At A Glance

14 January 1976 at a glance

Day of the week
14 January 1976 was a Wednesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Convoy” by C. W. McCall.
Top Film of 1976
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
Bestselling Novel of 1976
“Trinity” by Leon Uris was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1976.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Happy Days” (ABC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1976–77 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 January 1976 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 January 1976 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 14 January

  • 1957 Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
  • 1960 The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.
  • 1967 Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.
  • 1972 Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513.
  • 1973 Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

Famous people born on January 14

  • Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright (born 1943)
  • Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer (born 1969)
  • Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer (born 1969)
  • LL Cool J, American rapper and actor (born 1968)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1976 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1976 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 17 – The Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) compilation is released. Globally, it will become probably the second best-selling album of all time, followed by the same band's Hotel California, released on December 8.
  • March 27 – The first 4.6 miles of the Washington Metro subway system opens.
  • April 1 – Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in California.
More events of 1976 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 1976

President

Gerald Ford

Gas (per gallon)

$0.59

Loaf of Bread

$0.36

Average House

$43,200

Weekly Wage

$203

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