Page 10: Historical Events In 1977

Jun 26   42 die in fire inmate leads to at Maury County Jail in Columbia Tenn   

Jun 26   Lou Reizner, rock vocalist/producer (Rod Stewart, Tommy), dies at 43.   

Jun 27   5-4 Supreme Court decision allows lawyers to advertise   

Jun 27   Djibouti gains independence from France (National Day).   

Jun 27   French Somaliland is recorded as becoming the independent country of Djibouti   

Jun 28   Supreme Court allows Federal control of Nixon tapes papers   

Jun 29   Anton D Hildebrand, children's book writer (Monus), dies at 70   

Jun 29   Supreme Court ruled out death penalty for rapists of adults   

Jun 30   Jimmy Carter cans B-1A bomber later "B-1's the B-52".   

Jun 30   Marvel Comics publish the "Kiss book" tributing the rock group Kiss   

Jun 30   US Railway Post Office final train run (NY to Wash DC)   

Jul 01   Actor Liv Tyler (Armageddon) was born today in New York, NY. Her father is Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler. Mom is Playboy Playmate Bebe Buell   

Jul 01   Virginia Wade beats Betty Stove for Wimbeldon's woman's singles.   

Jul 02   Sweden's Bj”orn B”rg won Wimbeldon men's singles over Jimmy Connors.   

Jul 02   Vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78   

Jul 03   Hugh Le Caine, composer, dies at 63   

Jul 04   Cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher   

Jul 04   In this year, Nigel Harrison formally adopts in place of Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie.   

Jul 05   Pakistan's army, led by Gen Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power.   

Jul 05   Pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, deposed by the military   

Jul 06   Oedoen Partos, composer, dies at 69.   

Jul 08   Sabra Starr finishes longest recorded belly dance (100 hrs).   

Jul 09   Dr Loren Eiseley prof of Anthropology (Animal Secrets), dies at 69   

Jul 09   Loren C Eiseley, US anthropologist/writer (Animal Secrets), dies at 69   

Jul 10   Norman Paris orch leader (For Your Pleasure), dies at 41   

Jul 10   Norman Paris, orch leader (For Your Pleasure), dies at 41.   

Jul 11   Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev Martin Luther King Jr.   

Jul 12   Ed Holmes actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66.   

Jul 12   Ed Holmes, actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66.   

Jul 12   The inaugural free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise   

Jul 13   NYC experiences 25 hr black-out.   

Jul 14   N Chernykh discovers asteroids #2286 Fesenkov, #2492 Kutuzov, #2509 Chukotka, #2607 Yakutia and #3213   

Jul 15   Konstantin Fedin, writer, dies   

Jul 19   John R Powers, US director model bureau, dies at 80   

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Jan 18   Curtis Cregan, American actor was born in the year 1977.   

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model   

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of michael Fassbender, Actor   

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

Apr 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1977 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   On this day in history death of avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.