Page 13: Historical Events In 1977

Sep 24   On this day in history ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards   

Sep 25   Sidney van den Bergh, Dutch businessman/politician, dies at 78 in the year 1977.   

Sep 26   Sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY in the year 1977.   

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

Sep 29   In the year 1977 muhammad Ali won a unanimous, 15-round decision over Earnie Shavers   

Sep 29   In the year 1977 soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit   

Sep 30   In the year 1977 ringo releases "Ringo the 4th" album   

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

Oct 11   In the year 1977 mason Gross, professor (Think Fast, 2 for the Money), dies at 66   

Oct 11   Soyuz 25 returns to Earth in the year 1977.   

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

Oct 14   Linda Ronstadt sings the national anthem at the 74th World Series in the year 1977.   

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

Oct 15   On this day in history ralph Truman, actor (Henry V, Treasure Island), dies at 77   

Oct 16   On this day in history michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81   

Oct 17   Canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament in the year 1977.   

Oct 17   Robert C "Cal" Hubbard, US baseball player/umpire, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1977 rolph Grant, cricketer (West Indian capt on 1939 England tour), dies   

Oct 19   Supersonic Concorde jet's first landing in NYC in the year 1977.   

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

Oct 20   On this day in history 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   On this day in history international Sun-Earth Explorers 1 & 2 launched into Earth orbit   

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

Oct 23   In the year 1977 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   Dr Clifford R Wharton Jr named chancellor of State University of NY in the year 1977.   

Oct 27   James M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85 in the year 1977.   

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

Apr 19   In the year 1977 birth of dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1977 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   In the year 1977 carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80