What happened on Friday December 17, 1976?

About December 17th, 1976, in brief:

  • Historical events: On December 17, 1976, WTBS in Atlanta made broadcasting history by becoming the first superstation to achieve national cable television distribution. This groundbreaking moment marked a significant shift in media technology and television accessibility, allowing viewers across the United States to watch the Atlanta-based station's programming.
  • Day of the week: December 17th, 1976 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) by Rod Stewart
  • #1 UK song: Under The Moon Of Love by Showaddywaddy
  • Popular movie: Sparkle directed by Salim Akil

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December 17, 1976: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 17, 1976:

  • WTBS Becomes First Superstation to Broadcast Nationally On December 17, 1976, WTBS in Atlanta made broadcasting history by becoming the first superstation to achieve national cable television distribution. This groundbreaking moment marked a significant shift in media technology and television accessibility, allowing viewers across the United States to watch the Atlanta-based station's programming.

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December 17, 1976: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was December 17, 1976?


December 17, 1976 was a Friday and it was the 352nd day of the year 1976 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 17, 1976 can also be written as 12/17/1976 in the US and as 17/12/1976 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on December 17, 1976?


Famous people born on December 17, 1976:

  • Patrick Müller

    Professional Swiss footballer who played in various national leagues.

  • Kate Hewlett
  • Andrew Simpson

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December 17, 1976: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 17, 1976 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 13th and December 19th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 17, 1976: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 17, 1976 was Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) by Rod Stewart, according to the music chart for the week December 13th and December 19th.

  1. - Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) youtube
  2. - The Rubberband Man youtube
  3. - You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) youtube
  4. - Muskrat Love youtube
  5. - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing youtube

December 17, 1976: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 17, 1976 was Under The Moon Of Love by Showaddywaddy, according to the music chart for the week December 13th and December 19th.

  1. - Under The Moon Of Love youtube
  2. - When A Child Is Born youtube
  3. - Somebody To Love youtube
  4. - Money Money Money youtube
  5. - Livin' Thing youtube

December 17, 1976: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 17, 1976 was Dazz by Brick, according to the music chart for the week December 13th and December 19th.

  1. - Dazz youtube
  2. - Car Wash youtube
  3. - Enjoy Yourself
  4. - Hot Line youtube
  5. - Do It To My Mind
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December 17, 1976: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 17th is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 17, 1976: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 17, 1976 is Dragon and the associated element is Fire.

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December 17, 1976: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 17, 1976 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 17, 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 December 17, 1976 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 7% full, rising at 03:02 am and setting at 02:37 pm.

The previous full moon was on Dec 06, 1976 while the next full moon would come on Jan 05, 1977.

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How old is someone born on December 17, 1976?


Someone born on December 17, 1976 is:

48 years 3 months old,

or 579 months and 10 days old,

or 2518 weeks and 6 days old,

or 17632 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 17, 1976?

There are 265 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday December 17th 2025.

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Friday December 17, 1976