What Happened on December 28, 1976

• "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 167 performances
• Ballon d'Or: Bayern Munich defender Franz Beckenbauer wins title of Europe's best football player for a 2nd time; beats Anderlecht winger Rob Rensenbrink and Dukla Prague goalkeeper Ivo Viktor

• Genie Francis joins "General Hospital" as Laura Vining
• US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

• Joe Manganiello, American actor (Spider-Man, Magic Mike XXL, True Blood), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Freddie King, American blues singer (Hideaway), dies at 42
• Katharine Byron, U.S. Congresswoman, dies at 73

Holidays: Boxing Day (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom)

• #1 Song: Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
• #1 Song: When A Child Is Born (Soleado) - Johnny Mathis