October 23rd, 1976

Born on October 23rd, 1976.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Ryan Reynolds: Actor.

Popular songs.

On October 23rd, 1976, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
• United Kingdom: Mississippi - Pussycat

Take me back to October 23rd, 1976!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is October 23rd, 1976, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. People are currently 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. There is also a fresh, earthy scent in the air. Halloween of 1976 is quickly approaching.

In America, the song If You Leave Me Now by Chicago is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Mississippi by Pussycat is the number-one hit song. Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie Marathon Man is at the top of the box office.

James Callaghan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Columbo", "Emergency!", "The Waltons", and "Baretta". 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 Rosalind Russell, Tommy Bolin, Freddie Prinze, and Elvis Presley would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight", and "Breakout".

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "All in the Family", "The Oddball Couple", "Jabberjaw", and "Dynomutt, Dog Wonder". Children are playing with toys such as Operation, VertiBird (toy helicopter), Big Jim (action figure), and Micronauts.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 23rd, 1976.

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  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.

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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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  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.

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  Rocky.

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

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  Jimmy Carter.

  US President Jimmy Carter was named 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, 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.

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  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.

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  Roller skates.

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

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Office workers are using typewriters.

  Although personal computers began to emerge during the 1970s, typewriters were still the norm for most office workers.

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  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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 46 years, 7 months, and 5 days have passed since October 23rd, 1976.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 43 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: People born on October 23rd, 1976, are now 46 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1976 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 214873200.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on October 23rd, 1976.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 23rd, 1976.

• September 25th, 1976: The Irish rock band U2 is formed.
• September 28th, 1976: Boxing: Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton in their third fight.
• October 3rd, 1976: The mystery medical drama series "Quincy, M.E." makes its debut on NBC.
• October 7th, 1976: Singer Elton John announces that he is bisexual in an interview with Rolling Stone.
• October 20th, 1976: Diego Maradona makes his professional debut.
• This date: October 23rd, 1976
• November 2nd, 1976: Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter wins the 1976 U.S. presidential election.
• November 3rd, 1976: The horror film "Carrie", starring Sissy Spacek, is released in movie theaters.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 23rd, 1976, will have the star sign Scorpio.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1976 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 11.
• Native American Zodiac: October 23rd, 1976 falls under the Snake.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

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 October 23rd, 1982, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on October 23rd, 1976 was most likely conceived around January 31st, 1976.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 23rd, 1976 is close to July 16th, 1977.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about October 23rd, 1976.

• A total of 17,018 days have passed since this date.
• 2,431 weeks have passed.
• 1,470,355,200 seconds have passed since the October 23rd, 1976.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,715,414,400 times.
• Since October 23rd, 1976, the Earth has travelled approximately 758,703,283,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 245,059,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 126,450,547 steps. That's about 56,200 miles!
• Since this date, 17,644,262 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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