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October 7, 1977

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Headlines from October 7, 1977

Dutch Cabinet TalKs collapse

By Unknown Author

talks on forming coalition govt collapse for 3d time since indecisive erection in May when 3 parties involved failed to agree on how to divide Cabinet seats (S)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 5, 1977, covering October 7, 1977.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

    Rumours

    Fleetwood Mac

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    33
  2. 2
    Album cover for Simple Dreams by Linda Ronstadt

    Simple Dreams

    Linda Ronstadt

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Shaun Cassidy by Shaun Cassidy

    Shaun Cassidy

    Shaun Cassidy

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    16
  4. 4
    Album cover for Star Wars by Soundtrack

    Star Wars

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for Moody Blue by Elvis Presley

    Moody Blue

    Elvis Presley

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    12

Notable Births

1977Antoine Revoy, French comics writer and illustrator[†]

Antoine Revoy is a French author and illustrator. He is the creator of the horror story graphic novels ANIMUS published by First Second Books, and The Harrowing Game,, published by 23rd St. Books. Revoy is married to illustrator Kelly Murphy.

Historical Events

1977The Fourth Soviet Constitution is adopted.[†]

The 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union, officially the Constitution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was adopted on 7 October 1977.

Historical Context for October 7, 1977

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