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   In the year 1977 "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 167 performances   

May 21   In the year 1977 albert Innaurato's "Gemini" premieres in NYC   

May 21   Fire in hotel Duc de Brabant Brussels, kills 19 in the year 1977.   

May 22   In the year 1977 final European scheduled run of the Orient Express (94 years)   

May 22   Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73 in the year 1977.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   USSR President Podgorny resigns in the year 1977.   

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 in the year 1977.   

May 26   "Beatlemania" opens in Winter Garden Theater on Broadway in the year 1977.   

May 26   In the year 1977 george Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center   

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

May 26   Movie "Star Wars" debuts in the year 1977.   

May 27   On this day in history 2 Boeing 747s by Pan Am & KLM collide in Canary Islands, killing 582   

May 27   NYC fines George Willig 1¢ for each of 110 stories of the World Trade Center he climbed in the year 1977.   

May 28   In the year 1977 165 killed in a fire at Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky   

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

May 29   On this day in history 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   NBC News & Information Service (24 hour news) ends on radio in the year 1977.   

May 29   On this day in history 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   Claire Goll, writer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

May 31   Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar on this day in history.   

May 31   In the year 1977 trans Alaska oil pipeline completed   

Jun 02   On this day in history forrest Lewis, actor (Great Gildersleeve, Ichabod & Me), dies at 77   

Jun 02   On this day in history nJ allows casino gambling in Atlantic City   

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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 in the year 1977.   

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

Apr 02   In the year 1977 birth of aiden Turner, British actor   

Apr 19   Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1977 death of avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide   

Jan 05   Onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1977 henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69   

Jan 14   In the year 1977 abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53   

Jan 17   Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 died in the year 1977.   

Jan 18   In the year 1977 carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80