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) 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 in the year 1977.   

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   On this day in history "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   In the year 1977 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 on this day in history.   

May 26   On this day in history george Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center   

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

May 26   On this day in history movie "Star Wars" debuts   

May 27   2 Boeing 747s by Pan Am & KLM collide in Canary Islands, killing 582 in the year 1977.   

May 27   NYC fines George Willig 1¢ for each of 110 stories of the World Trade Center he climbed on this day in history.   

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

May 28   Jiri Reinberger, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1977.   

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

May 29   In the year 1977 janet Guthrie becomes first woman to drive in the Indianapolis 500   

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   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1977.   

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 in the year 1977.   

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

Jun 02   In the year 1977 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 in the year 1977.   

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

Apr 02   Aiden Turner, British actor was born in the year 1977.   

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   In the year 1977 birth of dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player   

Apr 21   In the year 1977 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   On this day in history onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74   

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

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   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 on this day in history.