What happened on Sunday October 03, 1976?

About October 3rd, 1976, in brief:

  • Historical events: The 8th parliamentary elections of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) were held. The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) secured 48.6 percent of the vote, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won 42.2 percent, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) obtained 7.9 percent. A coalition government was formed between the SPD and FDP, with Helmut Schmidt (SPD) continuing as chancellor and Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP) serving as vice chancellor and foreign minister.
  • Day of the week: October 3rd, 1976 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry
  • #1 UK song: Dancing Queen by Abba
  • Popular movie: Sparkle directed by Salim Akil

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October 03, 1976: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on October 03, 1976:

  • West German Parliamentary Elections of 1976 The 8th parliamentary elections of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) were held. The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) secured 48.6 percent of the vote, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won 42.2 percent, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) obtained 7.9 percent. A coalition government was formed between the SPD and FDP, with Helmut Schmidt (SPD) continuing as chancellor and Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP) serving as vice chancellor and foreign minister.
  • Hank Aaron's Final MLB Game Hank Aaron played his 3,298th and final major league baseball game with the Milwaukee Brewers. In his last at-bat, he singled and drove in one run, contributing to a 5-2 loss against the Detroit Tigers. This marked the end of an illustrious career for one of baseball's most legendary players.

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October 03, 1976: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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October 03, 1976: What were the main match results that day?

NFL - American Football

  • Cincinnati Bengals - Cleveland Browns : 45 - 24
  • Dallas Cowboys - Seattle Seahawks : 28 - 13
  • Detroit Lions - Green Bay Packers : 14 - 24
  • Houston Oilers - New Orleans Saints : 31 - 26
  • Kansas City Chiefs - Buffalo Bills : 17 - 50
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What day of the week was October 03, 1976?


October 03, 1976 was a Sunday and it was the 277th day of the year 1976 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 03, 1976 can also be written as 10/3/1976 in the US and as 3/10/1976 in UK and Europe.

October 03, 1976 in October 1976 calendar

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Who was born on October 03, 1976?


Famous people born on October 03, 1976:

  • Seann William Scott
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October 03, 1976: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on October 03, 1976:

  • Émile Benveniste
  • Scott Duncan

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October 03, 1976: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on October 03, 1976 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week September 27th and October 3rd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

October 03, 1976: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 03, 1976 was Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry, according to the music chart for the week September 27th and October 3rd.

  1. - Play That Funky Music youtube
  2. - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight youtube
  3. - A Fifth Of Beethoven youtube
  4. - Disco Duck (Part 1) youtube
  5. - Lowdown youtube

October 03, 1976: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on October 03, 1976 was Dancing Queen by Abba, according to the music chart for the week September 27th and October 3rd.

  1. - Dancing Queen youtube
  2. - Can't Get By Without You youtube
  3. - Let 'Em In youtube
  4. - The Killing Of Georgie youtube
  5. - You Don't Have To Go youtube

October 03, 1976: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 03, 1976 was (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty by KC And The Sunshine Band, according to the music chart for the week September 27th and October 3rd.

  1. - (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
  2. - Give It Up (turn It Loose)
  3. - Just To Be Close To You
  4. - Get The Funk Out Ma Face
  5. - Lowdown youtube
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October 03, 1976: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 3rd is Libra.

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October 03, 1976: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 03, 1976 is Dragon and the associated element is Fire.

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October 03, 1976: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on October 03, 1976 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 03, 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 October 03, 1976 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 86% full, rising at 04:08 pm and setting at 03:28 am.

The previous full moon was on Sep 08, 1976 while the next full moon would come on Oct 08, 1976.

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How old is someone born on October 03, 1976?


Someone born on October 03, 1976 is:

48 years 7 months old,

or 583 months and 1 day old,

or 2535 weeks

or 17745 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 03, 1976?

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