Page 4: Historical Events In 1977

Feb 28   Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71.   

Feb 28   Harbor strike in Rotterdam/Amsterdam ends   

Mar 01   In this year, Bank of America formally adopts the name VISA for their credit cards   

Mar 01   US extends territorial waters to 200 miles.   

Mar 02   Bette Davis is inaugural woman to receive Life Achievement Award   

Mar 02   Future Tonight Show host Jay Leno debuts with host Johnny Carson.   

Mar 02   Libya amends constitution.   

Mar 03   Libyan Socialist Arabs People's Republic forms   

Mar 03   Percy Marmont, actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon), dies at 93   

Mar 03   World Ice Dance Championship in Tokyo won by Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov (USSR).   

Mar 04   A 7.2 earthquake occurred in Romania, it was centered about 170 kilometers northeast of Bucharest. It killed 1500, injured about 10500, and caused extensive damage in Bucharest and other parts of Romania   

Mar 04   Colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port-of-Spain.   

Mar 04   Earthquake in Romania, results in the deaths of 1541.   

Mar 04   The inaugural big CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped, to Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico   

Mar 05   Lockrem Johnson, composer, dies at 52   

Mar 07   In this year, Ali Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party claims elections.   

Mar 07   Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin meets President Carter   

Mar 08   Henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86.   

Mar 08   Henry L Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond   

Mar 08   Princess Anne announces she's expecting her inaugural child (Peter).   

Mar 09   Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret), is recorded as becoming 12th director of CIA replacing acting director Knoche   

Mar 09   Hanafi Moslems invade 3 buildings in Washington DC, siege ended March 11th.   

Mar 10   E Power Biggs, English organist/composer (CBS), dies at 70   

Mar 10   Rings of Uranus discovered during occultation of SAO.   

Mar 10   Uranus rings discovered.   

Mar 11   34 Israelis killed by Palestinians on the Tel Aviv-Haifa highway.   

Mar 11   Moslems hold 130 hostages in Washington DC   

Mar 12   Chile President Pinochet bans Christian-Democratic Party   

Mar 12   Egypt's Anwar Sadat pledges to regain Arab territory from Israel   

Mar 13   Dennis Lillee takes 6-26, England all out 95 in Centenary Test   

Mar 13   Fanie Lou Hamer, freedom fighter, dies   

Mar 15   "Eight is Enough" premieres on ABC-TV   

Mar 15   Canadian actress Suzanne Somers stars in ABC TV's new Three's Company comedy show, opposite John Ritter   

Mar 15   Kamal Joemblat, Lebanese politician, murdered   

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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   Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 19   Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player was born on this day in history.   

Apr 21   Karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe (1997) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53 in the year 1977.   

Jan 03   Avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide died in the year 1977.   

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   In the year 1977 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   Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 died on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80