January 6th, 1977

What happened?

What happened on January 6th, 1977?

• The Sex Pistols are released from their contract with EMI.

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 6th, 1977.

• United States: Tonight's The Night - Rod Stewart
• United Kingdom: When A Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis

Take me back to January 6th, 1977!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 6th, 1977, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. People are starting to return back to work and school after the Christmas holidays.

In America, the song Tonight's The Night by Rod Stewart is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, When A Child Is Born by Johnny Mathis is the number-one hit song. Gerald Ford is the President of the United States, and the movie King Kong is at the top of the box office.

James Callaghan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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. Because it's 1977, the music charts are being dominated by the likes of The Eagles, Donna Summer, Wings, Boney M, Baccara, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand and Debby Boone.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Freddie Prinze, Elvis Presley, Marc Bolan, and Charlie Chaplin would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "Emergency!", "The Six Million Dollar Man", and "The Rockford Files". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight", and "Breakout".

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Bugs Bunny Show", "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "The Electric Company", and "Dynomutt, Dog Wonder". Popular toys at the moment include the Easy-Bake Oven, Operation, Lite-Brite, and Magna Doodle.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 6th, 1977.

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  1977 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1977 included Rod Stewart, Andy Gibb, The Emotions, ABBA, Barbra Streisand, Hot, Kenny Nolan, Thelma Houston, Rita Coolidge and Alan O'Day.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1977?

  The best NBA players in 1977 were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Thompson, Elvin Hayes, Pete Maravich and Paul Westphal.

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  1977 in movies.

  Movies released in 1977 included Star Wars, Smokey and the Bandit, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Saturday Night Fever, The Goodbye Girl, A Bridge Too Far, The Deep, The Spy Who Loved Me, "Oh, God!", Annie Hall, Pete's Dragon and Eraserhead.

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  Best soccer players.

  In 1977, the best soccer players were Allan Simonsen, Kevin Keegan, Michel Platini, Roberto Bettega, Johan Cruyff, Klaus Fischer, Tibor Nyilasi, Rob Rensenbrink, Dudu Georgescu, Emlyn Hughes, Steve Heighway and Berti Vogts.

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  Annie Hall.

  "Annie Hall" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1977.

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  Time Person of the Year: 1977.

  Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was named Time Person of the Year in 1977 after he became the first Arab leader to travel to Israel.

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  "You Light Up My Life" and "Evergreen"

  "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone and "Evergreen" by Barbra Streisand both won the Grammy for 1977's Song of the Year.

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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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  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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  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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 46 years, 5 months, and 2 days have passed since January 6th, 1977.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 1 of 1977.
• Leap Year: 1977 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on January 6th, 1977, are now 46 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1977 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 221356800.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on January 6th, 1977.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to January 6th, 1977.

• December 8th, 1976: The Eagles release their album "Hotel California".
• December 17th, 1976: The movie King Kong is released.
• December 28th, 1976: Freddie King passes away.
• This date: January 6th, 1977
• January 9th, 1977: Super Bowl XI: The Oakland Raiders defeat the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
• January 18th, 1977: The bodybuilding documentary "Pumping Iron" is released.
• January 18th, 1977: 83 people are killed when a train derails in Sydney, Australia.
• January 18th, 1977: SFR Yugoslavia's Prime minister Dzemal Bijedic is killed in a plane crash.
• January 19th, 1977: Snow falls in Miami for the only time in its history.
• January 20th, 1977: Jimmy Carter becomes the 39th President of the United States.
• January 29th, 1977: American comedian Freddie Prinze commits suicide at the age of 22.
• January 30th, 1977: The final episode of the miniseries "Roots" is aired on television.
• February 4th, 1977: Fleetwood Mac release their best-selling album Rumours.
• February 5th, 1977: Boxing: Sugar Ray Leonard makes his debut in a win over Luis Vega.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 6th, 1977, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1977 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
• Native American Zodiac: January 6th, 1977 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1977.

1977 saw the introduction of cars such as the Dodge Diplomat, the Toyota Chaser, the Lincoln Versailles, the Dodge Omni, the Volkswagen Derby and the Ford Thunderbird (seventh generation).

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 1977.

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 January 6th, 1983, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 6th, 1977 was most likely conceived around April 15th, 1976.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 6th, 1977 is close to September 29th, 1977.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 6th, 1977.

• A total of 16,955 days have passed since this date.
• 2,422 weeks have passed.
• 1,464,908,400 seconds have passed since the January 6th, 1977.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,709,059,800 times.
• Since January 6th, 1977, the Earth has travelled approximately 755,892,734,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 244,151,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 125,982,122 steps. That's about 55,992 miles!
• Since this date, 17,578,901 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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