1977


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Year 1977 () was a (link displays the 1977 ).

January

 * - Queensland abolishes.
 * - erupts in eastern  (now the ).
 * - opens in.
 * - : A Swedish airliner crashes into a residential area of, killing all 22 on board.
 * - is executed by  in  (the first execution after the reintroduction of the death penalty in the USA).
 * - Scientists identify a previously unknown as the cause of the mysterious.
 * - 's worst, near , leaves 83 people dead.
 * - Prime minister,, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in.
 * - U.S. President pardons  (aka "").
 * - falls in  (despite its ordinarily ) for the only time in its history.   Snowfall has occurred farther south in the  only on the high mountains of the state of.
 * - succeeds  as the 39th.
 * - U.S. President pardons  draft evaders.
 * -  begins its phenomenally successful run on.
 * - during the.
 * - Record company sacks the controversial   group the
 * - Actor dies from a self inflicted  wound.
 * - Blizzard of 1977 hits Buffalo, NY

February

 * - 's -winning album  is released.
 * - The launches '  to dock with the ' space station.
 * - A 20.2-kg (44-lb.-9-oz.) lobster is caught off (heaviest known ).
 * - The '' test vehicle goes on its maiden "flight" while sitting on top of a, at  in.
 * - State Opening of the, by.

March

 * - The kills 1,500.
 * - driver  dies after colliding with a  at the  in.
 * - State Opening of the, by.
 * - Approximately a dozen armed s take over 3 buildings in, killing 1 person and taking more than 130 hostages. The hostage situation ends 2 days later.
 * - The between Australia and England begins at the.
 * - Tenor and the   series ' both make their   debuts. Pavarotti stars in a complete production of 's '.
 * - is founded by
 * - : a collision between and  s at, , kills 583 (the worst single aviation accident on record).

April

 * - declares independence.
 * - German Federal Prosecutor and his driver are shot by two  members while waiting at a red light near his home in . "The  Commando" later claims responsibility.
 * - The play their first-ever game of  against the.
 * - Punk band 's debut album  is released in the on.
 * -   are launched.
 * - First use of to carry live  traffic.
 * - The kills 28 people.
 * - A court sentences  members,  and  to.

May

 * - in : 34 dead, hundreds injured
 * -  is launched at by.
 * - does a  behind the back of.
 * - Marie Myriam wins the for France with her song L'oiseau et l'enfant ("The Bird and the Child").
 * - The in,  kills all 6 on board.
 * - In, , during a far-left demonstration, a hooded person shoots at the police, killing a policeman, Antonino Custrà. The scene is photographed and the picture of the hooded man shooting in the middle of the street will appear in many magazines around the world.
 * - The Party, led by, wins the elections in.
 * - commences her  tour in.
 * - Scientists report using in a lab to make.
 * - n terrorists take over a school in, northern (105 hostages), and a passenger train in Bovensmilde- route nearby (90 hostages) at the same time. On ,  storm the train; 6 terrorists and 2 hostages are killed.
 * -  opens in cinemas and subsequently becomes the then-highest grossing film of all time.
 * - climbs the South Tower of the.
 * - opens the new Air Terminal Building at.
 * - The in  kills 69 people.
 * - In, the is engulfed in fire, killing 165 inside.
 * - : becomes the first driver to win a (to date) record 4 times.

June

 * - A takes place in.
 * - The first computers go on sale.
 * - - celebrations are held in the  to celebrate twenty-five years of 's reign.
 * - After campaigning by and her anti-gay "Save Our Children" crusade,  voters overwhelmingly vote to repeal the county's  rights ordinance.
 * - escapes from  in  (he is recaptured on ).
 * - has its first democratic s, after 41 years under the  regime.
 * - was incorporated in,  as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by ,  and.
 * - The rules that states are not required to spend  funds on elective abortions.
 * - broadcasts the fake documentary "", which enters into the conspiracy theory canon.
 * -  is struck by  for the 7th time.
 * - Some 200,000 protesters march through the streets of, protesting 's anti-gay remarks and the murder of Robert Hillsborough.

