August 1st, 1979.

Born on August 1st, 1979.

People who were born on this exact date.

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Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on August 1st, 1979.

• United States: Bad Girls - Donna Summer
• United Kingdom: I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats

Take me back to August 1st, 1979!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is August 1st, 1979, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual.

In America, the song Bad Girls by Donna Summer is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, I Don't Like Mondays by Boomtown Rats is the number one hit song. Jimmy Carter is currently the President of the United States, and the movie The Amityville Horror is at the top of the Box Office.

In the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher 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 1979, the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Blondie, Gloria Gaynor, M, Donna Summer, Patrick Hernandez, The Knack and Rod Stewart.

"The Amityville Horror" is currently being shown in movie theaters. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Alfred Hitchcock, Ian Curtis, Steve McQueen and John Lennon would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Last of the Summer Wine", "Little House on the Prairie", "Wonder Woman" and "Dallas".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Gun Fight", "Breakout", "Space Invaders" and "Lunar Lander". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Sesame Street", "The Muppet Show", "The All-New Super Friends Hour" and "The New Fantastic Four". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as the Easy-Bake Oven, Operation, Star Wars action figures and Hungry Hungry Hippos.

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 1st, 1979.

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  Ted Bundy is sentenced to death.

  On July 24th, 1979, American serial killer Ted Bundy was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. His trial received a huge amount of media attention at the time.

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  The Atlanta murders of 1979 - 1981.

  During this time, the Atlanta murders of 1979 - 1981 were taking place. At least 28 children and young adults were murdered before Wayne Williams was eventually arrested and convicted.

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  1979 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1979 included The Knack, Donna Summer, Chic, Rod Stewart, Peaches & Herb, Gloria Gaynor, Village People, Anita Ward, Robert John and The Bee Gees.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1979?

  The best NBA players in 1979 were Moses Malone, Marques Johnson, Elvin Hayes, George Gervin and Paul Westphal.

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  1979 in movies.

  Movies released in 1979 included Kramer vs. Kramer, The Amityville Horror, Rocky II, Apocalypse Now, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Alien, 10, The Jerk, Moonraker, The Muppet Movie, Monty Python's Life of Brian and The Warriors.

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  Who were the best football players in 1979?

  In 1979, the best soccer players were Kevin Keegan, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Ruud Krol, Manfred Kaltz, Michel Platini, Paolo Rossi, Trevor Francis, Liam Brady, Zbigniew Boniek, Zdenek Nehoda, Kenny Dalglish and Allan Simonsen.

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  The Walkman.

  In the late 1970s and 1980s, portable cassette players such as the "Sony Walkman" were becoming more and more common.

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  Kramer vs. Kramer.

  "Kramer vs. Kramer" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1979.

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  Ruhollah Khomeini.

  The leader of the Iranian Revolution, Ruhollah Khomeini, was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1979.

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  The Doobie Brothers - "What a Fool Believes"

  "What a Fool Believes" by The Doobie Brothers won a Grammy for 1979'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.

• 42 years, 10 months and 30 days have passed since August 1st, 1979.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 31 of 1979.
• Leap Year: 1979 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on August 1st, 1979 will be 42 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1979 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 302310000.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around August 1st, 1979.

• July 10th, 1979: Chuck Berry is sentenced to four months in prison for tax evasion.
• July 12th, 1979: 72 peope die after a fire breaks out at a hotel in Zaragoza, Spain.
• July 12th, 1979: Disco Demolition Night: The Chicago White Sox's "anti-disco" promotion ends in a riot.
• July 12th, 1979: American mob boss Carmine Galante is shot dead at an Italian restaurant in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
• July 16th, 1979: Saddam Hussein becomes the president of Iraq.
• July 19th, 1979: A massive oil spill occurs after the SS Atlantic Empress collides with another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea.
• July 24th, 1979: Ted Bundy is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.
• July 27th, 1979: The Amityville Horror (1979) is released in movie theaters.
• This date: August 1st, 1979
• August 15th, 1979: The film Apocalypse Now (1979) is released.
• August 15th, 1979: Led Zeppelin release their final studio album "In Through the Out Door".
• August 16th, 1979: Former Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker dies from a heart attack at the age of 83.
• August 17th, 1979: Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) is released.
• August 24th, 1979: The sitcom "The Facts of Life" premiers on NBC.
• August 27th, 1979: Warrenpoint ambush: The Provisional IRA ambush and kill 18 British soldiers.
• August 27th, 1979: Lord Mountbatten of Burma and 3 others are assassinated by the Provisional IRA.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 1st, 1979, will have the star sign Leo.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1979 was the year of the Goat (Yin Metal).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
• Native American Zodiac: August 1st, 1979 falls under the Salmon.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Personality traits.

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Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 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.

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 1979.

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 1st, 1985 instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 1st, 1979 was most likely conceived around November 8th, 1978.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 1st, 1979 is close to April 23rd, 1980.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 1st, 1979.

• A total of 15,675 days have passed since this date.
• 2,239 weeks have passed.
• 1,354,320,000 seconds have passed since the August 1st, 1979.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,580,040,000 times.
• Since August 1st, 1979, the Earth has travelled approximately 698,829,120,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 225,720,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 116,471,520 steps. That's about 51,765 miles!
• Since this date, 16,251,840 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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