December 5, 1979, was a Wednesday. It was 45 years and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
What happened on December 5, 1979?
Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on December 5, 1979:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "10" was at the top of the box office on December 5, 1979.
This date occurred 16,453 days ago. Approximately 548 months have passed. It was the 339th day of 1979, in week 49. The decade was the seventies. There were only 26 days left in the year. People who were born on December 5, 1979, are now 45 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. The Earth has experienced 183 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is December 5, 1979, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The Christmas season of 1979 has begun. In America, the song "Babe" by Styx is at the top of the singles charts, while "Walking On The Moon" by Police is the number-one song in the UK. Jimmy Carter is the President of the United States, and the movie 10 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 "Happy Days", "Little House on the Prairie", "Eight Is Enough", 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", "Space Invaders", "Lunar Lander", and "Asteroids".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Schoolhouse Rock!", "Happy Days", "The Muppet Show", and "Casper and the Angels". Children are playing with toys such as the Easy-Bake Oven, Lite-Brite, VertiBird (toy helicopter), and Simon (memory game).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 5, 1979.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 5, 1979.
Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.
Television shows that people were watching in December 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 December 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 December 5, 1985, instead.
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Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States on December 5, 1979.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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