March 18th, 1977.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on March 18th, 1977.

• 6-year-old Mary Boyle disappears while walking back to her grandparents house in Ballyshannon, Ireland.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on March 18th, 1977.

• United States: Love Theme From A Star Is Born - Barbra Streisand
• United Kingdom: Chanson D'amour - Manhattan Transfer

Take me back to March 18th, 1977!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is March 18th, 1977, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Pisces. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

Spring has arrived and the days have become longer. St. Patrick's Day of 1977 has recently come and gone. In America, the song Love Theme From A Star Is Born by Barbra Streisand is on top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, Chanson D'amour by Manhattan Transfer is the number one hit song. Jimmy Carter is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Rocky is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, James Callaghan is the current Prime Minister.

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 Elvis Presley, Marc Bolan, Charlie Chaplin and Keith Moon would all be still alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Columbo", "Maude", "Fawlty Towers" and "Wonder Woman". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight" and "Breakout". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "The Pink Panther Show", "Sesame Street", "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" and "Schoolhouse Rock!".

If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Twister mat, Lite-Brite, Micronauts and Mattel Electronic Football (handheld game).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on March 18th, 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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  Who were the best football players in 1977?

  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 as the 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.

  During this period, a serial killer nicknamed the "Son of Sam" was terrorizing New York City. By the time he was 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 later half of the 1970s.

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  Disco music.

  In the second half of the 1970s, disco music became mainstream. During this period, nightclub-goers often wore extravagant outfits. Furthermore, dances such as the "Hustle", the "Bump" and the "Penguin" also became popular.

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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

  Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 46 years and 10 days have passed since March 18th, 1977.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 11 of 1977.
• Leap Year: 1977 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on March 18th, 1977 will be 46 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1977 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 227491200.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to March 18th, 1977.

• February 22nd, 1977: The Eagles release their song "Hotel California".
• March 9th, 1977: Members of the Hanafi Movement take over three buildings in Washington D.C.
• March 11th, 1977: Film director Roman Polanski is arrested for the sexual assault of 13-year-old Samantha Gailey.
• March 15th, 1977: The first episode of "Three's Company" is aired.
• March 17th, 1977: The BTK killer murders Shirley Ruth Vian Relford in Wichita.
• This date: March 18th, 1977
• March 27th, 1977: The Tenerife airport disaster occurs when two Boeing 747s collide, killing 583 people.
• April 4th, 1977: 72 people die when Southern Airways Flight 242 crashes in New Hope, Georgia.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 18th, 1977, will have the star sign Pisces.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1977 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
• Native American Zodiac: March 18th, 1977 falls under the Wolf.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
• Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.

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 March 18th, 1983, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on March 18th, 1977 was most likely conceived around June 25th, 1976.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 18th, 1977 is close to December 9th, 1977.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about March 18th, 1977.

• A total of 16,812 days have passed since this date.
• 2,401 weeks have passed.
• 1,452,553,200 seconds have passed since the March 18th, 1977.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,694,645,400 times.
• Since March 18th, 1977, the Earth has travelled approximately 749,517,451,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 242,092,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 124,919,575 steps. That's about 55,520 miles!
• Since this date, 17,430,638 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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