July

 * - General overthrows, the very first elected Prime Minister of.
 * - The lasts for 25 hours, resulting in looting and other disorder.
 * -, Crown Princess of is born.
 * - Anti-drug campaigner disappears near Griffith,  (presumed murdered).
 * to -  in  caused by massive rainfall, kills over 75 people and causes billions in damage.
 * - The purged leader  is restored to power as the "" is expelled from the.
 * - play their last U.S. concert in Oakland, CA at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. A brawl erupts between Led Zeppelin's crew and promoter 's staff resulting in criminal assault charges for several of Led Zeppelin's entourage including drummer.
 * - is contacted by his wife and told their son Karac has died, which causes the cancellation of the remainder of Zeppelin's U.S. tour and the band would not re-emerge until.
 * - The first oil through the reaches,.
 * - Left-wing German terrorists Susanne Albrecht, Brigitte Mohnhaupt and a third person assassinate Jürgen Ponto, chairman of the in,.

August

 * - hearings on  are held.
 * August 3 - The  Model I computer is announced at a press conference.
 * - U.S. President signs legislation creating the.
 * - is captured in, , after over a year of murders in  as the.
 * - The  makes its first test free-flight from the back of a jetliner.
 * -, a operated by The  as part of the  project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the  for a notation made by a volunteer on the project.
 * August 15 - escapes from the  military hospital in.
 * - dies of a heart attack excaberated by drug problems.
 * - : The launches the  spacecraft.

September

 * - The computer is first sold.
 * - : is launched after a brief delay.
 * - : Employers Association President is kidnapped in, .   The kidnappers kill 3 escorting police officers and his chauffeur. They demand the release of  (RAF) prisoners.
 * - suffers a massive head injury in police custody in, later dying.
 * - Treaties between and the  on the status of the  are signed. The U.S. agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century.
 * - issues a resolution against the piracy of video tapes and other material, which is still cited in warnings on opening pre-credits of videocassettes and DVDs today.
 * - 's is the last execution in France.
 * - ' debut album  is released.
 * - Courageous (U.S.), skippered by Ted Turner, sweeps Australia (Australia) in 24th America's Cup.
 * - Carol joins Rockwell.
 * - A nuclear non-proliferation pact is signed by 15 countries, including the and the.
 * - The debuts at the Geneva Auto Convention.
 * - The Modern Food Stamp Program began when the Food Stamp Act of 1977 was signed into law.

October

 * - plays his final professional football game as a member of the.
 * - : Four s hijack a flight to  and demand release of 11  members (see ).
 * - releases his album .
 * - - : troopers storm a hijacked  passenger plane in, ; 3 of the 4 hijackers die.
 * - : members,  and  commit suicide in Stammheim prison;  fails (their supporters still claim they were murdered).   They are buried.
 * - blasts 3 home runs to lead the  to  victory.
 * - : Kidnapped industrialist is found killed in,.
 * - Three members of the rock band die in a charter plane crash outside  three days after the release of their album .
 * - The is founded.
 * - The last natural case is discovered in Merca district, .   The  and the  consider this date the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of  and, by extension, of modern science.
 * - police forces attack the  headquarters.
 * -  is released in the.
 * October, exact date unknown - game system is released.

November

 * -, first of the outer s known as s, is discovered by.
 * - The worst storm in ' modern history causes havoc across the Greek capital and kills 38 people.
 * - The, located above near  fails, killing 39.
 * -   discovers the tomb of  at.
 * - ian President becomes the first  leader to officially visit  when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister, seeking a permanent peace settlement.
 * - inaugurates regular  to  supersonic  service.

