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 on this day in history.  

Sep 26   On this day in history sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY  

Sep 29   In the year 1977 alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, Russian composer, dies at 78  

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   Ringo releases "Ringo the 4th" album on this day in history.  

Oct 01   Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games in the year 1977.  

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   On this day in history mason Gross, professor (Think Fast, 2 for the Money), dies at 66  

Oct 11   Soyuz 25 returns to Earth on this day in history.  

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

Oct 12   Doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81 in the year 1977.  

Oct 12   In the year 1977 uS Supreme Court heard arguments in "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, white student denied admission to U of Calif Med School  

Oct 14   On this day in history bing Crosby, singer/actor (Going My Way), dies of a heart attack at 74  

Oct 14   In the year 1977 linda Ronstadt sings the national anthem at the 74th World Series  

Oct 15   In the year 1977 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 in the year 1977.  

Oct 16   Michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Oct 17   On this day in history canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament  

Oct 17   On this day in history 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   In the year 1977 supersonic Concorde jet's first landing in NYC  

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

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

Oct 21   On this day in history ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48  

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

Oct 23   On this day in history panamanians vote 2 1 to approve the new Canal treaties  

Oct 23   Panamanians vote 2:1 to approve the new Canal treaties in the year 1977.  

Oct 26   5th & final test of space shuttle Enterprise on this day in history.  

Oct 26   Dr Clifford R Wharton Jr named chancellor of State University of NY on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 02   In the year 1977 birth of jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model  

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   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   Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player was born in the year 1977.  

Apr 21   Karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe (1997) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53 in the year 1977.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1977 abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53  

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

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