Historical Events In 1977

Sep 24   In the year 1977 ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards  

Sep 25   Sidney van den Bergh, Dutch businessman/politician, dies at 78 in the year 1977.  

Sep 26   Sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY in the year 1977.  

Sep 29   Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, Russian composer, dies at 78 in the year 1977.  

Sep 29   Muhammad Ali won a unanimous, 15-round decision over Earnie Shavers in the year 1977.  

Sep 29   On this day in history soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit  

Sep 30   In the year 1977 ringo releases "Ringo the 4th" album  

Oct 01   On this day in history brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games  

Oct 04   In the year 1977 pier 39 opens in SF  

Oct 09   In the year 1977 soyuz 25 launched to Saluyt 6, but returned after failing to dock  

Oct 11   Mason Gross, professor (Think Fast, 2 for the Money), dies at 66 in the year 1977.  

Oct 11   On this day in history soyuz 25 returns to Earth  

Oct 12   4th test of the space shuttle Enterprise in the year 1977.  

Oct 12   On this day in history doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81  

Oct 12   On this day in history uS Supreme Court heard arguments in "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, white student denied admission to U of Calif Med School  

Oct 14   In the year 1977 bing Crosby, singer/actor (Going My Way), dies of a heart attack at 74  

Oct 14   Linda Ronstadt sings the national anthem at the 74th World Series on this day in history.  

Oct 15   On this day in history debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life," goes #1 & stays #1 for 10 weeks  

Oct 15   Ralph Truman, actor (Henry V, Treasure Island), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Oct 16   Michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81 in the year 1977.  

Oct 17   In the year 1977 canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament  

Oct 17   In the year 1977 robert C "Cal" Hubbard, US baseball player/umpire, dies at 77  

Oct 17   West German commandos storm hijacked Lufthansa in Mogadishu, Somalia freeing all 86 hostages & killing 3 of the 4 hijackers on this day in history.  

Oct 18   Rolph Grant, cricketer (West Indian capt on 1939 England tour), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 19   Supersonic Concorde jet's first landing in NYC on this day in history.  

Oct 20   In the year 1977 3 members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in charter plane crash  

Oct 20   Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28 in the year 1977.  

Oct 21   Ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Oct 22   International Sun-Earth Explorers 1 & 2 launched into Earth orbit in the year 1977.  

Oct 23   Panamanians vote 2 1 to approve the new Canal treaties on this day in history.  

Oct 23   In the year 1977 panamanians vote 2:1 to approve the new Canal treaties  

Oct 26   5th & final test of space shuttle Enterprise in the year 1977.  

Oct 26   Dr Clifford R Wharton Jr named chancellor of State University of NY in the year 1977.  

Oct 27   On this day in history james M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85  

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Jan 18   On this day in history birth of curtis Cregan, American actor  

Apr 02   Jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model was born in the year 1977.  

Apr 02   In the year 1977 birth of michael Fassbender, Actor  

Apr 02   Aiden Turner, British actor was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19   Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 19   In the year 1977 birth of dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player  

Apr 21   In the year 1977 birth of karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe (1997)  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74 in the year 1977.  

Jan 09   Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69 in the year 1977.  

Jan 14   Abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53 in the year 1977.  

Jan 17   Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 died in the year 1977.  

Jan 18   Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80 in the year 1977.