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August 5, 1976

August 5, 1976, was a Thursday. It was 48 years, 3 months, and 19 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Song charts

Music charts

Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on August 5, 1976:

  • 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 Billboard Hot 100 on August 5, 1976

These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

  • Kiss And Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
  • Love Is Alive - Gary Wright
  • Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
  • Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
  • Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee
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The Exorcist

Top movie at the box office

The movie "The Exorcist" was at the top of the box office on August 5, 1976.

Facts

This date occurred 17,643 days ago. Approximately 588 months have passed. It was the 218th day of 1976, in week 32. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on August 5, 1976, are now 48 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 1976 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. The Earth has experienced 196 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to August 5, 1976

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

The date is August 5, 1976, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. The summer of 1976 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September.

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 The Exorcist 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 "Hawaii Five-O", "All in the Family", "Little House on the Prairie", and "The Bionic Woman". 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 still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight", and "Breakout". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "Sesame Street", and "Return to the Planet of the Apes".

Children are playing with toys such as Battleship (game), Risk board game, Stretch Armstrong, and Cher dolls.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 5, 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 9.
  • Native American Zodiac: August 5, 1976 falls under the Salmon.
  • 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 5, 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?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 5, 1976.

  • July 11, 1976: Singer Frank Sinatra and model Barbara Marx are married.
  • July 12, 1976: The first episode of the TV game show "Family Feud" is aired on ABC Daytime.
  • July 19, 1976: The breakup of English rock band Deep Purple is announced by their manager.
  • July 21, 1976: The British Ambassador to Ireland, Christopher Ewart-Biggs, is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
  • July 25, 1976: The "Face on Mars" photograph is taken by the Viking 1 orbiter.
  • July 27, 1976: 242,769 people are killed when an earthquake strikes the Chinese city of Tangshan.
  • 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.
  • This date: August 5, 1976
  • 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.
  • August 28, 1976: 18-year-old American actress Anissa Jones dies of an overdose.

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

1970s fashion

Television shows

Television shows in August 1976

Television shows that people were watching in August 1976:

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

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 1976

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

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

Toys in 1976

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

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 5, 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 5, 1982, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 5.

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut Deceased
Born on August 5, 1930
He turned 46 on this day in 1976.

Louis Walsh

Louis Walsh

X Factor judge / Talent manager
Born on August 5, 1952
He turned 24 on this day in 1976.

MCA

MCA

Beastie Boys member Deceased
Born on August 5, 1964
He turned 12 on this day in 1976.

Colin McRae

Colin McRae

Scottish rally driver Deceased
Born on August 5, 1968
He turned 8 on this day in 1976.

USA

US President

Gerald Ford was the President of the United States on August 5, 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 5, 1976 was most likely conceived around November 13, 1975.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 5, 1976 is close to April 28, 1977.

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Stats for August 5, 1976

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 5, 1976:

  • 17,643 days have passed since this date.
  • 2,520 weeks have passed.
  • 1,524,358,800 seconds have passed since August 5, 1976.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,778,418,600 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 786,569,140,800 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 254,059,800 times.
  • You have taken approximately 131,094,857 steps. That's roughly 58,264 miles.
  • 18,292,306 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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