What happened on Saturday January 21, 1978?

About January 21st, 1978, in brief:

  • Historical events: The Bee Gees' iconic 'Saturday Night Fever' album reaches #1 on the charts and maintains its top position for an impressive 24 weeks, solidifying its status as a landmark disco music record.
  • Day of the week: January 21st, 1978 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #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 21st, 1978? See below for more news and curiosities on January 21st, 1978.

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January 21, 1978: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 21, 1978:

  • Bee Gees' Saturday Night Fever Album Dominates Charts The Bee Gees' iconic 'Saturday Night Fever' album reaches #1 on the charts and maintains its top position for an impressive 24 weeks, solidifying its status as a landmark disco music record.
  • Roberto Durán Becomes Undisputed Lightweight Champion Panamanian boxing legend Roberto Durán achieves a historic milestone by becoming the undisputed world lightweight champion. He defeats Esteban De Jesus via 12th-round technical knockout at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, simultaneously defending his WBA title and claiming De Jesus' WBC title.
  • Player's 'Baby Come Back' Tops US Charts The soft rock band Player's hit single 'Baby Come Back' reaches the #1 position on the US music charts on January 21, 1978.
  • Wings' Double A-Side Leads UK Charts Paul McCartney's band Wings tops the UK music charts with their double A-side single 'Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School' on January 21, 1978.

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January 21, 1978: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was January 21, 1978?


January 21, 1978 was a Saturday and it was the 21st day of the year 1978 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 21, 1978 can also be written as 1/21/1978 in the US and as 21/1/1978 in UK and Europe.

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January 21, 1978: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 21, 1978:

  • Freda Utley

    British-American writer and activist known for her anti-communist views.

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January 21, 1978: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 21, 1978 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 16th and January 22nd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 21, 1978: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 21, 1978 was Baby Come Back by Player, according to the music chart for the week January 16th and January 22nd.

  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. - Short People youtube

January 21, 1978: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 21, 1978 was Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School by Wings, according to the music chart for the week January 16th and January 22nd.

  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 21, 1978: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 21, 1978 was Our Love by Natalie Cole, according to the music chart for the week January 16th and January 22nd.

  1. - Our Love
  2. - Ffun
  3. - Ooh Boy
  4. - Reach For It
  5. - Galaxy
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January 21, 1978: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 21st is Aquarius.

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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 21, 1978: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 21, 1978 is Horse and the associated element is Earth.

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January 21, 1978: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 21, 1978 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 21, 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 21, 1978 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 96% full, rising at 03:03 pm and setting at 05:42 am.

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 21, 1978?


Someone born on January 21, 1978 is:

47 years 3 months old,

or 567 months and 23 days old,

or 2468 weeks and 4 days old,

or 17280 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 21, 1978?

There are 252 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday January 21st 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 21, 1978?

You belong to the Generation X if you were born on January 21, 1978.

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