September 21, 1979, was a Friday. It was 45 years, 2 months, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on September 21, 1979:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The top movie on this day was "North Dallas Forty".
This date occurred 16,499 days ago. Approximately 550 months have passed. It was the 264th day of 1979, in week 38. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on September 21, 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 take a walk down memory lane.
The date is September 21, 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.
Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves. The earthy smells of autumn have started to fill the air. In America, the song "My Sharona" by The Knack is at the top of the singles charts, while "Cars" by Gary Numan is the number-one song in the UK.
Jimmy Carter is the President of the United States, and the movie North Dallas Forty 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 Waltons", "The Rockford Files", "Eight Is Enough", and "Soap".
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". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", "Schoolhouse Rock!", "Happy Days", and "Diff'rent Strokes". Children are playing with toys such as Operation, Big Jim (action figure), Hungry Hungry Hippos, and Speak & Spell.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around September 21, 1979.
People in September 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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
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 September 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 September 21, 1985, instead.
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Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States on September 21, 1979.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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