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October 24, 1976

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Headlines from October 24, 1976

LEBANESE FIGHTING JEOPARDIZES MCE

By Henry Tanner Special to The New York Times

Oct 24: Lebanese Christian forces, using Israeli-supplied weapons, occupy Khiam, Lebanon, 5 mi from Israeli border; Western diplomats say Israel seeks unbroken mil security zone north of border from Mediterranean to slopes of Mt Hermon; say sudden cease-fire between Syria and Palestinians took Israelis by surprise and caused them to increase their support of Christians which became more visible than intended; map (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 20, 1976, covering October 24, 1976.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

    Songs In The Key Of Life

    Stevie Wonder

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    39
  3. 3
    Album cover for Fly Like An Eagle by The Steve Miller Band

    Fly Like An Eagle

    The Steve Miller Band

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    22
  4. 4
    Album cover for Spirit by Earth| Wind & Fire

    Spirit

    Earth| Wind & Fire

    Last week
    15
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs

    Silk Degrees

    Boz Scaggs

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    32

Notable Births

1976Matteo Mazzantini, Italian rugby player[†]

Matteo Mazzantini is an Italian rugby union footballer. His position in the field is as a scrum-half.

Petar Stoychev

1976Petar Stoychev, Bulgarian swimmer[†]

Petar Stoychev is a Bulgarian swimmer who is one of the most successful long distance marathon swimmers in history. He is one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time and an honor swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Stoychev has 11 consecutive titles of a major international open water marathon swimming FINA series since 2001 with more than 60 wins in individual swimming marathons. So far, he has swum over 60,000 km in pools, rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. Petar Stoychev has won 11 consecutive victories at the Traversée Internationale du Lac Memphrémagog in Magog, Canada (34 km) and at Lac Saint-Jean in Roberval, Canada (32 km). Also, he has won the Ohrid Lake, North Macedonia swimming marathon 11 consecutive times (30 km). His swimming achievements include swimming around the Manhattan Island in 2010 and winning the extreme Cadiz Freedom Swim in 2011.

Historical Context for October 24, 1976

In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]