Page 8: Historical Events In 1977

May 19   "Smokey &the Bandit" premieres in the year 1977.   

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

May 21   On this day in history "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 167 performances   

May 21   Albert Innaurato's "Gemini" premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

May 23   In the year 1977 supreme Court refuses to hear appeals of Watergate wrong doers H R Halderman, John Ehrlichman & John Mitchell   

May 24   On this day in history uSSR President Podgorny resigns   

May 25   "Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg Germany" released in the year 1977.   

May 25   Dutch social democratic party wins parliamentary election in the year 1977.   

May 25   Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome on this day in history.   

May 25   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

May 26   On this day in history "Beatlemania" opens in Winter Garden Theater on Broadway   

May 26   George Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   Jiri Reinberger, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

May 29   On this day in history goddard Lieberson, composer, dies at 66   

May 29   Janet Guthrie becomes first woman to drive in the Indianapolis 500 in the year 1977.   

May 29   NBC News & Information Service (24 hour news) ends on radio on this day in history.   

May 29   Sue Press is first woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one in the year 1977.   

May 29   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

May 30   Claire Goll, writer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history forrest Lewis, actor (Great Gildersleeve, Ichabod & Me), dies at 77   

Jun 02   NJ allows casino gambling in Atlantic City 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer   

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

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   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   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 in the year 1977.   

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

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.