The 18th of June, 1976, fell on a Friday. Day 170 of 1976. Decade: 1970s.
43 years, 11 months and 10 days have passed since the 18th of June, 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 the 18th of June, 1976:
United States: Silly Love Songs - Wings
United Kingdom: Combine Harvester - Wurzels
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 the 18th of June, 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:
43 years, 11 months and 10 days have passed since the 18th of June, 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 the 18th of June, 1976, will be 43 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 the 18th of June, 1976:
2nd of June, 1976: Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles is murdered by a car bomb.
5th of June, 1976: 11 people are killed when the Teton Dam collapses in Idaho.
6th of June, 1976: The Boston Celtics win the 1976 NBA Finals after they defeat the Phoenix Suns 4-2.
27th of June, 1976: Palestinian militants hijack an Air France plane before flying it to Entebbe, Uganda.
4th of July, 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 the 18th of June, 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).
Native American Zodiac: The 18th of June, 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:
18th of June, 2013: Danielle Bradbery wins the fourth season of The Voice.
How old was I?
Enter your date of birth below to find out how old you were on the 18th of June, 1976.
Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 18th of June, 1976.
16,050 days have passed since this date.
1,386,720,000 seconds have passed since the 18th of June, 1976.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,617,840,000 times.
Since the 18th of June, 1976, earth has travelled approximately 715,547,520,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 231,120,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 119,257,920 steps. That's about 53,004 miles!
Since this date, 16,640,640 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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