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November 26, 1976

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for November 26, 1976

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

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 24, 1976, covering November 26, 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
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Song Remains The Same (Soundtrack) by Led Zeppelin

    The Song Remains The Same (Soundtrack)

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Blue Moves by Elton John

    Blue Moves

    Elton John

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Boston by Boston

    Boston

    Boston

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Spirit by Earth| Wind & Fire

    Spirit

    Earth| Wind & Fire

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  6. 6
    Album cover for A Night On The Town by Rod Stewart

    A Night On The Town

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    6
    Weeks
    20
  7. 7
    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    44
  8. 8
    Album cover for Children Of The World by Bee Gees

    Children Of The World

    Bee Gees

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    8
    Weeks
    9
  9. 9
    Album cover for One More For The Road by Lynyrd Skynyrd

    One More For The Road

    Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    9
    Weeks
    9
  10. 10
    Album cover for Fly Like An Eagle by The Steve Miller Band

    Fly Like An Eagle

    The Steve Miller Band

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    27

Notable Births

Andreas Augustsson

1976Andreas Augustsson, Swedish footballer[†]

Eiton Andreas Augustsson is a Swedish retired footballer who played as a defender. He made his professional debut in Twente, before he moved to Norway in 2001 where in played for Raufoss, Vålerenga and Sandefjord. Augustsson later returned to his native Sweden, where he won the Allsvenskan with IF Elfsborg in 2006. After a spell in Danish club AC Horsens, he returned to Elfsborg in 2011. After winning his second Allsvenskan title with Elfsborg in 2012, he joined GAIS ahead of the 2013 season.

1976Maia Campbell, American actress[†]

Maia Campbell is an American former actress known for her role as Nicole on the 1994 Fox comedy-drama series South Central and her portrayal of Tiffany Warren in the NBC/UPN sitcom In the House for five seasons (1995–1999). She is also known for her roles as Cinny in the 1999 teen comedy Trippin' and as Ashley in the 2000 television film Seventeen Again.

Maven (wrestler)

1976Maven, American wrestler[†]

Maven Klate Huffman is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under his first name, where he is known for co-winning the inaugural season of Tough Enough alongside Nidia Guenard. He also became a three-time WWE Hardcore Champion.

Brian Schneider

1976Brian Schneider, American baseball player and manager[†]

Brian Duncan Schneider, nicknamed "Hoops", is an American former professional baseball catcher and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, New York Mets, and Philadelphia Phillies. Schneider was the Miami Marlins catching coach from 2016 through 2019, and the quality control coach for the Mets from 2020 through 2021.

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Headlines from November 26, 1976

Peking Sends Army To Area of Clashes

By Fox Butterfield Special to The New York Times

Fukien radio broadcasts rept that Chinese troops have been sent into cities, villages, schools and factories in Fukien Province after extremely important instructions from Hua designed to stop factional fighting; analysts in Hong Kong believe Peking has established form of mil control over prov; illus of Hua; map (M)

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Applications to Professional Schools Ebbing

By Gene I. Maeroff

Applications for admissions to professional schools reptdly declining; trend attributed to fact that fierce competition for admission is forcing students to evaluate more carefully their chances of gaining entrance, as well as belief among students that time and money spent on professional educ may pay fewer dividends in light of mounting tuition costs and declining employment opportunities; situation at Duke, Columbia, Harvard and other schools discussed; Columbia Univ dental school Prof Henry I Nahoum and several students comment (M)

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Bills Beaten as Star Gains 273 Yards

By Unknown Author

PONTIAC, Mich., Nov. 25 (AP)—Greg Landry, the Detroit quarterback, threw two touchdown passes to David Hill today that more than offset the recordsetting running of O.J. Simpson as the Detroit Lions crushed the Buffalo Bills, 27–14, in a National Football League game.

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Thailand Hands Over 26 Refugees to Cambodia Reds

By Unknown Author

Govt turns over 26 Cambodian refugees to Cambodian Govt at Aranyaprathet on ground that they were natl security threat; refugees, who fled to Thailand after Oct 6 mil coup, are believed to be officials of former Govt; Thai Govt previously refrained from forceful repatriation of Indochinese refugees, more than 70,000 of whom are in country; UN High Comr for Refugees spokesman says incident was reptd to agency hq in Geneva (S)

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