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June 27, 1976
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from June 27, 1976
Tall Ships Reach Newport As Fog Lifts for Welcome
article describes arrival of ships, Newport, RI, that will participate in Op Sail; illus (M)
Trudeau Sees Air Strike As Peril to National Unity
Canadian Prime Min Trudeau holds emergency Cabinet session to discuss situation; sees threat to natl unity; Air Canada, CP Air and Pacific Western Airlines say pilots' action is illegal; Air France continues flights; plans supplementary service (M)
SWEEP BY REAGAN IN DELEGATE RACE LIKELY IN 2 STATE”
Ronald Reagan seen likely to sweep Mont and N Mex delegations as 3 states hold convs June 26; parliamentary disputes break out at convs, forcing disorgn and long delays; in Minn, Ford forces accept Reagan supporter Mark Piepho as lone Reagan delegate in order to avert further dispute; events at Mont, N Mex and Minn convs detailed (M)
Computer Model Traces Spread of Pollution on L.I.
Brookhaven Natl Lab scientists Dr Arthur Tingle and Bernard Manowitz, using computer model, trace spread of pollution that fouled 70 miles of LI beaches; find pollution was probably combination of raw sewage from NY Harbor and NJ shoreline, dumpings from ocean-going ships, charred wood from recent pier fires and floatables from sludgeholding tank that exploedd near Island Park, LI; computer study also indicates that half of all material in at least 65 miles wide and 150 miles long would also be carried to beach; attendance at beaches was down by 75% despite reopening; about 100 Job Corps trainees to begin cleanup; map (M)
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 23, 1976, covering June 27, 1976.
- 1
At The Speed Of Sound
Wings
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 12
- 2
Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 22
- 3
Rocks
Aerosmith
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 5
- 4
Breezin'
George Benson
- Last week
- 8
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 11
- 5
Diana Ross (II)
Diana Ross
- Last week
- 6
- Peak
- 5
- Weeks
- 17
Notable Births

1976Johnny Estrada, American baseball player[†]
Johnny Pulado Estrada III is an American former professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, and Washington Nationals.
1976Leigh Nash, American singer-songwriter[†]
Leigh Anne Bingham Nash is an American singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist for the Christian alternative rock band Sixpence None the Richer and was also a member of Fauxliage. Her debut solo album, Blue on Blue, was released in August 2006. Nash has released two other solo albums in 2011 and 2015. Nash has two Grammy nominations: "Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal" in 1999 and "Best Rock Gospel Album" in 1998.
Historical Events
1976Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PFLP and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda.[†]
Air France, stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France, and is headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. The airline is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and is one of the founding members of the SkyTeam airline alliance. As of 2013, Air France served 29 destinations in France and operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to 201 destinations in 78 countries and also carried 46,803,000 passengers in 2019. The airline's global hub is at Charles de Gaulle Airport, with Orly Airport as the primary domestic hub. Air France's corporate headquarters, previously in Montparnasse, Paris, are located at the Roissypôle complex on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris.
Historical Context for June 27, 1976
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]