July 11, 1979, was a Wednesday. It was 45 years, 5 months, and 11 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on July 11, 1979:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "Moonraker" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 16,601 days ago. Approximately 553 months have passed. It was the 192nd day of 1979, in week 28. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on July 11, 1979, are now 45 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. We have gone through approximately 184 seasons of weather since this date.
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The date is July 11, 1979, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The summer of 1979 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September. In America, the song "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer is at the top of the singles charts, while "Are Friends Electric" by Tubeway Army is the number-one song in the UK. Jimmy Carter is the President of the United States, and the movie Moonraker is at the top of the box office.
Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Columbo", "Good Times", "The Jeffersons", and "WKRP in Cincinnati". 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 Alfred Hitchcock, Ian Curtis, Dorothy Stratten, and Steve McQueen would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Gun Fight", "Breakout", and "Space Invaders".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Sesame Street", "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels", and "Diff'rent Strokes". Children are playing with toys such as Big Jim (action figure), Mattel Electronic Football (handheld game), Shogun Warriors, and Simon (memory game).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 11, 1979.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around July 11, 1979.
Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.
TV audiences were watching the following shows on July 11, 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 July 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 July 11, 1985, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 11.
Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States on July 11, 1979.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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