Page 13: Historical Events In 1977

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 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   

Nov 03   Florence Vidor, actress (Jack Knife Man), dies at 82   

Nov 05   Aleksei G Stachanov, Russian model miner, dies at 72.   

Nov 05   Guy Lombardo orchestra leader (Auld Lang Syne), dies in Houston at 75   

Nov 06   39 killed in an earthen dam burst at Toccoa Falls Bible College, Ga.   

Nov 09   Gertrude Astor, actress (Ship of Wanted Men), dies on 90th birthday.   

Nov 12   New Orleans elects inaugural black mayor, Ernest (Dutch) Morial   

Nov 14   Egypt President Sadat repeats willingness to visit Israel to Cronkite.   

Nov 14   Richard Addinsell, English composer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 73   

Nov 15   President Jimmy Carter welcomes Shah of Iran.   

Nov 17   Egyptian President Sadat formally accepts invitation to visit Israel   

Nov 18   Victor Francen, actor (J'Acusse, San Antonio), dies at 89.   

Nov 19   -21] Egyptian president Sadat visits Israel.   

Nov 19   Egyptian President Anwar Sadat arrives in Israel   

Nov 20   Egyptian President Sadat became inaugural Arab leader to address Israeli Knesset   

Nov 20   Maxie Wander, writer, dies   

Nov 21   inaugural flight of the Concorde (London to New York).   

Nov 21   The inaugural flight of the Concorde between London and New York.   

Nov 22   Reg Perks, England cricket pace bowler (1938-39), dies.   

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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),