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August 28, 1976

August 28, 1976, was a Saturday. It was 48 years, 3 months, and 8 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

On This Day

Events

Notable events that occurred on August 28, 1976:

  • 18-year-old American actress Anissa Jones dies of an overdose.
Song charts

Popular songs

On August 28, 1976, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:

  • United States: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee
  • United Kingdom: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee

The music charts on August 28, 1976

The following songs were dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

  • Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee
  • You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
  • Let 'em In - Wings
  • You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
  • I'd Really Love To See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley
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Silent Movie

Top movie

The top movie on this day was "Silent Movie".

Facts

This date was 17,631 days ago. Approximately 588 months have passed. It was the 241st day of 1976, in week 35. The decade was the seventies. People born on this day are currently 48 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 1976 had 366 days because it was a leap year. 196 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to August 28, 1976

Let's go back to the seventies.

It is Saturday, August 28, 1976. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Virgo. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, attending dances, shopping, and watching sports.

The summer of 1976 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. The song "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee is at the top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie Silent Movie is at the top of the box office.

James Callaghan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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.

A new song called "Dancing Queen" has just been released by Swedish pop group ABBA. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Rosalind Russell, Tommy Bolin, Freddie Prinze, and Elvis Presley would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Soul Train", "Barney Miller", "Welcome Back, Kotter", and "The Bionic Woman".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight", and "Breakout". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", "Land of the Lost", and "The Oddball Couple". Popular toys at the moment include Troll doll, Etch A Sketch, Micronauts, and Cher dolls.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 28, 1976, will have the star sign Virgo.
  • Zodiac Element: Earth.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1976 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
  • Native American Zodiac: August 28, 1976 falls under the Bear.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
  • Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 28, 1976.

  • The "Son of Sam" is terrorizing New York.

    The "Son of Sam" is terrorizing New York

    A serial killer called the "Son of Sam" terrorized New York City in 1976 and 1977. By the time he was finally caught, David Berkowitz had murdered six people and injured seven others in eight separate gun attacks.
  • Who were the best NBA players in 1976?

    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.
  • 1976 in movies.

    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.
  • Best soccer players.

    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.
  • Rocky.

    Rocky

    "Rocky" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1976.
  • Jimmy Carter.

    Jimmy Carter

    US President Jimmy Carter was named Time Person of the Year in 1976.
  • Barry Manilow - "I Write the Songs"

    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.
  • 1976 in music.

    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.
  • Mood rings have become a fad.

    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.
  • Roller skates.

    Roller skates

    The popularity of roller skates exploded during the second half of the 1970s.
  • Disco music.

    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.
  • Hitchhiking is declining.

    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.
  • Music cassette tapes are becoming popular.

    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.
  • Color TV surpasses black-and-white.

    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.
  • Wallpaper.

    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.
  • Office workers are using typewriters.

    Office workers are using typewriters

    Although personal computers began to emerge during the 1970s, typewriters were still the norm for most office workers.
  • Lava lamps are all the rage.

    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.

Personality traits

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 28, 1976.

  • July 29, 1976:
    • The final episode of "Marcus Welby, M.D." is aired.
    • American gangster Mickey Cohen dies at the age of 62.
    • The Son of Sam, David Berkowitz, carries out his first murder.
  • July 31, 1976: NASA releases the Face on Mars photograph.
  • August 1, 1976: Austrian Formula One driver Niki Lauda is badly injured after his car bursts into flames at the 1976 German Grand Prix.
  • August 6, 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 13, 1976: Steve Miller releases the song "Fly Like an Eagle".
  • August 15, 1976:
    • The song "Dancing Queen" is released by ABBA.
    • SAETA Flight 011 crashes into the Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador, killing 59 people.
  • August 19, 1976: Incumbent US President Gerald Ford wins the Republican Party presidential nomination for the 1976 election.
  • August 21, 1976: 10-year-old Andy Puglisi disappears after wandering away from a pool area near his home in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
  • This date: August 28, 1976
  • September 5, 1976: The first episode of the comedy television series "The Muppet Show" is aired.
  • September 6, 1976: Soviet fighter pilot Viktor Belenko lands his MiG-25 in Hakodate, Japan and defects to the West.
  • September 9, 1976:
    • China's Chairman Mao Zedong dies of a heart attack at the age of 82.
    • The VHS (Video Home System) is introduced.
  • September 10, 1976: 176 people die in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, after British Airways Flight 476 collides mid-air with Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 550.
  • September 17, 1976: NASA unveils its first orbiter, the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
  • September 25, 1976: The Irish rock band U2 is formed.

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

1970s fashion

Television shows

TV shows in 1976

In August 1976, TV audiences were watching the following series:

TV shows from August 1976.

What's Happening!!
What's Happening!!
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley
The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers
Welcome Back, Kotter
Welcome Back, Kotter
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
Barney Miller
Barney Miller
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons
Baretta
Baretta
Police Woman
Police Woman
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files

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.

Cars in 1976.

Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on August 28, 1976

If you were a kid on August 28, 1976, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

The Oddball Couple
The Oddball Couple
Return to the Planet of the Apes
Return to the Planet of the Apes
The Great Grape Ape Show
The Great Grape Ape Show

Land of the Lost
Land of the Lost
Bagpuss
Bagpuss
Happy Days
Happy Days
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Schoolhouse Rock!
Schoolhouse Rock!
The Adventures of Black Beauty
The Adventures of Black Beauty
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
The Electric Company
The Electric Company
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1976

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Cher dolls
Cher dolls
Stretch Armstrong
Stretch Armstrong
Micronauts
Micronauts
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Connect Four
Connect Four
Magna Doodle
Magna Doodle
Risk board game
Risk board game
Shrinky Dinks
Shrinky Dinks
Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle
Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle
Baby Alive (doll)
Baby Alive (doll)
Shrinky Dinks
Shrinky Dinks
Magnavox Odyssey
Magnavox Odyssey
Video games

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in August 1976.

Breakout 1976
Breakout
Gun Fight 1975
Gun Fight
Pursuit 1975
Pursuit
Tank 1974
Tank

Were you born on August 28, 1976?

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 August 28, 1982, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 28.

Roxie Roker

Roxie Roker

Actress Deceased
Born on August 28, 1929
She turned 47 on this day in 1976.

Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins

Actor
Born on August 28, 1940
He turned 36 on this day in 1976.

Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Actor
Born on August 28, 1956
He turned 20 on this day in 1976.

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern

Actor
Born on August 28, 1957
He turned 19 on this day in 1976.

Shania Twain

Shania Twain

Singer
Born on August 28, 1965
She turned 11 on this day in 1976.

Jack Black

Jack Black

Actor
Born on August 28, 1969
He turned 7 on this day in 1976.

Florence Welch

Florence Welch

Singer
Born on August 28, 1986
She was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Kyle Massey

Kyle Massey

Actor
Born on August 28, 1991
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Junior Malanda

Junior Malanda

Belgian soccer player Deceased
Born on August 28, 1994
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

USA

US President

Gerald Ford was the President of the United States on August 28, 1976.

UK

UK Prime Minister

James Callaghan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on August 28, 1976 was most likely conceived around December 6, 1975.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 28, 1976 is close to May 21, 1977.

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Stats for August 28, 1976

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 28, 1976:

  • 17,631 days have passed since this date.
  • 2,518 weeks have passed.
  • 1,523,322,000 seconds have passed since August 28, 1976.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,777,209,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 786,034,152,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 253,887,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 131,005,692 steps. That's roughly 58,225 miles.
  • 18,279,864 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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