Friday June 17, 1977
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It was Friday, under the sign of Gemini (see planets position on June 17, 1977). The US president was Jimmy Carter (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include Leigh Whannell and Bernardo Guillermo.
In that special week of June people in US were listening to Dreams by Fleetwood Mac.
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 Trinity by Leon Uris 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 Triple Hunt or Street Racer.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Holidays:
- St. Albert Chmielowski.
- National holiday of West Germany until 1990, see Workers' Uprising of 1953 in East Germany.
- Iceland's national day, celebrating independence from Denmark in 1944.
Famous Birthdays:
- Leigh Whannell
- Bernardo Guillermo: Dutch royalty, the son and first child of Princess Christina of the Netherlands and her husband, Jorge Guillermo.
- Jason Miller in Silver Springs: Maryland; actor (New Mickey Mouse Club).
- Branko Tomovic: Serbian actor.
- Andrea Deak: Miss Universe - Hungary (1996).
- Mark Tauscher: American football player and sportscaster.
- Branko Tomović: Serbian-German actor.
- Tjaša Jezernik: Slovenian tennis player.
- Bernardo Federico Tomas: Prince of the Netherlands.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in June 1977?
- Time: Peter Frampton, Steve Cauthen, Wally Amos and Colleen McCullough
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8541
- 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
- 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
- Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel
- Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy
- KC and the Sunshine Band - I'm Your Boogie Man
- Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
- Hot - Angel In Your Arms
Top #10 R&B songs
- Aretha Franklin - Break It To Me Gently
- Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1) - Marvin Gaye
- The Emotions - Best Of My Love
- Commodores - Easy
- Teddy Pendergrass - I Don't Love You Anymore
- Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Hollywood
- Tavares - Whodunit
- Slave - Slide
- Frank Lucas - Good Thing Man
- The Sylvers - High School Dance
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 ?
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