Historical Events In 1977

Jul 13   NYC experiences 25 hr black-out in the year 1977.  

Jul 14   N Chernykh discovers asteroids #2286 Fesenkov, #2492 Kutuzov, #2509 Chukotka, #2607 Yakutia & #3213 in the year 1977.  

Jul 15   Konstantin Fedin, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 19   John R Powers, US director model bureau, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jul 19   N Chernykh discovers asteroid #2228 Soyuz-Apollo in the year 1977.  

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 in the year 1977.  

Jul 23   Washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges in the year 1977.  

Jul 26   On this day in history gena Branscombe, composer, dies at 95  

Jul 27   John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in US on this day in history.  

Jul 28   Roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks on this day in history.  

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   Stacy Moskowitz, shot to death by Son of Sam, at 20 in the year 1977.  

Aug 01   On this day in history francis Gary Powers, US U-2 pilot, dies at 47  

Aug 03   In the year 1977 alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83  

Aug 03   Radio Shack announces TRS-80 computer. Within weeks thousands were ordered in the year 1977.  

Aug 04   Emil Bloch, German philosopher (Principle Hope, Traces), dies at 92 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 05   On this day in history charles Carson, actor (Cry the Beloved Country), dies at 87  

Aug 09   On this day in history edward Chapman, actor (Promoter, Rembrandt), dies at 75  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1977 space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight  

Aug 13   First test glide of the shuttle in the year 1977.  

Aug 13   In the year 1977 henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), dies  

Aug 16   Elvis Presley, rocker, dies of heart ailment/drugs at Graceland at 42 on this day in history.  

Aug 19   On this day in history groucho Martin, NYC, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86  

Aug 20   In the year 1977 nASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune  

Aug 21   Octavus L "Octave" van Aerschot, actor (Scandal in Paris), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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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   On this day in history birth of michael Fassbender, Actor  

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

Apr 19   In the year 1977 birth of lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer  

Apr 19   Joe Beimel, American baseball player was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 21   On this day in history birth of karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe (1997)  

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

Jan 03   Avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide died in the year 1977.  

Jan 05   Onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74 in the year 1977.  

Jan 09   In the year 1977 alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71  

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 in the year 1977.  

Jan 17   On this day in history 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