December 30th, 1977, fell on a Friday. It was day 364 of 1977. The decade was the 1970s.
42 years, 11 months and 2 days have passed since December 30th, 1977.
On This Date
Events that occurred on December 30th, 1977:
American serial killer Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on December 30th, 1977:
United States: How Deep Is Your Love - The Bee Gees
United Kingdom: Mull Of Kintyre / Girls School - Wings
Take Me Back!
The date is December 30th, 1977 and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
Christmas Day of 1977 has just passed and many people are relaxing at home and enjoying the holiday season. In America, the song How Deep Is Your Love by The Bee Gees is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Mull Of Kintyre / Girls School by Wings is the number one hit song.
Jimmy Carter is currently the President of the United States and James Callaghan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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. "Saturday Night Fever", starring John Travolta, is currently being played in movie theaters.
People are watching popular TV shows such as "Last of the Summer Wine", "Good Times", "The Rockford Files" and "Starsky & Hutch". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "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 "The Muppet Show".
Popular toys include the likes of "Easy-Bake Oven", "Battleship (game)", "Baby Alive (doll)" and "Atari 2600".
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on December 30th, 1977.
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.
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.
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.
"You Light Up My Life" and "Evergreen"
"You Light Up My Life" and "Evergreen" are tied in the Grammy for 1977's Song of the Year.
Annie Hall
"Annie Hall" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1977.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
42 years, 11 months and 2 days have passed since December 30th, 1977.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 52 of 1977.
Leap Year: 1977 was NOT a leap year.
Age: Anyone born on December 30th, 1977, will be 42 years of age.
People born in 1977 belong to the "Generation X" generation.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 252288000.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around December 30th, 1977:
Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States.
UK Prime Minister
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on December 30th, 1977?
James Callaghan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Irish Taoiseach
Who was the Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland on this date?
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on December 30th, 1977 was probably conceived around the 22nd of March, 1977. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 30th, 1977 is the 9th of October, 1978. (Rough Estimate).
Video Games
Popular video games that you might have been playing around this time.
Breakout - Arcade game published by Atari.
Gun Fight - Wild West themed arcade shooter game.
Pursuit - Arcade game where the player gets to control a World War I flying ace.
How old was I?
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about December 30th, 1977.
15,677 days have passed since this date.
1,354,492,800 seconds have passed since the December 30th, 1977.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,580,241,600 times.
Since December 30th, 1977, earth has travelled approximately 698,918,284,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 225,748,800 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 116,486,381 steps. That's about 51,772 miles!
Since this date, 16,253,914 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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