On this day

September 30, 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 27, 1978, covering September 30, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Grease by Soundtrack

    Grease

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  2. 2
    Album cover for Don't Look Back by Boston

    Don't Look Back

    Boston

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Double Vision by Foreigner

    Double Vision

    Foreigner

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    13
  4. 4
    Album cover for Who Are You by The Who

    Who Are You

    The Who

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for Some Girls by The Rolling Stones

    Some Girls

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15

Notable Births

Małgorzata Glinka-Mogentale

1978Małgorzata Glinka-Mogentale, Polish volleyball player[†]

Małgorzata Glinka-Mogentale is a Polish retired volleyball player. She was a member of Poland women's national volleyball team in 1997–2014, a participant of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, double European Champion, and a gold medalist of Polish, French, Spanish and Turkish national championships.

Candice Michelle

1978Candice Michelle, American wrestler[†]

Candice Michelle Beckman, better known as Candice Michelle, is an American model, actress and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE.

Daniel Grossberg

1978Daniel Grossberg, American politician[†]

Daniel Benjamin Grossberg is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2023. He represents Kentucky's 30th House district, which includes part of Louisville.

Notable Deaths

Edgar Bergen

1978Edgar Bergen, American actor and ventriloquist (born 1903)[†]

Edgar John Bergen was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, vaudevillian and radio performer. He was best known for his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Bergen pioneered modern-day ventriloquism and has been described by puppetry organization UNIMA as the “quintessential ventriloquist of the 20th century”. He was the father of actress Candice Bergen.

Historical Events

Finnair Flight 405

1978Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland.[†]

Finnair Flight 405 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Oulu and Helsinki, Finland, that was hijacked on 30 September 1978. The Finnair operated Sud Aviation Caravelle with 44 passengers and 5 crew aboard was hijacked by an unemployed home building contractor. The aircraft flew backwards and forwards between Helsinki, Amsterdam and Oulu, with passengers offloaded in exchange for ransom demands in cash. The aircraft finally returned to Oulu where the hijacker received more ransom demands and released the three crew hostages. He was then allowed home as part of the deal, but was arrested at his home the following day.

Historical Context for September 30, 1978

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