Historical Events In 1977

Jul 13   On this day in history nYC experiences 25 hr black-out   

Jul 14   In the year 1977 n Chernykh discovers asteroids #2286 Fesenkov, #2492 Kutuzov, #2509 Chukotka, #2607 Yakutia & #3213   

Jul 15   In the year 1977 konstantin Fedin, writer, dies   

Jul 19   In the year 1977 john R Powers, US director model bureau, dies at 80   

Jul 19   On this day in history n Chernykh discovers asteroid #2228 Soyuz-Apollo   

Jul 20   Carter De Haven, actor (Courage, Great Dictator), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

Jul 20   In the year 1977 flash flood hits Johnstown, Pa, kills 80 & causing $350 mil damage   

Jul 23   In the year 1977 rené de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79   

Jul 23   Washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Gena Branscombe, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

Jul 27   John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in US in the year 1977.   

Jul 28   In the year 1977 roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks   

Jul 28   The first oil flow through the Alaska pipeline in the year 1977.   

Jul 29   On this day in history austin Matthews, cricketer (Test Eng v NZ 1937), dies   

Jul 30   Jorgen Ponto, West German banker, murdered in the year 1977.   

Jul 31   On this day in history stacy Moskowitz, shot to death by Son of Sam, at 20   

Aug 01   Francis Gary Powers, US U-2 pilot, dies at 47 in the year 1977.   

Aug 03   Alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Radio Shack announces TRS-80 computer. Within weeks thousands were ordered on this day in history.   

Aug 04   Emil Bloch, German philosopher (Principle Hope, Traces), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

Aug 04   On this day in history pres Carter establishes Dept of Energy   

Aug 05   Charles Carson, actor (Cry the Beloved Country), dies at 87 in the year 1977.   

Aug 09   Edward Chapman, actor (Promoter, Rembrandt), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1977 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 11   On this day in history the first 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 12   In the year 1977 space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight   

Aug 13   First test glide of the shuttle in the year 1977.   

Aug 13   Henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), dies in the year 1977.   

Aug 16   In the year 1977 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 in the year 1977.   

Aug 20   NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune on this day in history.   

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

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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   On this day in history birth of michael Fassbender, Actor   

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of aiden Turner, British actor   

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

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   Karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe (1997) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53 in the year 1977.   

Jan 03   Avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide died in the year 1977.   

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   In the year 1977 henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69   

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   On this day in history carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80