Historical Events In 1977

Sep 24   Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards in the year 1977.  

Sep 25   In the year 1977 sidney van den Bergh, Dutch businessman/politician, dies at 78  

Sep 26   In the year 1977 sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY  

Sep 29   On this day in history alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, Russian composer, dies at 78  

Sep 29   On this day in history muhammad Ali won a unanimous, 15-round decision over Earnie Shavers  

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

Sep 30   On this day in history ringo releases "Ringo the 4th" album  

Oct 01   Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games on this day in history.  

Oct 04   In the year 1977 pier 39 opens in SF  

Oct 09   Soyuz 25 launched to Saluyt 6, but returned after failing to dock in the year 1977.  

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   On this day in history 4th test of the space shuttle Enterprise  

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

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

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

Oct 14   On this day in history linda Ronstadt sings the national anthem at the 74th World Series  

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

Oct 15   In the year 1977 ralph Truman, actor (Henry V, Treasure Island), dies at 77  

Oct 16   In the year 1977 michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81  

Oct 17   Canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history supersonic Concorde jet's first landing in NYC  

Oct 20   On this day in history 3 members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in charter plane crash  

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

Oct 21   Ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1977.  

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

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

Oct 26   On this day in history dr Clifford R Wharton Jr named chancellor of State University of NY  

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   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 in the year 1977.  

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

Apr 19   Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer was born in the year 1977.  

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   On this day in history erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53  

Jan 03   Avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide died on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 12   On this day in history henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69  

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

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