What happened on Friday September 09, 1977?

About September 9th, 1977, in brief:

  • Historical events: A brutal public execution of 12 Ugandan prisoners took place in Kampala, following an attempted coup against President Idi Amin. The execution, which occurred at the Queen's Clock Tower, involved prisoners being shot 'one by one' against sand-filled water drums, with three additional people killed. Eight coup plotters were kept alive at the State Research Bureau for potential public confessions.
  • Day of the week: September 9th, 1977 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo (in western zodiac), Snake (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: Best Of My Love by The Emotions
  • #1 UK song: Way Down by Elvis Presley
  • Popular movie: The Sentinel directed by Clark Johnson

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September 09, 1977: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on September 09, 1977:

  • Public Execution in Uganda Under Idi Amin's Regime A brutal public execution of 12 Ugandan prisoners took place in Kampala, following an attempted coup against President Idi Amin. The execution, which occurred at the Queen's Clock Tower, involved prisoners being shot 'one by one' against sand-filled water drums, with three additional people killed. Eight coup plotters were kept alive at the State Research Bureau for potential public confessions.
  • First TRS-80 Computer Sold On this historic day, the first TRS-80 Model I computer was sold by Radio Shack, marking a significant milestone in personal computing history. This affordable microcomputer would help bring computing technology into homes and small businesses across America.

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September 09, 1977: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was September 09, 1977?


September 09, 1977 was a Friday and it was the 252nd day of the year 1977 in the Gregorian calendar.

September 09, 1977 can also be written as 9/9/1977 in the US and as 9/9/1977 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on September 09, 1977?


Famous people born on September 09, 1977:

  • Soulja Slim

    American rapper from New Orleans who was tragically murdered in 2003, known for his influential work in Southern hip-hop.

  • Julieta Diaz

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September 09, 1977: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on September 09, 1977:

  • Fritz Mandl

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September 09, 1977: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on September 09, 1977 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week September 5th and September 11th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

September 09, 1977: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on September 09, 1977 was Best Of My Love by The Emotions, according to the music chart for the week September 5th and September 11th.

  1. - Best Of My Love youtube
  2. - (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher youtube
  3. - I Just Want To Be Your Everything youtube
  4. - Handy Man youtube
  5. - Float On youtube

September 09, 1977: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on September 09, 1977 was Way Down by Elvis Presley, according to the music chart for the week September 5th and September 11th.

  1. - Way Down youtube
  2. - Magic Fly youtube
  3. - Silver Lady youtube
  4. - Oxygene Part IV youtube
  5. - Float On youtube

September 09, 1977: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on September 09, 1977 was Float On by The Floaters, according to the music chart for the week September 5th and September 11th.

  1. - Float On youtube
  2. - The Greatest Love Of All
  3. - L.a. Sunshine
  4. - Let's Clean Up The Ghetto
  5. - Boogie Nights youtube
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September 09, 1977: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for September 9th is Virgo.

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Babies born in September are either Virgo or Libra. People born before September 22nd are Virgo, while people born from September 23rd have the sign of Libra.

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September 09, 1977: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for September 09, 1977 is Snake and the associated element is Fire.

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September 09, 1977: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on September 09, 1977 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on September 09, 1977 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 09, 1977 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 7% full, rising at 02:39 am and setting at 05:30 pm.

The previous full moon was on Aug 28, 1977 while the next full moon would come on Sep 27, 1977.

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How old is someone born on September 09, 1977?


Someone born on September 09, 1977 is:

47 years 7 months old,

or 571 months and 25 days old,

or 2486 weeks and 2 days old,

or 17404 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on September 09, 1977?

There are 129 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday September 9th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on September 09, 1977?

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