October 3rd, 1976, fell on a Sunday. It was day 277 of 1976. The decade was the 1970s.
44 years, 3 months and 13 days have passed since October 3rd, 1976.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on October 3rd, 1976:
United States: Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
United Kingdom: Dancing Queen - ABBA
Take Me Back!
The date is October 3rd, 1976 and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have started to become much cooler and the evenings are beginning to get darker. Fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways and sidewalks and there's a fresh earthy scent in the ear. In America, the song Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry is on top of the singles charts.
Over in the UK, Dancing Queen by ABBA is the number one hit song. Gerald Ford is currently the President of the United States and 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.
People are watching popular TV shows such as "Maude", "M*A*S*H", "The Bionic Woman" and "Laverne & Shirley". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight" and "Breakout". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "The Bugs Bunny Show", "All in the Family", "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" and "The Muppet Show".
If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as "Etch A Sketch", "Battleship (game)", "Baby Alive (doll)" and "Stretch Armstrong".
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 October 3rd, 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.
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.
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.
Son of Sam.
During this period, serial killer David Berkowitz is terrorizing New York City. Berkowitz, who is also nicknamed the ".44 Caliber Killer", murders six people and injures seven others in eight separate gun attacks.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
This date fell on a weekend.
44 years, 3 months and 13 days have passed since October 3rd, 1976.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 40 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 October 3rd, 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 213145200.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around October 3rd, 1976:
National holidays and famous events that fall on the 3rd of October:
German Unity Day
US President
Who was the US President on October 3rd, 1976?
Gerald Ford was the President of the United States.
UK Prime Minister
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on October 3rd, 1976?
James Callaghan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Irish Taoiseach
Who was the Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland on this date?
Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on October 3rd, 1976 was probably conceived around the 25th of December, 1975. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 3rd, 1976 is the 13th of July, 1977. (Rough Estimate).
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about October 3rd, 1976.
16,176 days have passed since this date.
1,397,610,000 seconds have passed since the October 3rd, 1976.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,630,545,000 times.
Since October 3rd, 1976, earth has travelled approximately 721,166,760,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 232,935,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 120,194,460 steps. That's about 53,420 miles!
Since this date, 16,771,320 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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