July 31st, 1976.

Events that occurred.

Notable events that occurred on July 31st, 1976.

• NASA releases the Face on Mars photograph.

Popular songs.

On July 31st, 1976, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Kiss And Say Goodbye - Manhattans
• United Kingdom: Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee

Take me back to July 31st, 1976!

Let's go back in time!

The date is July 31st, 1976, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song Kiss And Say Goodbye by Manhattans is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John & Kiki Dee is the number one hit song.

Gerald Ford is currently the President of the United States, and the movie The Omen 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, Rosalind Russell, Tommy Bolin and Freddie Prinze would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "All in the Family", "Maude", "Police Woman" and "Welcome Back, Kotter".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight" and "Breakout". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "The Pink Panther Show", "Star Trek: The Animated Series", "Bagpuss" and "Land of the Lost". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Etch A Sketch, VertiBird (toy helicopter), Big Jim (action figure) and Magnavox Odyssey.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on July 31st, 1976.

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  The "Son of Sam" is terrorizing New York.

  During this period, a serial killer nicknamed the "Son of Sam" was terrorizing New York City. By the time he was caught, David Berkowitz had murdered six people and injured seven others in eight separate gun attacks.

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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, 7 months and 27 days have passed since July 31st, 1976.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 31 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 July 31st, 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 207615600.

Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around July 31st, 1976.

• 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.
• July 19th, 1976: The breakup of English rock band Deep Purple is announced by their manager.
• July 21st, 1976: The British Ambassador to Ireland, Christopher Ewart-Biggs, is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
• July 25th, 1976: The "Face on Mars" photograph is taken by the Viking 1 orbiter.
• July 27th, 1976: 242,769 people are killed when an earthquake strikes the Chinese city of Tangshan.
• July 29th, 1976: The final episode of "Marcus Welby, M.D." is aired.
• July 29th, 1976: American gangster Mickey Cohen dies at the age of 62.
• July 29th, 1976: The Son of Sam, David Berkowitz, carries out his first murder.
• This date: July 31st, 1976
• August 1st, 1976: Austrian Formula One driver Niki Lauda is badly injured after his car bursts into flames at the 1976 German Grand Prix.
• August 6th, 1976: UK politics: Two years after attempting to fake his own death, former Labour MP John Stonehouse is convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison for fraud.
• August 13th, 1976: Steve Miller releases the song "Fly Like an Eagle".
• August 15th, 1976: The song "Dancing Queen" is released by ABBA.
• August 19th, 1976: Incumbent US President Gerald Ford wins the Republican Party presidential nomination for the 1976 election.
• August 21st, 1976: 10-year-old Andy Puglisi disappears after wandering away from a pool area near his home in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
• August 28th, 1976: 18-year-old American actress Anissa Jones dies of an overdose.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 31st, 1976, will have the star sign Leo.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1976 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
• Native American Zodiac: July 31st, 1976 falls under the Salmon.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
• Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

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 July 31st, 1982, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on July 31st, 1976 was most likely conceived around November 8th, 1975.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 31st, 1976 is close to April 23rd, 1977.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about July 31st, 1976.

• A total of 17,040 days have passed since this date.
• 2,434 weeks have passed.
• 1,472,256,000 seconds have passed since the July 31st, 1976.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,717,632,000 times.
• Since July 31st, 1976, the Earth has travelled approximately 759,684,096,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 245,376,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 126,614,016 steps. That's about 56,273 miles!
• Since this date, 17,667,072 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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