June 18th, 1976, fell on a Friday. It was day 170 of 1976. The decade was the 1970s.
44 years, 1 months and 18 days have passed since June 18th, 1976.
Born On This Date
People who were born on this exact date:
Born on this exact date: Blake Shelton: Singer.
Music Singles
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 - Wurzels
Take Me Back!
The date is June 18th, 1976 and it's a Friday. People 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 Wurzels is the number one hit song. Gerald Ford is currently the President of the United States.
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. People are watching popular TV shows such as "Emergency!", "Barnaby Jones", "Happy Days" and "Good Times". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight" and "Breakout".
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "The Pink Panther Show", "Sesame Street" and "All in the Family". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as "G.I. Joe Adventure Team", "Big Jim (action figure)", "Magnavox Odyssey" and "Micronauts".
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 June 18th, 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.
UEFA Euro 1976
The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship is held in Yugoslavia. Czechoslovakia win the competition after defeating West Germany on penalties.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
44 years, 1 months and 18 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 44 years of age.
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.
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 4th, 1976: Israeli commandos free 103 hostages from an Air France plane at Uganda's Entebbe Airport.
Horoscopes & Birthstone Information
Zodiac & Birthstone information:
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 (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).
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.
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.
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:
Cher dolls
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
Celebrity Birthdays
Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 18th of June:
Gerald Ford was the President of the United States on June 18th, 1976.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on June 18th, 1976 was probably conceived around the 9th of September, 1975. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on June 18th, 1976 is the 28th of March, 1977. (Rough Estimate).
Video Games
Popular video games that you might have been playing around this time.
Breakout - Arcade game published by Atari.
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.
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about June 18th, 1976.
16,120 days have passed since this date.
1,392,768,000 seconds have passed since the June 18th, 1976.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,624,896,000 times.
Since June 18th, 1976, earth has travelled approximately 718,668,288,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 232,128,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 119,778,048 steps. That's about 53,235 miles!
Since this date, 16,713,216 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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