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May 23, 1977

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Headlines from May 23, 1977

MORAL STAIN ERASED BY U.S., MONDALE SAYS

By Unknown Author

Mondale says desire of US is not to find itself in growing confrontation with S Africa's Govt nor to apply increasingly severe pressures and sanctions on it but to see changes in southern Africa that would make this unnecessary, news conf (M)

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Boy Killed as Plane Hits Queens House

By E. J. Dionne Jr

16-yr-old cadet Edward Guevara dies in crash of Civil Air Patrol plane, Queens, NYC; craft strikes roof of houses after takeoff from Flushing Airport on orientation flight; 3 others injured; area residents describe crash; wreckage illus; map (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 18, 1977, covering May 23, 1977.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

    Rumours

    Fleetwood Mac

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hotel California by Eagles

    Hotel California

    Eagles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    22
  3. 3
    Album cover for Marvin Gaye Live At The London Palladium by Marvin Gaye

    Marvin Gaye Live At The London Palladium

    Marvin Gaye

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Rocky by Soundtrack

    Rocky

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

    Songs In The Key Of Life

    Stevie Wonder

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    32

Notable Births

Richard Ayoade

1977Richard Ayoade, British actor, director and writer[†]

Richard Ayoade is a British comedian, actor, writer, director and presenter. He played the role of socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd (2006–2013), for which he won the 2014 BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance.

Ilia Kulik

1977Ilia Kulik, Russian figure skater[†]

Ilya Alexandrovich Kulik is a Russian figure skater. He is the 1998 Olympic Champion, the 1995 European Champion, the 1997–1998 Grand Prix Final champion, and the 1995 World Junior champion.

Historical Context for May 23, 1977

In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]