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November 13, 1977

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Headlines from November 13, 1977

Republicans Cheered By Election Results

By Lawrence Fellows

comment on election results; Repubs are heartened by gains; Repub state chmn Frederick K Biebel says party may be in position to capture governorship and both houses of Legis in '78; Dem state chmn William A O'Neill concedes Dems suffered 'bloodbath' because of fierce fighting among themselves during Sept primaries (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 9, 1977, covering November 13, 1977.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

    Rumours

    Fleetwood Mac

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    38
  2. 2
    Album cover for Simple Dreams by Linda Ronstadt

    Simple Dreams

    Linda Ronstadt

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Aja by Steely Dan

    Aja

    Steely Dan

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Foreigner by Foreigner

    Foreigner

    Foreigner

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    34
  5. 5
    Album cover for Love You Live by The Rolling Stones

    Love You Live

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Zulfiqer Russell

1977Zulfiqer Russell, Bangladeshi journalist and lyricist[†]

Zulfiqer Russell is a Bangladeshi lyricist and journalist. He is currently the editor of the online news site, The Bangla Tribune. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the film Putro (2018). He was the winner of the Channel i Music Awards in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2022 and also received the Mirchi Music Awards (Bangla) award for the Song of the Year in the Modern Song category for, "Shabuj Chilo". On 2020 he was awarded CJFB Performance Award 2019 as best lyricist. He had also worked with renowned Indian singers and composers including Grammy and Academy Award (Oscar) winner musician A. R. Rahman. He wrote the official theme song 'Ektai Achhe Desh' of the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh Independence sang by fifty renowned singers of Bangladesh.

Huang Xiaoming

1977Huang Xiaoming, Chinese actor and singer[†]

Huang Xiaoming or Mark Huang is a Chinese actor and singer. Huang rose to prominence for playing Emperor Wu of Han in the television series The Prince of Han Dynasty (2001), followed by popular series such as The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006), Shanghai Bund (2007), The Patriot Yue Fei (2013), Cruel Romance (2015), Nirvana in Fire 2 (2017), Winter Begonia (2020), as well as films The Message (2009), The Last Tycoon (2012), and American Dreams in China (2013).

Historical Context for November 13, 1977

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