November 6th, 1976, fell on a Saturday. It was day 311 of 1976. The decade was the 1970s.
44 years, 5 months and 16 days have passed since November 6th, 1976.
Born On This Date
People who were born on this exact date:
Born on this exact date: Pat Tillman: American Football player.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on November 6th, 1976:
United States: Rock 'n Me - Steve Miller Band
United Kingdom: Mississippi - Pussycat
Take Me Back!
The date is November 6th, 1976 and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.
It's November, so the evenings are getting darker and the days are getting colder. In America, the song Rock 'n Me by Steve Miller Band is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Mississippi by Pussycat 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. 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.
On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Columbo.", "McCloud", "M*A*S*H" and "Wonder Woman". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight" and "Breakout". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "The Pink Panther Show", "Happy Days" and "The Muppet Show".
If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as "Shrinky Dinks", "Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle", "Connect Four" and "Micronauts".
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 November 6th, 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, 5 months and 16 days have passed since November 6th, 1976.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 45 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 November 6th, 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 216086400.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around November 6th, 1976:
October 7th, 1976: Singer Elton John announces that he is bisexual in an interview with Rolling Stone.
Gerald Ford was the President of the United States.
UK Prime Minister
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on November 6th, 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 November 6th, 1976 was probably conceived around the 28th of January, 1976. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 6th, 1976 is the 16th of August, 1977. (Rough Estimate).
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about November 6th, 1976.
16,239 days have passed since this date.
1,403,046,000 seconds have passed since the November 6th, 1976.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,636,887,000 times.
Since November 6th, 1976, earth has travelled approximately 723,971,736,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 233,841,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 120,661,956 steps. That's about 53,628 miles!
Since this date, 16,836,552 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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