On this day

September 17, 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 September 13, 1978, covering September 17, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Don't Look Back by Boston

    Don't Look Back

    Boston

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Some Girls by The Rolling Stones

    Some Girls

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Double Vision by Foreigner

    Double Vision

    Foreigner

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Grease by Soundtrack

    Grease

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  5. 5
    Album cover for Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band by Soundtrack

    Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Nick Cordero

1978Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (died 2020)[†]

Nicholas Eduardo Alberto Cordero was a Canadian actor and singer. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Cheech in the 2014 Broadway musical Bullets Over Broadway and was twice nominated for Drama Desk Awards. His career also included television and film roles.

Shawn Horcoff

1978Shawn Horcoff, Canadian ice hockey player[†]

Shawn Paul Horcoff is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 99th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers, with whom he played 12 seasons and served as team captain for three seasons. He currently serves as the assistant general manager for the Detroit Red Wings and as the general manager of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Arne Slot

1978Arne Slot, Dutch football manager[†]

Arend Martijn "Arne" Slot is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Liverpool. He is regarded as one of the best managers in the world.

Historical Events

Camp David Accords

1978The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.[†]

The Camp David Accords were a pair of political agreements signed by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin on 17 September 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David, the country retreat of the president of the United States in Maryland. The two framework agreements were signed at the White House and were witnessed by President Jimmy Carter. The second of these frameworks led directly to the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty. Due to the agreement, Sadat and Begin received the shared 1978 Nobel Peace Prize. The first framework, which dealt with the Palestinian territories, was written without participation of the Palestinians and was condemned by the United Nations.

Historical Context for September 17, 1978

In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]