Historical Events In 1977

Feb 06   On this day in history alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris   

Feb 07   Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1977 soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts   

Feb 08   Earthquake in San Francisco CA, at 5.0, strongest since 1966 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1977 hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced   

Feb 09   In the year 1977 denys Amiel, French dramatist/playwright (Le mouton noir), dies at 92   

Feb 10   On this day in history grace Mary Williams, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 11   20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean) in the year 1977.   

Feb 11   Louis J M Beel, Dutch premier (1946-48, 58-59), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1977 off Nova Scotia fisherman catches 20.2 kg lobster off Nova Scotia; the world's heaviest known crustacean   

Feb 13   On this day in history eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship   

Feb 13   Jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77 in the year 1977.   

Feb 13   On this day in history pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic   

Feb 14   The Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto in the year 1977.   

Feb 15   Social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election in the year 1977.   

Feb 16   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR   

Feb 17   Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76 in the year 1977.   

Feb 18   On this day in history george Harrison releases "True Love"   

Feb 18   In the year 1977 the first space shuttle, Enterprise, makes its maiden flight (carried atop a Boeing 747), over the Mojave Desert.   

Feb 19   In the year 1977 fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released   

Feb 19   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island in the year 1977.   

Feb 19   Shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner in the year 1977.   

Feb 21   On this day in history 74 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY   

Feb 22   Edith Barrett, actress (Molly & Me, Ghost Ship), dies at 64 in the year 1977.   

Feb 24   President Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Soyuz 24 returns to Earth in the year 1977.   

Feb 26   Bukka White, rocker, dies at 43 in the year 1977.   

Feb 26   First flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747) on this day in history.   

Feb 27   In the year 1977 allison Hayes, actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman), dies at 47   

Feb 27   In Toronto, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones rock group is arrested by the RCMP and charged with possession of heroin with intent to traffic and possession of cocaine in the year 1977.   

Feb 27   Judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic in the year 1977.   

Feb 27   Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada on this day in history.   

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Jan 18   Curtis Cregan, American actor was born in the year 1977.   

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

Apr 02   In the year 1977 birth of michael Fassbender, Actor   

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

Jan 02   Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide   

Jan 05   On this day in history onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74   

Jan 09   Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1977 abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53   

Jan 17   Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 died on this day in history.   

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