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December 3, 1978

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‘Among the Spirits of the God‐Kings’

By Wolfgang Saxon

In the quest for hard currency and goodwill, Cairo has eased travel restrictions and taken some of the irritation and unneeded adventure out of touring the monuments of Pharaonic Egypt, the civilization that rose from the muddy Nile more than 5,000 years ago.

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ON THE ISLE

By Barbara Delatiner

If music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, Long Islanders should be well soothed this week — beginning today, when James Conlon, a native Long Islander who has. made his mark as a leading conductor at the age of 28, returns to the Orchestra Da Camera to lead it in the first of, three all‐Mozart afternoons. With David Golub as piano soloist, the concert gets under way at 3 P.M. at Half Hollow Hills High School West, Wolf Hill Road, Dix Hills. Tickets are $9; for students and the elderly, $5. 694‐4195.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 29, 1978, covering December 3, 1978.

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    Album cover for 52nd Street by Billy Joel

    52nd Street

    Billy Joel

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Live And More by Donna Summer

    Live And More

    Donna Summer

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    2
    Peak
    1
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    12
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    Album cover for A Wild And Crazy Guy by Steve Martin

    A Wild And Crazy Guy

    Steve Martin

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    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Double Vision by Foreigner

    Double Vision

    Foreigner

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    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    22
  5. 5
    Album cover for Grease by Soundtrack

    Grease

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
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    29

Notable Births

Daniel Alexandersson

1978Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer[†]

Daniel Alexandersson is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. He is the younger brother of Niclas Alexandersson.

Jiƙí Bicek

1978Jiƙí Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player[†]

Jiƙí Bicek is a Slovak former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils between 2000 and 2004, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 2003. By doing so, Bicek became the first Slovak player to win the Stanley Cup. After returning to Europe in 2004, he spent the rest of his career playing in the national leagues of Slovakia, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic

Bram Tankink

1978Bram Tankink, Dutch cyclist[†]

Bram Tankink is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who competed between 2000 and 2018 for the Löwik Meubelen–Tegeltoko, Domo–Farm Frites, Quick-Step–Innergetic and LottoNL–Jumbo squads.

Trina

1978Trina, American rapper and producer[†]

Katrina Laverne Kearse, is an American rapper and songwriter who rose to prominence in the late 1990s for her collaborations with Trick Daddy on the singles "Nann Nigga", "Shut Up", and "Take It to da House". In 2000, she released her debut album Da Baddest Bitch. Afterwards, she made an appearance on the remix of "One Minute Man" by Missy Elliott and Ludacris. In 2002, she released the Kanye West-produced single "B R Right" featuring Ludacris, from her sophomore album Diamond Princess (2002).

Historical Context for December 3, 1978

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