Wednesday June 8, 1977
US date format: 6/8/1977, UK date format: 8/6/1977This day in 30 sec.
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Gemini (see birth chart on June 8, 1977). The US president was Jimmy Carter (Democrat).
Famous people born on this day include Kanye West and Belvilyn Ada Tenorio.
In that special week of June people in US were listening to I'm Your Boogie Man by KC and the Sunshine Band.
In UK Lucille by Kenny Rogers was in the top 5 hits.
A Bridge Too Far, directed by Richard Attenborough, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1977
while Falconer by John Cheever was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching The House That Jack Built.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Air-Sea Battle or Street Racer.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Saint Sabinianus, abbot, confessor [GTZ: Puy]
- World Ocean Day.
- Saint Audomar, bishop of ThTrouanne, confessor (Translation day)
- Saint Elphege, bishop, martyr (Translation day)
- Saint Marius, hermit [GTZ: Clermont]
- Trojecia, virgin (at Rodez)
- Roman Empire - second day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta.
- Blessed Chlodulph, bishop of Metz
- Blessed Gildard, bishop of Rouen, confessor
- Blessed Maximinus, bishop of Aix en Provence
- Blessed William, bishop of York, confessor
- Blessed Syra of Ireland, virgin
- Syria, virgin (at Troyes)
- saint Medard, bishop of Noyon, confessor [common]
Famous Birthdays:
- Kanye West: American recording artist, songwriter,...
- Belvilyn Ada Tenorio: Miss Universe - Northern Marianas...
- Yvette Basting: Breda, Netherlands -- Tennis star (1994...
Facts:
- Nolan Ryan notches his 4th career 19-strikeout game
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in June 1977?
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Jody Powell and Hamilton Jordan -- June 6, 1977
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8540
- RollingStone: Crosby Stills and Nash
- LIFE: explore magazine covers
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1977
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of June 1977 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- KC and the Sunshine Band - I'm Your Boogie Man
- Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
- Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (Part 1)
- Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)
- Foreigner - Feels Like The First Time
- Kenny Rogers - Lucille
- Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy
- Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel
- Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
- Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right
Top #10 R&B songs
- Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1) - Marvin Gaye
- Aretha Franklin - Break It To Me Gently
- Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
- Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Hollywood
- Teddy Pendergrass - I Don't Love You Anymore
- The Sylvers - High School Dance
- Tavares - Whodunit
- The Jacksons - Show You The Way To Go
- The Dramatics - I Can't Get Over You
- Frank Lucas - Good Thing Man
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Kenny Rogers - Lucille
- I Don't Want To Talk About It / First Cut Is The Deepest - Rod Stewart
- The Jacksons - Show You The Way To Go
- Barbra Streisand - A Star Is Born (Evergreen)
- The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
How To Save Your Own Life
Erica Jong--like Isadora Wing, her fictional doppelganger--was rich and famous, brainy and beautiful, and soaring high with erotica and marijuana in 1977, the year this book was first published.
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