Page 8: Historical Events In 1977

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

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

May 21   "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 167 performances in the year 1977.   

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

May 21   Fire in hotel Duc de Brabant Brussels, kills 19 on this day in history.   

May 22   Final European scheduled run of the Orient Express (94 years) on this day in history.   

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

May 23   Benin adopts its constitution on this day in history.   

May 23   On this day in history moluccan extremists hold 105 schoolchildren & 50 others hostage on a hijacked train in Netherlands, children released May 27, siege ends June 11   

May 23   In the year 1977 supreme Court refuses to hear appeals of Watergate wrong doers H R Halderman, John Ehrlichman & John Mitchell   

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   Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome in the year 1977.   

May 25   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

May 26   "Beatlemania" opens in Winter Garden Theater on Broadway on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

May 26   Movie "Star Wars" debuts on this day in history.   

May 27   On this day in history 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   On this day in history jiri Reinberger, composer, dies at 63   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1977 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

May 30   On this day in history claire Goll, writer, dies at 86   

May 31   "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 920 performances on this day in history.   

May 31   Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar in the year 1977.   

May 31   Trans Alaska oil pipeline completed in the year 1977.   

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

Jun 02   On this day in history nJ allows casino gambling in Atlantic City   

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Jan 18   Curtis Cregan, American actor was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of aiden Turner, British actor   

Apr 19   Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of joe Beimel, American baseball player   

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 12   Henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.