1977 Calendar
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1977 Historical Event(s)
January 17, 1977
– Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by a firing squad in Utah, ending a ten-year moratorium on Capital punishment in the United States.
January 19, 1977
– President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (a.k.a. “Tokyo Rose”).
January 21, 1977
– President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all American Vietnam War draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to Canada.
February 18, 1977
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Snake in Chinese astrology.
April 27, 1977
– 28 people are killed in the Guatemala City air disaster.
July 20, 1977
– The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind control experiments.
November 22, 1977
– British Airways inaugurates a regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service.
November 25, 1977
– Former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. is found guilty by the Philippine Military Commission No. 2 and is sentenced to death by firing squad.
December 30, 1977
– For the second time, Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Who Were Born On 1977?
January 3, 1977
– Lee Bowyer, British footballer
February 27, 1977
– Ji Sung, South Korean actor
March 4, 1977
– Ana Gabriela Guevara, Mexican athlete
March 26, 1977
– Kevin Davies, English footballer
May 14, 1977
– Sophie Anderton, English model and television personality
August 6, 1977
– Leandro Amaral, Brazilian footballer
October 8, 1977
– Anne-Caroline Chausson, French mountain-bike rider
November 3, 1977
– Sean Ringgold, American actor
November 10, 1977
– Josh Barnett, American Mixed Martial Artist
November 15, 1977
– Robaire Smith, American football player