December 22, 1979, was a Saturday. It was 45 years and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 22, 1979:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The top movie on this day was "Star Trek: The Motion Picture".
This date was 16,438 days ago. Approximately 548 months have passed. It was the 356th day of 1979, in week 51. The decade was the seventies. The start of 1980 was just 9 days away. People born on this day are currently 45 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 183 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Saturday, December 22, 1979. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Capricorn. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, attending dances, shopping, and watching sports.
Christmas Day of 1979 is fast approaching and the excitement is building. Department stores are packed with Christmas shoppers, and people are meeting up with friends that they haven't seen in a while. In America, the song "Escape" by Rupert Holmes is at the top of the singles charts, while "Another Brick In The Wall" by Pink Floyd is the number-one song in the UK. Jimmy Carter is the President of the United States, and the movie Star Trek: The Motion Picture is at the top of the box office.
Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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 movie "Kramer vs. Kramer" is 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. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Laverne & Shirley", "The Incredible Hulk", "Taxi", and "The Dukes of Hazzard".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Gun Fight", "Breakout", "Lunar Lander", and "Asteroids". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels", "Battle of the Planets", and "Mork & Mindy". Popular toys at the moment include Operation, Magna Doodle, Shogun Warriors, and Screwball Scramble.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 22, 1979.
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Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.
People in December 1979 were watching the following TV 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.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1979:
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 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 22, 1985, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 22.
Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States on December 22, 1979.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Charles Haughey was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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