Page 11: Historical Events In 1977

Jul 19   N Chernykh discovers asteroid #2228 Soyuz-Apollo   

Jul 20   Carter De Haven, actor (Courage, Great Dictator), dies at 90   

Jul 20   Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pa, results in the deaths of 80 and causing $350 mil damage.   

Jul 23   René de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79.   

Jul 23   Washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges.   

Jul 26   Gena Branscombe, composer, dies at 95.   

Jul 27   John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in US.   

Jul 28   Roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks   

Jul 28   The inaugural oil flow through the Alaska pipeline   

Jul 29   Austin Matthews, cricketer (Test Eng v NZ 1937), dies.   

Jul 30   Jorgen Ponto, West German banker, murdered   

Jul 31   Stacy Moskowitz, shot to death by Son of Sam, at 20.   

Aug 01   Francis Gary Powers, US U-2 pilot, dies at 47   

Aug 03   Alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83   

Aug 03   Radio Shack announces TRS-80 computer. Within weeks thousands were ordered.   

Aug 04   Emil Bloch, German philosopher (Principle Hope, Traces), dies at 92   

Aug 04   Pres Carter establishes Dept of Energy.   

Aug 05   Charles Carson, actor (Cry the Beloved Country), dies at 87   

Aug 09   Edward Chapman, actor (Promoter, Rembrandt), dies at 75   

Aug 10   Postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, NY, accused of being "Son of Sam" the 44 caliber killer   

Aug 10   Vince Barnett, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75.   

Aug 11   The inaugural CH-46E Sea Knight with newly developed fiberglass rotor blades was flown by Marine Corps helicopter pilots   

Aug 12   High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit.   

Aug 12   Space shuttle Enterprise makes inaugural atmospheric flight.   

Aug 13   Henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), dies   

Aug 13   inaugural test glide of the shuttle   

Aug 16   Elvis Presley, rocker, dies of heart ailment/drugs at Graceland at 42   

Aug 19   Groucho Martin, NYC, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86.   

Aug 20   NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune   

Aug 21   Octavus L "Octave" van Aerschot, actor (Scandal in Paris), dies at 87.   

Aug 22   Sebastian Cabot, actor (Mr French-Family Affair), dies at 59.   

Aug 23   Sebastian Cabot, actor (Giles French-Family Affair), dies at 59   

Aug 23   The inaugural man-powered flight of a mile (Bryan Allen in Gossamer Condor)   

Aug 26   HA Rey, author of popular constellation book, 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),