Page 8: Historical Events In 1977

May 19   "Smokey &the Bandit" premieres on this day in history.   

May 20   "Beatlemania" opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

May 21   On this day in history "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 167 performances   

May 21   On this day in history albert Innaurato's "Gemini" premieres in NYC   

May 21   In the year 1977 fire in hotel Duc de Brabant Brussels, kills 19   

May 22   Final European scheduled run of the Orient Express (94 years) in the year 1977.   

May 22   On this day in history gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73   

May 23   On this day in history benin adopts its constitution   

May 23   Moluccan extremists hold 105 schoolchildren & 50 others hostage on a hijacked train in Netherlands, children released May 27, siege ends June 11 in the year 1977.   

May 23   Supreme Court refuses to hear appeals of Watergate wrong doers H R Halderman, John Ehrlichman & John Mitchell on this day in history.   

May 24   USSR President Podgorny resigns on this day in history.   

May 25   "Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg Germany" released on this day in history.   

May 25   In the year 1977 dutch social democratic party wins parliamentary election   

May 25   On this day in history liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome   

May 25   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1977.   

May 26   In the year 1977 "Beatlemania" opens in Winter Garden Theater on Broadway   

May 26   George Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center on this day in history.   

May 26   Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63 in the year 1977.   

May 26   On this day in history movie "Star Wars" debuts   

May 27   In the year 1977 2 Boeing 747s by Pan Am & KLM collide in Canary Islands, killing 582   

May 27   In the year 1977 nYC fines George Willig 1¢ for each of 110 stories of the World Trade Center he climbed   

May 28   On this day in history 165 killed in a fire at Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky   

May 28   Jiri Reinberger, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

May 29   Goddard Lieberson, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

May 29   Janet Guthrie becomes first woman to drive in the Indianapolis 500 in the year 1977.   

May 29   In the year 1977 nBC News & Information Service (24 hour news) ends on radio   

May 29   In the year 1977 sue Press is first woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one   

May 29   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

May 30   Claire Goll, writer, dies at 86 in the year 1977.   

May 31   In the year 1977 "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 920 performances   

May 31   In the year 1977 hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar   

May 31   In the year 1977 trans Alaska oil pipeline completed   

Jun 02   Forrest Lewis, actor (Great Gildersleeve, Ichabod & Me), dies at 77 in the year 1977.   

Jun 02   NJ allows casino gambling in Atlantic City on this day in history.   

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Jan 18   On this day in history birth of curtis Cregan, American actor   

Apr 02   Jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model was born in the year 1977.   

Apr 02   Michael Fassbender, Actor was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Aiden Turner, British actor was born on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer was born in the year 1977.   

Apr 19   Joe Beimel, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1977 death of avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide   

Jan 05   Onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74 in the year 1977.   

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

Jan 12   Henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69 in the year 1977.   

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   Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80 in the year 1977.