Page 13: Historical Events In 1977

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

Sep 25   On this day in history sidney van den Bergh, Dutch businessman/politician, dies at 78   

Sep 26   On this day in history 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   Pier 39 opens in SF in the year 1977.   

Oct 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1977 soyuz 25 returns to Earth   

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

Oct 12   Doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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   Bing Crosby, singer/actor (Going My Way), dies of a heart attack at 74 in the year 1977.   

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

Oct 15   Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life," goes #1 & stays #1 for 10 weeks in the year 1977.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history rolph Grant, cricketer (West Indian capt on 1939 England tour), dies   

Oct 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1977 ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48   

Oct 22   In the year 1977 international Sun-Earth Explorers 1 & 2 launched into Earth orbit   

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

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

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

Oct 26   In the year 1977 dr Clifford R Wharton Jr named chancellor of State University of NY   

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   Curtis Cregan, American actor was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of aiden Turner, British actor   

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

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of joe Beimel, American baseball player   

Apr 19   Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1977.   

Jan 09   In the year 1977 alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 12   Henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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