Page 9: Historical Events In 1977

Jun 15   Spain's inaugural free elections since 1936   

Jun 16   "Beatlemania" opens on Broadway.   

Jun 16   Leonid Brezhnev is named president of the Soviet Union   

Jun 16   Wernher von Braun, rocket scientist (V1/V2), dies at 65 of smoking   

Jun 16   Wernher von Braun, rocket scientist, dies at age 65   

Jun 18   Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson get into a dug out altercation   

Jun 18   Space Shuttle test model "Enterprise" carries a crew aloft for inaugural time, It was fixed to a modified Boeing 747   

Jun 19   Pope Paul VI makes 19th-cen bishop John Neumann inaugural US male saint   

Jun 20   Abner Biberman, actor (Imhook-Kodiak), dies at 68.   

Jun 20   Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez.   

Jun 21   Former White House chief of staff HR Haldeman enters prison   

Jun 21   Menachem Begin (Likud), is recorded as becoming Israel's 6th PM.   

Jun 22   In the Tonga Islands a 7.2 earthquake was centered approximately 2200 kilometers north of Wellington, New Zealand   

Jun 22   In this year, Former AG John Mitchell starts 19 months in Alabama prison.   

Jun 22   Walt Disney's "The Rescuers" released   

Jun 24   IRS reveals Jimmy Carter paid no taxes in 1976   

Jun 25   Endre Szervanszky, composer, dies at 65.   

Jun 25   LBJ denies report he had a cancer during his presidency   

Jun 25   Roy C Sullivan of Va is struck by lightening for 7th time!.   

Jun 26   42 die in fire inmate leads to at Maury County Jail in Columbia Tenn.   

Jun 26   Lou Reizner, rock vocalist/producer (Rod Stewart, Tommy), dies at 43.   

Jun 27   5-4 Supreme Court decision allows lawyers to advertise.   

Jun 27   Djibouti gains independence from France (National Day)   

Jun 27   French Somaliland is recorded as becoming the independent country of Djibouti   

Jun 28   Supreme Court allows Federal control of Nixon tapes papers.   

Jun 29   Anton D Hildebrand, children's book writer (Monus), dies at 70   

Jun 29   Supreme Court ruled out death penalty for rapists of adults.   

Jun 30   Jimmy Carter cans B-1A bomber later "B-1's the B-52".   

Jun 30   Marvel Comics publish the "Kiss book" tributing the rock group Kiss.   

Jun 30   US Railway Post Office final train run (NY to Wash DC)   

Jul 01   Actor Liv Tyler (Armageddon) was born today in New York, NY. Her father is Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler. Mom is Playboy Playmate Bebe Buell   

Jul 01   Virginia Wade beats Betty Stove for Wimbeldon's woman's singles   

Jul 02   Sweden's Bj”orn B”rg won Wimbeldon men's singles over Jimmy Connors.   

Jul 02   Vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78.   

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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),