Page 4: Historical Events In 1977

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.   

Mar 15   US House of Representatives begin 90 day test of televising its sessions.   

Mar 16   US President Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland.   

Mar 17   In this year, Australia claims cricket Centenary Test by 45 runs, same result as 1877   

Mar 18   In the Congo, President Marien Ngouabi is assassinated   

Mar 18   In this year, Clash releases their inaugural recording "White Riot"   

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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),