Page 3: Historical Events In 1977

Feb 06   Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at 82 in the year 1977.   

Feb 07   In the year 1977 soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts   

Feb 08   Earthquake in San Francisco CA, at 5.0, strongest since 1966 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1977 hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced   

Feb 09   Denys Amiel, French dramatist/playwright (Le mouton noir), dies at 92 in the year 1977.   

Feb 10   On this day in history grace Mary Williams, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 11   20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean) in the year 1977.   

Feb 11   Louis J M Beel, Dutch premier (1946-48, 58-59), dies at 74 in the year 1977.   

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

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   The Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge in the year 1977.   

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   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR   

Feb 17   On this day in history quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76   

Feb 18   George Harrison releases "True Love" in the year 1977.   

Feb 18   The first space shuttle, Enterprise, makes its maiden flight (carried atop a Boeing 747), over the Mojave Desert on this day in history.   

Feb 19   Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released in the year 1977.   

Feb 19   On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Feb 19   Shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner on this day in history.   

Feb 21   74 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY in the year 1977.   

Feb 22   Edith Barrett, actress (Molly & Me, Ghost Ship), dies at 64 in the year 1977.   

Feb 24   President Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history soyuz 24 returns to Earth   

Feb 26   On this day in history bukka White, rocker, dies at 43   

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

Feb 27   Allison Hayes, actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman), dies at 47 in the year 1977.   

Feb 27   On this day in history 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   Judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada 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 in the year 1977.   

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

Apr 02   Aiden Turner, British actor was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 19   Joe Beimel, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1977.   

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   On this day in history death of gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967   

Jan 18   Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80 on this day in history.