What happened on Wednesday January 22, 1975?

About January 22nd, 1975, in brief:

  • Historical events: NASA successfully launched the Landsat 2, part of the Earth Resources Technology Satellite program, marking a significant milestone in satellite-based Earth observation and remote sensing technology. This satellite was designed to capture multispectral images of Earth's surface, providing crucial data for environmental monitoring, geological studies, agricultural assessment, and land use mapping.
  • Day of the week: January 22nd, 1975 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Please Mr. Postman by Carpenters
  • #1 UK song: Streets Of London by Ralph McTell
  • Popular movie: Salon Kitty directed by Tinto Brass

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January 22, 1975: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 22, 1975:

  • Landsat 2 Earth Observation Satellite Launch NASA successfully launched the Landsat 2, part of the Earth Resources Technology Satellite program, marking a significant milestone in satellite-based Earth observation and remote sensing technology. This satellite was designed to capture multispectral images of Earth's surface, providing crucial data for environmental monitoring, geological studies, agricultural assessment, and land use mapping.

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January 22, 1975: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was January 22, 1975?


January 22, 1975 was a Wednesday and it was the 22nd day of the year 1975 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 22, 1975 can also be written as 1/22/1975 in the US and as 22/1/1975 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on January 22, 1975?


Famous people born on January 22, 1975:

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January 22, 1975: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 22, 1975:

  • Lawrence G. Blochman
  • Paul Montel

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January 22, 1975: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 22, 1975 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 20th and January 26th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 22, 1975: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 22, 1975 was Please Mr. Postman by Carpenters, according to the music chart for the week January 20th and January 26th.

  1. - Please Mr. Postman youtube
  2. - Laughter In The Rain youtube
  3. - Mandy youtube
  4. - Fire youtube
  5. - Boogie On Reggae Woman youtube

January 22, 1975: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 22, 1975 was Streets Of London by Ralph McTell, according to the music chart for the week January 20th and January 26th.

  1. - Streets Of London youtube
  2. - Down Down youtube
  3. - Ms Grace youtube
  4. - Lonely This Christmas youtube
  5. - The Bump youtube

January 22, 1975: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 22, 1975 was Fire by Ohio Players, according to the music chart for the week January 20th and January 26th.

  1. - Fire youtube
  2. - You're The First, The Last, My Everything youtube
  3. - I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)
  4. - I Belong To You
  5. - From His Woman To You
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January 22, 1975: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 22nd is Aquarius.

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Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius.

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January 22, 1975: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 22, 1975 is Rabbit and the associated element is Wood.

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January 22, 1975: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 22, 1975 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 22, 1975 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on January 22, 1975 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 76% full, rising at 12:11 pm and setting at 03:18 am.

The previous full moon was on Dec 29, 1974 while the next full moon would come on Jan 27, 1975.

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How old is someone born on January 22, 1975?


Someone born on January 22, 1975 is:

50 years 3 months old,

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or 2625 weeks

or 18375 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 22, 1975?

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