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   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   Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, Russian composer, dies at 78 in the year 1977.   

Sep 29   Muhammad Ali won a unanimous, 15-round decision over Earnie Shavers in the year 1977.   

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 in the year 1977.   

Oct 04   On this day in history pier 39 opens in SF   

Oct 09   In the year 1977 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 in the year 1977.   

Oct 11   On this day in history soyuz 25 returns to Earth   

Oct 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history linda Ronstadt sings the national anthem at the 74th World Series   

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

Oct 15   Ralph Truman, actor (Henry V, Treasure Island), dies at 77 in the year 1977.   

Oct 16   In the year 1977 michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81   

Oct 17   In the year 1977 canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament   

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

Oct 17   In the year 1977 west German commandos storm hijacked Lufthansa in Mogadishu, Somalia freeing all 86 hostages & killing 3 of the 4 hijackers   

Oct 18   Rolph Grant, cricketer (West Indian capt on 1939 England tour), dies in the year 1977.   

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

Oct 20   3 members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in charter plane crash on this day in history.   

Oct 20   Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28 in the year 1977.   

Oct 21   Ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

Oct 22   In the year 1977 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   5th & final test of space shuttle Enterprise in the year 1977.   

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

Oct 27   On this day in history james M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85   

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Jan 18   In the year 1977 birth of curtis Cregan, American actor   

Apr 02   Jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Michael Fassbender, Actor was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1977 birth of aiden Turner, British actor   

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

Apr 19   Joe Beimel, American baseball player was born in the year 1977.   

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 in the year 1977.   

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   Henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69 in the year 1977.   

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   Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80 on this day in history.