Page 5: Historical Events In 1977

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".   

Mar 18   Marien Ngouabi, president of Congo-Brazzaville, murdered   

Mar 18   US restricts citizens from visiting Cuba, Vietnam, N Korea and Cambodia   

Mar 18   Vietnam hands over MIA to US   

Mar 19   "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box NYC after 390 performances   

Mar 19   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Mar 19   Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000 meter (1 15.33)   

Mar 19   Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000 meter (1:15.33).   

Mar 20   Parisians elect former Prime Minister Jacques Chirac as inaugural mayor in a century   

Mar 20   Premier Indira Gandhi loses election in India   

Mar 21   In Iran a 7.0 earthquake was was centered in the Bandar Abbas area, near the Persian Gulf. The earthquake killed 167, injured 556, and caused considerable damage over an area of 550 square kilometers north of Bandar Abbas.   

Mar 21   Off Newfoundland the Greenpeace Foundation abandons protest against annual seal hunt off coast of Newfoundland; due to bad weather, ice conditions, and lack of money.   

Mar 22   Dutch Den Uyl government falls.   

Mar 22   Indira Gandhi steps down as Prime Minister of India.   

Mar 24   Former Australian cabinet minister Don Chipp steps down from the Liberal Party; later he establishes the Australian Democrats   

Mar 24   Saburo Moroi, composer, dies at 73.   

Mar 25   In another part of Turkey a 5.2 earthquake killed 30, injured some, and caused considerable damage in the Lice-Palu area   

Mar 25   In Turkey a 4.8 earthquake jolted the northeastern part of Turkey, killed at least one, injured several,.   

Mar 26   In this year, Elvis Costello releases his inaugural record "Less Than Zero".   

Mar 27   583 die in aviation's worst disaster KLM-Pan Am 747's crash, Tenerife   

Mar 27   Diana Hyland, actress (Peyton Place, 8 is Enough), dies at 41   

Mar 28   49th Academy Awards "Rocky", Peter Finch and Faye Dunaway win   

Mar 28   49th Academy Awards: "Rocky", Peter Finch and Faye Dunaway win   

Mar 28   Morarji Desai forms government in India   

Mar 30   Levko Mykolayevich Revutsky, composer, dies at 88.   

Apr 01   NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games.   

Apr 02   Charlotte Brew is recorded as becoming the inaugural woman to ride in Britain's Grand National steeplechase when she rides her own horse, Barony Fort   

Apr 02   Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks.   

Apr 02   Mont Canadiens set NHL record of 34 straight home games without a lose   

Apr 03   6th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Kathy Whitworth   

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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),