1978Scott Dobie, English footballer[†]
Robert Scott Dobie is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker.
On this day
October 10, 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 October 4, 1978, covering October 10, 1978.
- 1
Don't Look Back
Boston
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 6
- 2
Grease
Soundtrack
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 21
- 3
Double Vision
Foreigner
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 14
- 4
Who Are You
The Who
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 5
- 5
Some Girls
The Rolling Stones
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 16
Notable Births
1978Naomi Levari, Israeli film producer and director[†]
Naomi Levari is an Israeli-German film producer and story editor.
1978Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American model and actress[†]
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe is an American actress, model, and fashion designer. She came to prominence as Cassidy Bridges on the television series Nash Bridges (1996–2001) and played Gretchen Morgan on Prison Break (2007–2009), Jo Laughlin on The Vampire Diaries (2014–2017), and Lionel Davenport on Hit the Floor (2014–2018). Her film credits include Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) and She's All That (1999).
Notable Deaths
1978Ralph Marterie, Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1914)[†]
Ralph Marterie was an Italian big-band leader born in Acerra, Italy.
1978Ralph Metcalfe, American sprinter and politician (born 1910)[†]
Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr. was an American track and field sprinter and politician. He jointly held the world record in the 100-meter dash and placed second in that event in two Olympics, first to Eddie Tolan in 1932 at Los Angeles and then to Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Metcalfe won four Olympic medals and was regarded as the world's fastest human in 1934 and 1935.
Historical Context for October 10, 1978
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]