April 5, 1979, was a Thursday. It was 45 years, 8 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.
Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on April 5, 1979:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "The China Syndrome" was at the top of the box office on April 5, 1979.
This date occurred 16,698 days ago. Approximately 557 months have passed. It was the 95th day of 1979, in week 14. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on April 5, 1979, are now 45 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. The Earth has experienced 186 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is April 5, 1979, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. The summer of 1979 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise.
The song "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor is at the top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. Jimmy Carter is the President of the United States, and the movie The China Syndrome 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 "The Two Ronnies", "Soul Train", "Barney Miller", and "Starsky & Hutch". 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 1979, the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Blondie, Gloria Gaynor, M, Donna Summer, Patrick Hernandez, The Knack and Rod Stewart.
If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as John Wayne, Alfred Hitchcock, Ian Curtis, and Dorothy Stratten would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Gun Fight", "Breakout", and "Space Invaders". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Bugs Bunny Show", "All in the Family", "Happy Days", and "The All New Popeye Hour".
Children are playing with toys such as Operation, Battleship (game), Simon (memory game), and Speak & Spell.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 5, 1979.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 5, 1979.
Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.
Television shows that people were watching in April 1979:
1979 saw the introduction of cars such as the Chevrolet Citation, the Volkswagen Jetta, the Honda Civic (second generation), the Datsun Bluebird (910), the Vauxhall Astra, and the Dodge St. Regis.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
Popular video games that people were playing in April 1979.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1979.
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 April 5, 1985, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 5.
Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States on April 5, 1979.
James Callaghan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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