August 5th, 1977

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on August 5th, 1977.

• United States: I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
• United Kingdom: I Feel Love - Donna Summer

Take me back to August 5th, 1977!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is August 5th, 1977, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. Most people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song I Just Want To Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, I Feel Love by Donna Summer is the number-one hit song.

Jimmy Carter is the President of the United States, and the movie Star Wars 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", "Barnaby Jones", "Happy Days", and "Eight Is Enough".

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.

People are playing video games such as "Tank", "Pursuit", "Gun Fight", and "Breakout". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Sesame Street", "Schoolhouse Rock!", and "Dynomutt, Dog Wonder". Children are playing with toys such as VertiBird (toy helicopter), Magnavox Odyssey, Lego Technic, and Star Wars action figures.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 5th, 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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  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:

• 45 years, 10 months, and 4 days have passed since August 5th, 1977.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 31 of 1977.
• Leap Year: 1977 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on August 5th, 1977, are now 45 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1977 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 239583600.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 5th, 1977.

• July 13th, 1977: The New York City blackout of 1977 occurs.
• July 19th, 1977: Elvis Presley releases his final studio album.
• July 19th, 1977: 75 people are killed when Johnstown, Pennsylvania is hit by floods.
• July 19th, 1977: The first GPS signal is transmitted.
• July 21st, 1977: Four Day War: A short border war begins between Egypt and Libya.
• July 31st, 1977: Stacy Moskowitz and Robert Violante are shot by serial killer David Berkowitz.
• This date: August 5th, 1977
• August 10th, 1977: Serial killer David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) is arrested.
• August 10th, 1977: Hulk Hogan makes his professional wrestling debut.
• August 13th, 1977: Soccer: Kenny Daglish makes his debut for Liverpool.
• August 16th, 1977: Singer Elvis Presley is found dead on his bathroom floor at the age of 42.
• August 18th, 1977: The funeral of Elvis Presley is held.
• August 19th, 1977: Groucho Marx passes away.
• August 20th, 1977: The Voyager 2 space probe is launched.
• August 21st, 1977: American actor and dancer Danny Lockin is stabbed to death in Anaheim, California.
• August 29th, 1977: Iggy Pop releases his single "The Passenger".
• September 4th, 1977: Golden Dragon massacre: Five people are left dead following a gang-related shooting at a restaurant in Chinatown, San Francisco, California.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 5th, 1977, will have the star sign Leo.
• 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 1.
• Native American Zodiac: August 5th, 1977 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.

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 August 5th, 1983, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 5th, 1977 was most likely conceived around November 12th, 1976.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 5th, 1977 is close to April 28th, 1978.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 5th, 1977.

• A total of 16,744 days have passed since this date.
• 2,392 weeks have passed.
• 1,446,681,600 seconds have passed since the August 5th, 1977.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,687,795,200 times.
• Since August 5th, 1977, the Earth has travelled approximately 746,487,705,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 241,113,600 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 124,414,618 steps. That's about 55,295 miles!
• Since this date, 17,360,179 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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