1978Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer[†]
Wietse Cornelis van Alten is a retired archer from the Netherlands. Van Alten was born in Zaandam, in the municipality of Zaanstad. He has competed in archery since the age of seven.
On this day
September 24, 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 20, 1978, covering September 24, 1978.
- 1
Grease
Soundtrack
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 19
- 2
Don't Look Back
Boston
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 4
- 3
Double Vision
Foreigner
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 12
- 4
Some Girls
The Rolling Stones
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 14
- 5
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Soundtrack
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 5
- Weeks
- 7
Notable Births
Notable Deaths
1978James Bassett, American journalist and author (born 1912)[†]
James Elias Bassett Jr. was an American newspaper editor and author, most notably of the best-selling novel Harm's Way, which was later adapted into the motion picture In Harm's Way.
1978Ida Noddack, German chemist and physicist (born 1896)[†]
Ida Noddack, née Tacke, was a German chemist and physicist. In 1934 she was the first to mention the idea later named nuclear fission. With her husband Walter Noddack, and Otto Berg, she discovered element 75, rhenium. She was nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
1978Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (born 1897)[†]
Hasso Eccard Freiherr von Manteuffel was a German baron born to the Prussian noble von Manteuffel family and was a general during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds of Nazi Germany.
Historical Context for September 24, 1978
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]