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February 21, 1979

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BUSINESS Digest

By Unknown Author

Fundamental changes in bank regulation were proposed by the Treasury Department. The changes would reduce discrimination against small savers and enable banking institutions to compete more vigorously for customer deposits. The proposals are in a report being considered by an interagency study group known as the Regulation Q Task Force. But the Treasury did not call for the elimination of Regulation Q, which deals with the interest rates that thrift institutions can offer on deposits. [Page D1.]

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 21, 1979, covering February 21, 1979.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Blondes Have More Fun by Rod Stewart

    Blondes Have More Fun

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Spirits Having Flown by Bee Gees

    Spirits Having Flown

    Bee Gees

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for Cruisin' by Village People

    Cruisin'

    Village People

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    19
  4. 4
    Album cover for Briefcase Full of Blues (Soundtrack) by Blues Brothers

    Briefcase Full of Blues (Soundtrack)

    Blues Brothers

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for 52nd Street by Billy Joel

    52nd Street

    Billy Joel

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18

Notable Births

Tituss Burgess

1979Tituss Burgess, American actor and singer[†]

Tituss Burgess is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in several Broadway musicals and is known for his high tenor voice. He is best known for starring as Titus Andromedon on the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020), for which he received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He was also featured in Schmigadoon! (2023).

Carlito (wrestler)

1979Carlito, Puerto Rican wrestler[†]

Carlos Edwin Colón Coates Jr., better known by his ring name Carlito Colón or simply Carlito, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is signed to World Wrestling Council (WWC), where he is the current WWC Puerto Rico Champion in his second reign. He is best known for his tenure in WWE.

1979Pascal Chimbonda, Guadeloupean-French footballer[†]

Pascal Chimbonda is a French football coach and professional player who most recently was the player-manager of English non-league club Skelmersdale United.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

1979Jennifer Love Hewitt, American actress and producer[†]

Jennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, producer and singer. Hewitt began her career as a child actress and singer, appearing in national television commercials before joining the cast of the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated (1989–1991). She had her breakthrough as Sarah Reeves Merrin on the Fox teen drama Party of Five (1995–1999) and rose to fame as a teen star for her role as Julie James in the horror films I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, as well as her role as Amanda Beckett in the teen comedy film Can't Hardly Wait.

Jordan Peele

1979Jordan Peele, American actor, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Jordan Haworth Peele is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Peele started his career in sketch comedy before transitioning to writing and directing psychological horror with comedic elements. In 2017, Peele was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

Historical Context for February 21, 1979

In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[†]