December

 * - First flight of 's top-secret project designated, precursor to the U.S..
 * -, president of the , crowns himself Emperor.
 * - is hijacked and crashed in, , , killing all the 100 passengers and crew aboard the flight.
 * - 's production of , adapted from his stage version of the previous year, and in which he stars with , is shown on television for the first time by . It later moves to , where it becomes an annual attraction for many years. The production eventually becomes the most popular video version of the ballet.

Undated

 * is created by.
 * 's change such that children's surnames can come from either the mother or the father, not just from the father.
 * The volcano erupts in Japan.
 * is awarded the.
 * 's lyrics are returned after a 24 year period, with name omitted.
 * rock group is formed.

January-February

 * -, Czech ice hockey player
 * -, Japanese voice actress (seiyū)
 * -, British model
 * -, American actor and architect
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American singer
 * -, British actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, Japanese footballer
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American football player
 * -, American musician
 * -, Canadian hockey player


 * -, American musician
 * -, Colombian musician
 * -, Puerto Rican musician
 * -, British sailor
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American actress
 * -, Venezuelan artist
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, American football player
 * -, American musician
 * -, Irish computer scientist
 * -, American guitarist and songwriter
 * -, Italian footballer
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American television host
 * -, Estonian skier
 * -, South Korean actor

March-April

 * -, Dutch athlete
 * -, British musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, Irish singer
 * -, Mexican track and field athlete
 * -, German footballer
 * -, American jazz musician
 * -, British cartoonist
 * -, Spanish-born basketball player
 * -, American wrestler
 * -, Irish-born rugby impersonator
 * -, Irish rugby player
 * -, German-born swimmer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American dancer and actress
 * -, British radio disc jockey
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Canadian singer
 * -, American DJ
 * -, bassist of the American alternative rock band
 * -, American actress
 * -, Czechoslovakian (now ) hockey player
 * -, Australian rugby league player
 * -, Brazilian race car driver
 * -, American actor


 * -, Musician, CITV Presenter
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American federal government intern (d. )
 * -, Swedish footballer
 * -, Canadian figure skater
 * -, Polish strongman
 * -, Antillean baseball player
 * -, American professional wrestler, actor and singer
 * -, Puerto Rican baseball player
 * -, Belarusian writer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor

May-June

 * -, American footballer
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, South Korean actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, Argentine basketball player
 * -, South Korean actress
 * -, German race car driver
 * -, South African rugby player
 * -, Scottish snooker player
 * -, American actress
 * -, British actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Australian actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * -, Russian figure skater
 * -, Japanese actress
 * -, Italian footballer
 * -, Algerian athlete
 * -, Dutch soccer player
 * -, American talkshow host
 * -, British actress
 * -, Canadian baseball player
 * -, Italian swimmer
 * -, British television presenter
 * -, American musician
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Danish athlete
 * -, American actor
 * -, British disc jockey
 * -, British television presenter
 * -, Zambian footballer
 * -, Czech ice hockey player


 * -, American voice actress
 * -, Polish footballer
 * -, American rapper and record producer
 * -, Indian civil servant
 * -, Serbian basketball player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American football player
 * -, Australian rugby league player
 * -, German ice hockey player
 * -, American singer-songwriter
 * -, Spanish footballer
 * -, Polish footballer

July-August

 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, Chinese basketball player
 * -, American impersonator
 * - a Canadian  player in the
 * -, American musician
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, English musician
 * -, English stunt performer
 * -, Singaporean writer, poet and playwright
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Pakistani journalist, software engineer, and broadcaster
 * -, Iranian football player
 * -, Australian-born musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, Argentine basketball player
 * -, lead singer in rock band Lostprophets
 * -, American football player
 * -, American football player


 * -, American musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, British Internet entrepreneur
 * -, American football player
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, American football player
 * -, Australian swimmer
 * - Matthew "Doc" Jones, American Marine Corpsman and Diver
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, Italian gymnast
 * -, French footballer
 * -, Finnish singer
 * -, Argentine rugby player
 * -, Argentine rugby player
 * -, Norwegian ski jumper
 * -, Danish footballer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Portuguese footballer
 * -, American football player
 * -, German guitarist
 * -, Polish footballer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Australian rocker and songwriter

