August 23rd, 1978.

Born on August 23rd, 1978.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Kobe Bryant: Basketball player.

Popular songs.

On August 23rd, 1978, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Grease - Frankie Valli
• United Kingdom: Three Times A Lady - Commodores

Take me back to August 23rd, 1978!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is August 23rd, 1978, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. The summer of 1978 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner.

In America, the song Grease by Frankie Valli is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Three Times A Lady by Commodores is the number one hit song. Jimmy Carter is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Hooper 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 1978, the music charts are being dominated by the likes of the Bee Gees, John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, the Village People, Boney M and Andy Gibb.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Keith Moon, Sid Vicious and John Wayne would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Columbo", "Happy Days", "Little House on the Prairie" and "Chips". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pursuit", "Gun Fight", "Breakout" and "Space Invaders".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Pink Panther Show", "All in the Family", "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" and "The Muppet Show". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Micronauts, Mattel Electronic Football (handheld game), Water Ring Toss and Speak & Spell.

News topics, fads & culture.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on August 23rd, 1978.

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  Iranian Revolution.

  Between January 1978 and February 1979, a revolutionary movement formed in Iran. This eventually led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of an Islamic Republic led by Ayatollah Khomeini.

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  1978 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1978 included Andy Gibb, The Bee Gees, Debby Boone, Exile, Player, A Taste of Honey, Commodores, Frankie Valli, Kate Bush, John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, Eric Clapton, Paul Davis and Samantha Sang.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1978?

  The best NBA players in 1978 were Bill Walton, Truck Robinson, Julius Erving, George Gervin and David Thompson.

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  1978 in movies.

  Movies released in 1978 included Grease, Superman, Animal House, Every Which Way but Loose, Heaven Can Wait, Hooper, Jaws 2, Revenge of the Pink Panther, The Deer Hunter, Halloween, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Dawn of the Dead.

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  Who were the best football players in 1978?

  In 1978, the best soccer players were Kevin Keegan, Hans Krankl, Rob Rensenbrink, Roberto Bettega, Paolo Rossi, Ronnie Hellström, Ruud Krol, Kenny Dalglish, Allan Simonsen and Peter Shilton.

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  The Deer Hunter.

  "The Deer Hunter" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1978.

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  Time Person of the Year: 1978.

  China's Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1978 after he overthrew Hua Guofeng and became the "Supreme Leader" of China.

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  Billy Joel - "Just the Way You Are"

  "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel won a Grammy for 1978's Song of the Year.

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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.

• 43 years, 11 months and 23 days have passed since August 23rd, 1978.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 34 of 1978.
• Leap Year: 1978 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on August 23rd, 1978 will be 43 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1978 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 272674800.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around August 23rd, 1978.

• July 25th, 1978: Louise Joy Brown becomes the first person to be born after conception by IVF.
• July 25th, 1978: Two pro-independence activists are murdered in a police ambush in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• August 6th, 1978: Pope Paul VI passes away.
• August 7th, 1978: US President Jimmy Carter announces a federal health emergency at Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York, due to dangerous levels of toxic waste.
• August 19th, 1978: 420 people are killed when four men set the Cinema Rex on fire in Abadan, Iran.
• This date: August 23rd, 1978
• August 26th, 1978: Pope John Paul I succeeds Pope Paul VI.
• September 5th, 1978: Peace talks between Egypt and Israel begin at Camp David.
• September 7th, 1978: The Who drummer Keith Moon dies of a drug overdose.
• September 7th, 1978: Bulgarian dissident writer Georgi Markov is assassinated on Waterloo Bridge in London.
• September 8th, 1978: Black Friday: Iranian soldiers kill 700 - 3000 protesters.
• September 11th, 1978: Janet Parker becomes the last person to die of smallpox.
• September 16th, 1978: 25,000 people are killed when an earthquake hits the Iranian city of Tabas.
• September 17th, 1978: The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
• September 18th, 1978: The first episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati" is aired on television.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 23rd, 1978, will have the star sign Virgo.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1978 was the year of the Horse (Yang Metal).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 2.
• Native American Zodiac: August 23rd, 1978 falls under the Bear.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on August 23rd, 1978.

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Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1978.

1978 saw the introduction of cars such as the Chrysler Horizon, the Saab 900, the Mitsubishi Mirage, the Ford Fairmont, the Toyota Supra and the AMC Concord.

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 1978.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out August 23rd, 1984 instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 23rd, 1978 was most likely conceived around November 30th, 1977.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 23rd, 1978 is close to May 16th, 1979.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 23rd, 1978.

• A total of 16,063 days have passed since this date.
• 2,294 weeks have passed.
• 1,387,843,200 seconds have passed since the August 23rd, 1978.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,619,150,400 times.
• Since August 23rd, 1978, the Earth has travelled approximately 716,127,091,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 231,307,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 119,354,515 steps. That's about 53,046 miles!
• Since this date, 16,654,118 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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