1978Alberto Martín, Spanish tennis player[†]
Alberto Martín Magret is a retired tennis player from Spain. He won three singles titles and reached five Masters Series quarterfinals on clay.
On this day
August 20, 1978
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 16, 1978, covering August 20, 1978.
- 1
Grease
Soundtrack
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 14
- 2
Some Girls
The Rolling Stones
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 9
- 3
Natural High
Commodores
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 13
- 4
Double Vision
Foreigner
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 7
- 5
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Soundtrack
- Last week
- 7
- Peak
- 5
- Weeks
- 2
Notable Births
1978Emir Mkademi, Tunisian footballer[†]
Emir Mkademi is a Tunisian football defender.
1978Chris Schroder, American baseball player[†]
Christopher Keith Schroder is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He attended Oklahoma City University. Bob Carpenter coined him one of the 'er boys' along with Chris Booker and Ryan Wagner.
Historical Context for August 20, 1978
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]