Page 2: Historical Events In 1977

Jan 21   President Carter pardoned American Vietnam War-era draft evaders and ordered a case-by-case study of deserters.   

Jan 21   President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders   

Jan 21   U.S. Presient Jimmy Carter provides a presidential pardon to most Vietnam War draft dodgers.   

Jan 23   $1.5-million Serge Lepage dress exhibited, Paris   

Jan 23   Bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73   

Jan 23   Miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC   

Jan 24   5 lawyers murdered by fascist in Madrid.   

Jan 25   Donald Kerr, actor (Devil Bat, Killer Bats), dies at 85   

Jan 25   In New York Rene Levesque 1922-1987 tells Wall Street audience at the Economic Club of New York that 'separation is inevitable'.   

Jan 26   Margaret Hayes, actress (Robert Montgomery Presents), dies at 61.   

Jan 26   Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai and Marine Tcherkasova are inaugural to perform a quadruple twist lift, Helsinki.   

Jan 27   President Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders.   

Jan 27   The inaugural broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV.   

Jan 27   The Vatican reiterates that the Roman Catholic Church does not allow women to enter the priesthood   

Jan 27   Walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88   

Jan 28   Burt Mustin, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at 92   

Jan 29   E P "Buster" Nupen, cricketer (50 wickets for S Af, lost eye), dies   

Jan 30   8th (final) part of "Roots" is most-watched entertainment show ever.   

Jan 30   Allan Border scores 36 in his 1st-class innings (New South Wales vs Queesland)   

Feb 01   Edmond [Moore] Hamilton, US, sci-fi author (Danger Planet), dies at 72   

Feb 01   In this year, Heavy blizzard in New England claims 100 lives.   

Feb 02   Burn up of Salyut 4 Space Station (USSR).   

Feb 02   Radio Shack officially begins creating the TRS-80 computer.   

Feb 02   Toronto's Ian Turnbull scores 5 goals, NHL record for a defenseman   

Feb 03   Pauline Starke, actress (Dante's Inferno, Viking, Sun Up), dies at 76   

Feb 04   Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" released.   

Feb 04   Wings release "Maybe I'm Amazed"   

Feb 05   "CB Savage" by Rod Hart peaks at #67.   

Feb 05   General Mills Adventure Theater premieres on CBS radio.   

Feb 05   Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player, dies at 67   

Feb 05   Sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his inaugural pro fight   

Feb 05   US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne   

Feb 05   US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner   

Feb 06   Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris.   

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Jan 18   Curtis Cregan, American actor was born in the year 1977.   

Apr 02   In the year 1977 birth of jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model   

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

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

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer   

Apr 19   In the year 1977 birth of joe Beimel, American baseball player   

Apr 19   Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player was born in the year 1977.   

Apr 21   On this day in history birth of karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe (1997)   

Jan 02   In the year 1977 erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1977.   

Jan 12   On this day in history henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69   

Jan 14   On this day in history abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53   

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