What happened on Monday September 06, 1976?

About September 6th, 1976, in brief:

  • Historical events: On September 6, 1976, Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Viktor Belenko made a dramatic defection by flying a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter to Hakodate, Japan. By landing the advanced Soviet fighter aircraft in a foreign country, Belenko provided Western intelligence with unprecedented access to Soviet military technology. He successfully requested and was granted political asylum in the United States, marking a significant intelligence coup during the Cold War era.
  • Day of the week: September 6th, 1976 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty by K.C and the Sunshine Band
  • #1 UK song: Dancing Queen by Abba
  • Popular movie: Sparkle directed by Salim Akil

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September 06, 1976: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on September 06, 1976:

  • Soviet MiG-25 Pilot Defects to Japan During Cold War On September 6, 1976, Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Viktor Belenko made a dramatic defection by flying a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter to Hakodate, Japan. By landing the advanced Soviet fighter aircraft in a foreign country, Belenko provided Western intelligence with unprecedented access to Soviet military technology. He successfully requested and was granted political asylum in the United States, marking a significant intelligence coup during the Cold War era.

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September 06, 1976: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was September 06, 1976?


September 06, 1976 was a Monday and it was the 250th day of the year 1976 in the Gregorian calendar.

September 06, 1976 can also be written as 9/6/1976 in the US and as 6/9/1976 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on September 06, 1976?


Famous people born on September 06, 1976:

  • Naomie Harris
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  • Foxy Brown

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  • Brendon Ayanbadejo

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September 06, 1976: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on September 06, 1976:

  • Clarice Benini
  • Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate
  • Giasone Tomassucci
  • Antonio Zamora

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September 06, 1976: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on September 06, 1976 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week September 6th and September 12th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

September 06, 1976: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on September 06, 1976 was (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty by K.C and the Sunshine Band, according to the music chart for the week September 6th and September 12th.

  1. - (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty youtube
  2. - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine youtube
  3. - Play That Funky Music youtube
  4. - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight youtube
  5. - A Fifth Of Beethoven youtube

September 06, 1976: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on September 06, 1976 was Dancing Queen by Abba, according to the music chart for the week September 6th and September 12th.

  1. - Dancing Queen youtube
  2. - Can't Get By Without You youtube
  3. - Let 'Em In youtube
  4. - The Killing Of Georgie youtube
  5. - You Don't Have To Go youtube

September 06, 1976: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on September 06, 1976 was Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry, according to the music chart for the week September 6th and September 12th.

  1. - Play That Funky Music youtube
  2. - (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
  3. - Getaway
  4. - Who'd She Coo?
  5. - You Should Be Dancing youtube
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September 06, 1976: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for September 6th is Virgo.

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September 06, 1976: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for September 06, 1976 is Dragon and the associated element is Fire.

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September 06, 1976: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on September 06, 1976 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on September 06, 1976 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 September 06, 1976 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 98% full, rising at 06:06 pm and setting at 05:34 am.

The previous full moon was on Aug 09, 1976 while the next full moon would come on Sep 08, 1976.

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How old is someone born on September 06, 1976?


Someone born on September 06, 1976 is:

48 years 8 months old,

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or 17782 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on September 06, 1976?

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