Monday, July 10, 1972 · Barranquilla, Colombia
The world the day Sofía Vergara was born
Sofía Vergara, the actress, arrived on a Monday in Barranquilla, Colombia. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“Lean On Me”
Bill Withers
The moon
new moon
Star sign
♋ Cancer
Year of the Rat
U.S. president
Richard Nixon
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Sofía was born
“Lean On Me” by Bill Withers topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks, taking over from “Song Sung Blue”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1972
U.S. averages for the year Sofía Vergara was born, next to the latest figures (Jul 2025).
- Postage stamp8¢ → 78¢ today (9.8×)
- Median new home$27,525 → $393,300 today (14×)
- Minimum wage$1.60 → $7.25 today (4.5×)
In the news
The year 1972
- Jan 9 · The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association lost to the Milwaukee Bucks, ending a 33-game winning streak, the longest in major American professional team sports.
- Jan 30 · Pakistan leaves the Commonwealth of Nations in protest of its recognition of breakaway Bangladesh.
- May 15 · The Ryukyu Islands were returned to Japan by the United States, and the U.S. occupation government was abolished.
- May 21 · Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth.
- Jun 17 · Five men were arrested for attempted burglary on the offices of the Democratic National Committee, igniting the Watergate scandal that ultimately led to the resignation of US president Richard Nixon more than two years later.
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Questions
When was Sofía Vergara born?
Sofía Vergara was born on Monday, July 10, 1972, in Barranquilla, Colombia.
What day of the week was Sofía Vergara born?
A Monday. July 10, 1972 fell on a Monday.
What was the #1 song when Sofía Vergara was born?
“Lean On Me” by Bill Withers was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Sofía Vergara was born. It spent 3 weeks at #1.
What is Sofía Vergara’s zodiac sign?
Sofía Vergara is a Cancer (born Jul 10), and was born in the Chinese year of the Rat.
What was the moon like when Sofía Vergara was born?
A new moon moon, about 0% lit, on the night of July 10, 1972.
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