Page 13: Historical Events In 1977

Sep 29   Muhammad Ali won a unanimous, 15-round decision over Earnie Shavers.   

Sep 29   Soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit   

Sep 30   In this year, Ringo releases "Ringo the 4th" album   

Oct 01   Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1281 goals in 1363 games   

Oct 04   Pier 39 opens in SF.   

Oct 09   Soyuz 25 launched to Saluyt 6, but returned after failing to dock   

Oct 11   Mason Gross, professor (Think Fast, 2 for the Money), dies at 66   

Oct 11   Soyuz 25 returns to Earth.   

Oct 12   4th test of the space shuttle Enterprise   

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

Oct 12   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.   

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

Oct 15   Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life," goes #1 and stays #1 for 10 weeks   

Oct 15   Ralph Truman, actor (Henry V, Treasure Island), dies at 77.   

Oct 16   Michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81.   

Oct 17   Canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament   

Oct 17   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 and killing 3 of the 4 hijackers   

Oct 18   Rolph Grant, cricketer (West Indian capt on 1939 England tour), dies.   

Oct 19   Supersonic Concorde jet's inaugural landing in NYC   

Oct 20   3 members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in charter plane crash.   

Oct 20   Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28.   

Oct 21   Ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48.   

Oct 22   International Sun-Earth Explorers 1 and 2 launched into Earth orbit.   

Oct 23   Panamanians vote 2 1 to approve the new Canal treaties   

Oct 23   Panamanians vote 2:1 to approve the new Canal treaties   

Oct 26   5th and final test of space shuttle Enterprise   

Oct 26   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   

Oct 27   NASA launches space vehicle S-200.   

Oct 28   TV's Rhoda gets married.   

Oct 31   Joan Tetzel, actress (Hell Below Zero), dies at 56   

Nov 02   H E Nossak, writer, dies at 76.   

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Jan 18   Curtis cregan: American actor   

Apr 02   Jelena abbou: Serbian fitness model   

Apr 02   Michael fassbender: Actor   

Apr 02   Aiden turner: British actor   

Apr 19   Lucien mettomo: Cameroonian footballer   

Apr 19   Joe beimel: American baseball player   

Apr 19   Dennys reyes: Mexican baseball player   

Apr 21   Karen ann peterson: Miss aruba universe (1997)   

Jan 02   Erroll garner: Jazz pianist (misty),   

Jan 03   Avraham ofer: Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide   

Jan 05   Onslow stevens: Actor (mr fisher-this is the life),    

Jan 09   Alexey kozlovsky: Composer,    

Jan 12   Henri-georges clouzot: Director (diabolique, truth),    

Jan 14   Abdul razak bin hussain: Premier of malaysia (1970-77),   

Jan 17   Gary gilmore: Executed in utah, 1st us execution since 1967   

Jan 18   Carl zuckmayer: German/swiss/us playwright (second wind),