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Friday January 30, 1976
US date format: 1/30/1976, UK date format: 30/1/1976
It was Friday, under the sign of Aquarius (see birth chart on January 30, 1976). The US president was Gerald Ford (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Andy Milonakis and Florian Keller in Munchen.
In that special week of January people in US were listening to Love Rollercoaster by Ohio Players.
In UK Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen was in the top 5 hits.
Gable and Lombard, directed by Sidney J. Furie, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1976
while Power! by Michael Korda was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching State of Emergency.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Quiz Show or F-1.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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Gable and Lombard
Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
Starring: James Brolin, Jill Clayburgh, Allen Garfield, Red Buttons
Taxi Driver
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks
Country: United States of America
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Starring: Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene, Lois Smith
Kalicharan
Directed by: Subhash Ghai
Starring: Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, Ajit, Prem Nath
Echoes of a Summer
Directed by: Don Taylor
Starring: Richard Harris, Jodie Foster, Lois Nettleton, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Historical Events
Which were the important events of January 30, 1976?
- George Bush becomes 11th director of US Central Intelligence Agency (until 1977).
Events
- Andy Milonakis: American comedian.
- Florian Keller in Munchen: Germany; hockey player (Team Germany,...
- Eefje Lambrecks: French homicide victim of Marc Dutroux.
Famous Birthday
- Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller: San Francisco Blues Great, dies at age...
- Mance Lipscomb: American singer-songwriter and guitarist...
Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of January 30, 1976?
- Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster
- Barry Manilow - I Write The Songs
- Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby
- Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
- I Love Music (Part 1) - The O'Jays
- C. W. McCall - Convoy
- Sing A Song - Earth, Wind & Fire
- Paul Anka - Times Of Your Life
- David Ruffin - Walk Away From Love
- Paul Simon - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
- Sailor - Glass Of Champagne
- Abba - Mamma Mia
- The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine - Laurel & Hardy With The Avalon Boys featuring Chill Wills
- In Dulce Jubilo / On Horseback - Mike Oldfield
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Sing A Song - Earth, Wind & Fire
- Natalie Cole - Inseparable
- Tyrone Davis - Turning Point
- Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (Part 1)
- Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby
- Dionne Warwick - Once You Hit The Road
- David Ruffin - Walk Away From Love
- Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Sweet Thing
- The Spinners - Love Or Leave
- Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
Top #10 R&B songs
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
State of Emergency
Directed by: Turner Clay
When the Boat Comes In
Written by: James Mitchell
Directed by: David Reynolds
Starring: James Bolam, James Garbutt, Jean Heywood, John Nightingale
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Prince and the Pauper
Directed by: Giles Foster
For the Record
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in January 1976?
- Time: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8469
- RollingStone: Joan Baez and Bob Dylan
- LIFE: explore magazine covers
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
Power!
By: Michael Korda
Explains the nature, purposes, uses, and rewards of power, viewed as a necessity of life, and describes how power has been achieved and wielded by various adepts
Shogun
By: James Clavell
A bold English adventurer. An invincible Japanese warlord. A beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love.
Bring On The Empty Horses
By: David Niven
David Niven is remembered as one of Britain's best-loved actors. The archetypal English gentleman, he starred in over ninety films. He is also one of Hollywood's finest chroniclers.
The Choirboys
By: Joseph Wambaugh
Partners in the Los Angeles Police Department, they’re haunted by terrifying dark secrets of the nightwatch–shared predawn drink and sex sessions they call choir practice. Each wears his cynicism like a bulletproof jockstrap–each has his horror story, his bad dream, …
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
By: Judith Rossner
Based on a harrowing true story, the groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, is a story of love, power, sex, and death during the sexual revolution of the 1970s.Theresa
Videogames
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