Historical Events In 1977

Jul 13   In the year 1977 nYC experiences 25 hr black-out  

Jul 14   N Chernykh discovers asteroids #2286 Fesenkov, #2492 Kutuzov, #2509 Chukotka, #2607 Yakutia & #3213 on this day in history.  

Jul 15   Konstantin Fedin, writer, dies in the year 1977.  

Jul 19   John R Powers, US director model bureau, dies at 80 in the year 1977.  

Jul 19   On this day in history n Chernykh discovers asteroid #2228 Soyuz-Apollo  

Jul 20   Carter De Haven, actor (Courage, Great Dictator), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

Jul 20   Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pa, kills 80 & causing $350 mil damage in the year 1977.  

Jul 23   René de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jul 23   On this day in history washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges  

Jul 26   In the year 1977 gena Branscombe, composer, dies at 95  

Jul 27   On this day in history john Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in US  

Jul 28   In the year 1977 roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks  

Jul 28   On this day in history the first oil flow through the Alaska pipeline  

Jul 29   Austin Matthews, cricketer (Test Eng v NZ 1937), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 30   Jorgen Ponto, West German banker, murdered on this day in history.  

Jul 31   In the year 1977 stacy Moskowitz, shot to death by Son of Sam, at 20  

Aug 01   Francis Gary Powers, US U-2 pilot, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Aug 03   On this day in history alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83  

Aug 03   On this day in history radio Shack announces TRS-80 computer. Within weeks thousands were ordered  

Aug 04   On this day in history emil Bloch, German philosopher (Principle Hope, Traces), dies at 92  

Aug 04   Pres Carter establishes Dept of Energy in the year 1977.  

Aug 05   Charles Carson, actor (Cry the Beloved Country), dies at 87 in the year 1977.  

Aug 09   Edward Chapman, actor (Promoter, Rembrandt), dies at 75 in the year 1977.  

Aug 10   On this day in history postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, NY, accused of being "Son of Sam" the 44 caliber killer  

Aug 10   In the year 1977 vince Barnett, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75  

Aug 11   The first CH-46E Sea Knight with newly developed fiberglass rotor blades was flown by Marine Corps helicopter pilots on this day in history.  

Aug 12   High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit on this day in history.  

Aug 12   Space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight on this day in history.  

Aug 13   In the year 1977 first test glide of the shuttle  

Aug 13   Henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 16   Elvis Presley, rocker, dies of heart ailment/drugs at Graceland at 42 in the year 1977.  

Aug 19   Groucho Martin, NYC, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86 on this day in history.  

Aug 20   NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune on this day in history.  

Aug 21   In the year 1977 octavus L "Octave" van Aerschot, actor (Scandal in Paris), dies at 87  

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Jan 18   In the year 1977 birth of curtis Cregan, American actor  

Apr 02   Jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model was born on this day in history.  

Apr 02   Michael Fassbender, Actor was born on this day in history.  

Apr 02   In the year 1977 birth of aiden Turner, British actor  

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer  

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of joe Beimel, American baseball player  

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player  

Apr 21   Karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe (1997) was born in the year 1977.  

Jan 02   In the year 1977 erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53  

Jan 03   In the year 1977 death of avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide  

Jan 05   In the year 1977 onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74  

Jan 09   Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1977.  

Jan 12   In the year 1977 henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69  

Jan 14   Abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1977 death of gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967  

Jan 18   On this day in history carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80