Page 3: Historical Events In 1977

Feb 06   Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris in the year 1977.   

Feb 07   On this day in history herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at 82   

Feb 07   Soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Earthquake in San Francisco CA, at 5.0, strongest since 1966 in the year 1977.   

Feb 08   Hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced in the year 1977.   

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

Feb 10   Grace Mary Williams, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1977.   

Feb 11   On this day in history 20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean)   

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

Feb 11   Off Nova Scotia fisherman catches 20.2 kg lobster off Nova Scotia; the world's heaviest known crustacean on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1977 jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77   

Feb 13   Pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic in the year 1977.   

Feb 14   On this day in history the Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge   

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   USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR in the year 1977.   

Feb 17   Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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   Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released in the year 1977.   

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

Feb 19   On this day in history shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner   

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

Feb 22   On this day in history edith Barrett, actress (Molly & Me, Ghost Ship), dies at 64   

Feb 24   President Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights in the year 1977.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 26   In the year 1977 first flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747)   

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

Feb 27   In the year 1977 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   

Feb 27   In the year 1977 judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic   

Feb 27   In the year 1977 keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada   

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

Apr 02   In the year 1977 birth of aiden Turner, British actor   

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

Apr 19   Joe Beimel, American baseball player was born in the year 1977.   

Apr 19   Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player was born in the year 1977.   

Apr 21   Karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe (1997) was born in the year 1977.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71   

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

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

Jan 17   Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 died in the year 1977.   

Jan 18   Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80 in the year 1977.