# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 248
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4943 "2021-02-11T13:21:56Z")
**Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Muammar Gaddafi - Libya 3. Charles I - England 4. Abraham Lincoln - United States 5. Ninoy Aquino - Philippines 6. Hendryk Verwoerd – USA (Union of South Africa) 7. Yitzhak Rabin - Israel 8. Alexander II - Russia 9. Julius Caesar - Roman Republic ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4944 "2021-02-11T15:40:37Z")
**Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Muammar Gaddafi - Libya 3. Charles I - England 4. Abraham Lincoln - United States 5. Ninoy Aquino - Philippines 6. Hendryk Verwoerd – USA (Union of South Africa) 7. Yitzhak Rabin - Israel 8. Alexander II - Russia 9. Julius Caesar - Roman Republic 10. Montezuma - Aztec Empire ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4945 "2021-02-11T16:13:35Z")
**Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Muammar Gaddafi - Libya 3. Charles I - England 4. Abraham Lincoln - United States 5. Ninoy Aquino - Philippines 6. Hendryk Verwoerd – USA (Union of South Africa) 7. Yitzhak Rabin - Israel 8. Alexander II - Russia 9. Julius Caesar - Roman Republic 10. Montezuma - Aztec Empire 11. Indira Gandhi - India ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4946 "2021-02-11T17:12:09Z")
**Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Muammar Gaddafi - Libya 3. Charles I - England 4. Abraham Lincoln - United States 5. Ninoy Aquino - Philippines 6. Hendryk Verwoerd – USA (Union of South Africa) 7. Yitzhak Rabin - Israel 8. Alexander II - Russia 9. Julius Caesar - Roman Republic 10. Montezuma - Aztec Empire 11. Indira Gandhi - India 12. Anwar Sadat - Egypt ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4947 "2021-02-11T17:42:24Z")
**Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Muammar Gaddafi - Libya 3. Charles I - England 4. Abraham Lincoln - United States 5. Benazir Bhutto - Pakistan 6. Hendryk Verwoerd – USA (Union of South Africa) 7. Yitzhak Rabin - Israel 8. Alexander II - Russia 9. Julius Caesar - Roman Republic 10. Montezuma - Aztec Empire 11. Indira Gandhi - India 12. Anwar Sadat - Egypt @Bullitt I subbed Benazir Bhutto for 5. Ninoy Aquino, who was a Senator and Governor but not a head of state. His wife and son became heads of state but fortunately they were not assassinated or executed. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4948 "2021-02-11T18:39:51Z")
Benazir Bhutto, Hendryk Verwoerd, Yitzhak Rabin and Indira Gandhi were all heads of _government_ as prime minister, not heads of state; each of their countries had a president who served in that capacity. Is four too many to replace here before proceeding? ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4949 "2021-02-11T19:44:18Z")
**Assassinated or executed heads of state (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Muammar Gaddafi - Libya 3. Charles I - England 4. Abraham Lincoln - United States 5. Nicolae Ceaușescu - Romania 6. Hendryk Verwoerd – USA (Union of South Africa) 7. Yitzhak Rabin - Israel 8. Alexander II - Russia 9. Julius Caesar - Roman Republic 10. Montezuma - Aztec Empire 11. Indira Gandhi - India 12. Anwar Sadat - Egypt OK I subbed Nicolae Ceaușescu for Benazir Bhutto So that’s just 3 heads of government Or maybe @panache45 will be all right with widening the category to " **heads of state and government**? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4950 "2021-02-11T22:17:08Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > Or maybe @panache45 will be all right with widening the category to " **heads of state and government**? Fine with me. It’s in the spirit of what I had intended. ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4951 "2021-02-12T02:36:21Z")
**Assassinated or executed heads of state and government (no repeats by country):** 1. Louis XVI - France 2. Muammar Gaddafi - Libya 3. Charles I - England 4. Abraham Lincoln - United States 5. Nicolae Ceaușescu - Romania 6. Hendryk Verwoerd – USA (Union of South Africa) 7. Yitzhak Rabin - Israel 8. Alexander II - Russia 9. Julius Caesar - Roman Republic 10. Montezuma - Aztec Empire 11. Indira Gandhi - India 12. Anwar Sadat - Egypt 13. Sadaam Hussein - Iraq Now for something completely different. **Billboard #1 hits of 1977** 1. “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4952 "2021-02-12T02:43:35Z")
…and right off the bat I screw it up by getting the year wrong. **Billboard #1 hits of 1976** 1. “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4953 "2021-02-12T02:46:22Z")
