August 29, 1979, was a Wednesday. It was 45 years, 3 months, and 24 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
On August 29, 1979, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:
The following songs were dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The top movie on this day was "The Muppet Movie".
This date occurred 16,552 days ago. Approximately 552 months have passed. It was the 241st day of 1979, in week 35. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on August 29, 1979, are now 45 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 184 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the seventies.
The date is August 29, 1979, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Virgo. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The summer of 1979 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. Labor Day weekend is a few days away, which means that many Americans are planning barbecues and other social gatherings. In America, the song "My Sharona" by The Knack is at the top of the singles charts, while "We Don't Talk Anymore" by Cliff Richard is the number-one song in the UK.
Jimmy Carter is the President of the United States, and the movie The Muppet Movie 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 "M*A*S*H", "Barney Miller", "The Love Boat", 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. The war film "Apocalypse Now" is currently being shown in movie theaters.
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", "Space Invaders", and "Lunar Lander". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "The New Fantastic Four", "The All New Popeye Hour", and "Battle of the Planets".
Children are playing with toys such as Etch A Sketch, Micronauts, Speak & Spell, and Screwball Scramble.
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In August 1979, TV audiences were watching the following series:
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.
If you were a kid on August 29, 1979, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
Popular video games that people were playing in August 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 August 29, 1985, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 29.
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Born on August 29, 1936
He turned 43 on this day in 1979.
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He was born exactly 14 years after this date.
Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States on August 29, 1979.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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