Page 8: Historical Events In 1977

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

May 20   "Beatlemania" opens on Broadway in the year 1977.   

May 21   In the year 1977 "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   On this day in history 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   Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

May 23   Benin adopts its constitution in the year 1977.   

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

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   In the year 1977 "Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg Germany" released   

May 25   On this day in history dutch social democratic party wins parliamentary election   

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

May 25   In the year 1977 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

May 26   In the year 1977 george Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center   

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

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   On this day in history nYC fines George Willig 1¢ for each of 110 stories of the World Trade Center he climbed   

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

May 28   In the year 1977 jiri Reinberger, composer, dies at 63   

May 29   In the year 1977 goddard Lieberson, composer, dies at 66   

May 29   Janet Guthrie becomes first woman to drive in the Indianapolis 500 on this day in history.   

May 29   NBC News & Information Service (24 hour news) ends on radio in the year 1977.   

May 29   Sue Press is first woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one on this day in history.   

May 29   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1977.   

May 30   In the year 1977 claire Goll, writer, dies at 86   

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

May 31   Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar on this day in history.   

May 31   Trans Alaska oil pipeline completed on this day in history.   

Jun 02   Forrest Lewis, actor (Great Gildersleeve, Ichabod & Me), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 19   On this day in history 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 in the year 1977.   

Jan 02   In the year 1977 erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53   

Jan 03   Avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1977 onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69   

Jan 14   Abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967   

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