**Billboard #1 hits of 1976** 1. “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band 2. “Silly Love Songs” by Wings ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4954 "2021-02-12T03:58:52Z")
I think we should coin a term that includes “heads of state and/or head of government” and/or nabob" and stop this hair-splitting. We should not need to look up every entry in this thread to makee sure our entry technically meets every detail. Nobody assassinates “head of state” because they have no power. This thread is about assassinations of people in power. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4955 "2021-02-12T04:06:19Z")
**Billboard #1 hits of 1976** 1. “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band 2. “Silly Love Songs” by Wings 3. “Play that Funky Music” by Wild Cherry ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4956 "2021-02-12T05:06:38Z")
I think “national leaders” would cover both bases. **Billboard #1 hits of 1976** 1. “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band 2. “Silly Love Songs” by Wings 3. “Play that Funky Music” by Wild Cherry 4. “Saturday Night” by the Bay City Rollers The first of the year, released on Jan. 3. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4957 "2021-02-12T05:14:43Z")
**Billboard #1 hits of 1976** 1. “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band 2. “Silly Love Songs” by Wings 3. “Play that Funky Music” by Wild Cherry 4. “Saturday Night” by the Bay City Rollers 5. “Convoy” by C.W. McCall _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4958 "2021-02-12T05:21:42Z")
**Billboard #1 hits of 1976** 1. “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band 2. “Silly Love Songs” by Wings 3. “Play that Funky Music” by Wild Cherry 4. “Saturday Night” by the Bay City Rollers 5. “Convoy” by C.W. McCall 6. “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4959 "2021-02-12T05:55:46Z")
**Billboard #1 hits of 1976** 1. “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band 2. “Silly Love Songs” by Wings 3. “Play that Funky Music” by Wild Cherry 4. “Saturday Night” by the Bay City Rollers 5. “Convoy” by C.W. McCall 6. “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon 7. “December 1963” (Oh, What a Night) by The Four Seasons ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4960 "2021-02-12T10:37:28Z")
**Billboard #1 hits of 1976** 1. “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band 2. “Silly Love Songs” by Wings 3. “Play that Funky Music” by Wild Cherry 4. “Saturday Night” by the Bay City Rollers 5. “Convoy” by C.W. McCall 6. “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon 7. “December 1963” (Oh, What a Night) by The Four Seasons 8. Mahogany – Diana Ross Heard in South Africa, which answered my burning question – Yes, Apartheid did allow black artists on white radio ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4961 "2021-02-12T11:14:12Z")
**Billboard #1 hits of 1976** 1. “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band 2. “Silly Love Songs” by Wings 3. “Play that Funky Music” by Wild Cherry 4. “Saturday Night” by the Bay City Rollers 5. “Convoy” by C.W. McCall 6. “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon 7. “December 1963” (Oh, What a Night) by The Four Seasons 8. Mahogany – Diana Ross 9. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” by Elton John and Kiki Dee ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4962 "2021-02-12T11:56:59Z")
**Billboard #1 hits of 1976** 1. “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band 2. “Silly Love Songs” by Wings 3. “Play that Funky Music” by Wild Cherry 4. “Saturday Night” by the Bay City Rollers 5. “Convoy” by C.W. McCall 6. “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon 7. “December 1963” (Oh, What a Night) by The Four Seasons 8. Mahogany – Diana Ross 9. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” by Elton John and Kiki Dee 10. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=247) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=249)