September-October

 * -, American football player
 * -, Mali player
 * -, American rapper
 * -, American musician
 * -, Japanese singer-songwriter
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, English rugby league player
 * -, South Korean singer and actress
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Estonian javelin thrower
 * -, South Korean golfer
 * -, Serbian model and actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, New Zealand actress
 * -, Colombian journalist and newsreader
 * -, American skier
 * -, Bristish Skeleton Racer
 * -, Canadian latex model
 * -, Canadian basketball player
 * -, American musician
 * -, New Zealand footballer
 * -, Canadian footballer
 * -, Boston interior designer
 * -, German footballer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Swiss/Liberian footballer
 * -, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Missing Australian toddler

November-December

 * -, British singer and songwriter
 * -, British actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American model and actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Portuguese actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, New Zealand-born singer
 * -, Chinese actor and singer
 * -, American rapper
 * -, Ukrainian figure skater
 * -, South African swimmer
 * -, Australian rugby league player
 * -, American gymnast
 * -, American football player
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Italian cyclist
 * -, adult film actress
 * -, American basketball player


 * -, Polish ski jumper
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, English drummer
 * -, American boxer
 * -, French rugby union player
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, Irish rugby union player
 * -, American models
 * -, Chechen wrestler and Olympic gold medalist
 * -, Saudi Arabian hijacker
 * -, American actress
 * -, English rugby league player
 * -, American comic book artist
 * -, American football player
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, American chef
 * -, American football player
 * -, American boxer
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, American basketball player

January - March

 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American historian, polymath, and theorist of the evolution of civilizations (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, English-born actor (b. )
 * -, French author (b. )
 * -, American murderer (executed) (b. )
 * -,  (b. )
 * -, French singer and actress (b. )
 * -, Italian poet (b. )
 * -, New York restaurateur (b. )
 * -, South African cricketer (b. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (b. )


 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Hungarian mathematician (b. )
 * -, British author and politician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )


 * -, silent screen star (b. )
 * -, Colombian writer (b. )
 * -, British Formula race car driver (b. )
 * -, American geologist and paleontologist (b. )
 * -, leader of the Lebanese Druze (b. )
 * -, President of The Republic of the Congo (assassinated) (b. )
 * -, Indian communist leader (b. )
 * -, British composer and actress (b. )
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * -, Egyptian singer and actor (b. )

April - June

 * -,   manufacturer and executive in  (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish clergyman (b. )
 * -, German soccer coach (b. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (b. )


 * -, (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )


 * -, Film actor (b. )
 * -, English physiologist, laureate (b. )
 * -, German-born rocket scientist (b. )
 * -, English Chief Girl Guide (b. )
 * -, Iranian sociologist (b. )

July - September

 * -, Russian-born writer (b. )
 * -, American women's rights activist (b. )
 * -, Swedish pilot (b. )
 * -, Paraguayan footballer (b. )


 * -, and first  (b. )
 * -, English physiologist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American actor, writer, and musician (b. )
 * -, American singer and actor (b. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (b. )


 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, British mathematician (b. )
 * -, American film and stage actor (b. )
 * -, South African activist (b. )
 * -, English conductor (b. )
 * -, English musician (b. )
 * -, American-born soprano (b. )

October - December

 * -, , , &  (b. )
 * -, Maltese actor (b. )
 * -, American singer and actor (b. )
 * - Members of the American rock group killed in a plane crash:
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * -, American businessman and racetrack owner (b. )


 * -, French comic book writer (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born singer and actress (b. )
 * -, World War II German general, branded the "Scapegoat of " (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Canadian war hero (b. )
 * -, American jazz musician (b. )
 * -, General of The Salvation Army (b. )
 * -, French director (b. )
 * -, Colombian writer (b. )
 * -, English-born comedian (b. )