Historical Events In 1977

Feb 06   Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris on this day in history.  

Feb 07   On this day in history herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at 82  

Feb 07   In the year 1977 soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts  

Feb 08   In the year 1977 earthquake in San Francisco CA, at 5.0, strongest since 1966  

Feb 08   In the year 1977 hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced  

Feb 09   Denys Amiel, French dramatist/playwright (Le mouton noir), dies at 92 in the year 1977.  

Feb 10   Grace Mary Williams, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 11   20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean) in the year 1977.  

Feb 11   In the year 1977 louis J M Beel, Dutch premier (1946-48, 58-59), dies at 74  

Feb 11   Off Nova Scotia fisherman catches 20.2 kg lobster off Nova Scotia; the world's heaviest known crustacean in the year 1977.  

Feb 13   On this day in history eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship  

Feb 13   Jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Feb 13   On this day in history pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic  

Feb 14   The Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge on this day in history.  

Feb 15   Royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto in the year 1977.  

Feb 15   Social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election in the year 1977.  

Feb 16   USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR on this day in history.  

Feb 17   In the year 1977 quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76  

Feb 18   George Harrison releases "True Love" on this day in history.  

Feb 18   The first space shuttle, Enterprise, makes its maiden flight (carried atop a Boeing 747), over the Mojave Desert in the year 1977.  

Feb 19   In the year 1977 fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released  

Feb 19   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on this day in history.  

Feb 19   In the year 1977 shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner  

Feb 21   In the year 1977 74 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY  

Feb 22   In the year 1977 edith Barrett, actress (Molly & Me, Ghost Ship), dies at 64  

Feb 24   President Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights on this day in history.  

Feb 25   In the year 1977 oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons  

Feb 25   On this day in history soyuz 24 returns to Earth  

Feb 26   Bukka White, rocker, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Feb 26   First flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747) in the year 1977.  

Feb 27   On this day in history allison Hayes, actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman), dies at 47  

Feb 27   In Toronto, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones rock group is arrested by the RCMP and charged with possession of heroin with intent to traffic and possession of cocaine in the year 1977.  

Feb 27   In the year 1977 judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic  

Feb 27   In the year 1977 keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada  

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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   Michael Fassbender, Actor was born in the year 1977.  

Apr 02   Aiden Turner, British actor was born in the year 1977.  

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

Apr 19   In the year 1977 birth of joe Beimel, American baseball player  

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

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

Jan 17   Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 died on this day in history.  

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