What happened on Wednesday January 11, 1978?

About January 11th, 1978, in brief:

  • Historical events: On January 11, 1978, a groundbreaking moment in space exploration occurred when Soyuz 27 successfully linked with Salyut 6 space station and the previously docked Soyuz 26, marking the first time three spacecraft were simultaneously connected in orbit. Cosmonauts Alexei Gubarev and Valery Ryumin were part of this remarkable mission that demonstrated advanced Soviet space rendezvous capabilities.
  • Day of the week: January 11th, 1978 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Baby Come Back by Player
  • #1 UK song: Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School by Wings
  • Popular movie: Fury directed by David Ayer

More about January 11th, 1978? See below for more news and curiosities on January 11th, 1978.

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January 11, 1978: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 11, 1978:

  • Historic Space Docking: First Triple Spacecraft Linkup On January 11, 1978, a groundbreaking moment in space exploration occurred when Soyuz 27 successfully linked with Salyut 6 space station and the previously docked Soyuz 26, marking the first time three spacecraft were simultaneously connected in orbit. Cosmonauts Alexei Gubarev and Valery Ryumin were part of this remarkable mission that demonstrated advanced Soviet space rendezvous capabilities.
  • RCUC Solar Office Building Dedication Governor Askew officially dedicated the RCUC solar office building on January 11, 1978, highlighting early efforts in sustainable and renewable energy infrastructure development.

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January 11, 1978: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was January 11, 1978?


January 11, 1978 was a Wednesday and it was the 11th day of the year 1978 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 11, 1978 can also be written as 1/11/1978 in the US and as 11/1/1978 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on January 11, 1978?


Famous people born on January 11, 1978:

  • Emile Heskey

    Emile Heskey was a prominent English footballer who played for Liverpool, England national team, and several Premier League clubs.

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January 11, 1978: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 11, 1978 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 9th and January 15th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 11, 1978: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 11, 1978 was Baby Come Back by Player, according to the music chart for the week January 9th and January 15th.

  1. - Baby Come Back youtube
  2. - How Deep Is Your Love youtube
  3. - Here You Come Again youtube
  4. - You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) youtube
  5. - (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again youtube

January 11, 1978: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 11, 1978 was Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School by Wings, according to the music chart for the week January 9th and January 15th.

  1. - Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School youtube
  2. - Uptown Top Ranking youtube
  3. - Love's Unkind youtube
  4. - Floral Dance youtube
  5. - It's A Heartache youtube

January 11, 1978: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 11, 1978 was Ffun by ConFunkShun, according to the music chart for the week January 9th and January 15th.

  1. - Ffun
  2. - Our Love
  3. - Ooh Boy
  4. - Reach For It
  5. - Galaxy
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January 11, 1978: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 11th is Capricorn.

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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 11, 1978: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 11, 1978 is Horse and the associated element is Earth.

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January 11, 1978: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 11, 1978 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 11, 1978 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 11, 1978 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 20% full, rising at 08:51 am and setting at 09:19 pm.

The previous full moon was on Dec 25, 1977 while the next full moon would come on Jan 24, 1978.

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How old is someone born on January 11, 1978?


Someone born on January 11, 1978 is:

47 years 4 months old,

or 568 months and 2 days old,

or 2469 weeks and 6 days old,

or 17289 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 11, 1978?

There are 243 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday January 11th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 11, 1978?

You belong to the Generation X if you were born on January 11, 1978.

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