March 30th, 1977

Popular songs.

On March 30th, 1977, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Rich Girl - Hall & Oates
• United Kingdom: Chanson D'amour - Manhattan Transfer

Take me back to March 30th, 1977!

Let's go back in time!

The date is March 30th, 1977, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. Spring has arrived, and the days are starting to get longer.

In America, the song Rich Girl by Hall & Oates is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Chanson D'amour by Manhattan Transfer is the number-one hit song. Jimmy Carter is the President of the United States, and the movie Airport '77 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 Elvis Presley, Marc Bolan, Charlie Chaplin, and Keith Moon would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Kojak", "Police Woman", "Baretta", and "Charlie's Angels". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight", and "Breakout".

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Pink Panther Show", "Sesame Street", "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", and "The Muppet Show". Popular toys at the moment include VertiBird (toy helicopter), Big Jim (action figure), Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle, and Lego Technic.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on March 30th, 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 and 6 months have passed since March 30th, 1977.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 13 of 1977.
• Leap Year: 1977 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on March 30th, 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 228524400.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to March 30th, 1977.

• 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.
• March 18th, 1977: 6-year-old Mary Boyle disappears while walking back to her grandparents house in Ballyshannon, Ireland.
• March 27th, 1977: The Tenerife airport disaster occurs when two Boeing 747s collide, killing 583 people.
• This date: March 30th, 1977
• April 4th, 1977: 72 people die when Southern Airways Flight 242 crashes in New Hope, Georgia.
• April 21st, 1977: The musical Annie opens on Broadway.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 30th, 1977, will have the star sign Aries.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1977 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
• Native American Zodiac: March 30th, 1977 falls under the Falcon.
• 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 30th, 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 30th, 1977 was most likely conceived around July 7th, 1976.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 30th, 1977 is close to December 21st, 1977.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about March 30th, 1977.

• 16,985 days have passed since this date.
• 2,426 weeks have passed.
• 1,467,504,000 seconds have passed since March 30th, 1977.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,712,088,000 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 757,232,064,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 244,584,000 times.
• You have taken approximately 126,205,344 steps. That's roughly 56,091 miles!
• Since this date, 17,610,048 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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