August 31, 1979, was a Friday. It was 45 years, 2 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
On August 31, 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 16,503 days ago. Approximately 550 months have passed. It was the 243rd day of 1979, in week 35. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on August 31, 1979, are now 45 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 183 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the seventies.
The date is August 31, 1979, and it's a Friday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Virgo. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The summer of 1979 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. In the United States, it is the Friday before Labor Day weekend. Many Americans are planning barbecues and other 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 "The Two Ronnies", "M*A*S*H", "Happy Days", and "Charlie's Angels".
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", "Space Invaders", and "Lunar Lander". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Pink Panther Show", "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels", and "Mork & Mindy". Children are playing with toys such as Big Jim (action figure), Star Wars action figures, Shogun Warriors, and Simon (memory game).
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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 31, 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 31, 1985, instead.
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Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States on August 31, 1979.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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