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What Happened On 5th September 1977 In History

September 5th (1977) was a Monday. It's the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 118 days left to the end of the year.

Historical Events for 5th September, 1977

  • » Hanns Martin Schleyer is kidnapped in Cologne, West Germany by the Red Army Faction and is later murdered.
  • » Voyager program: Voyager 1 is launched after a brief delay.

Famous Birthdays on September 5 in 1977

  • » Rosevelt Colvin, American football player and sportscaster
  • » Joseba Etxeberria, Spanish footballer
  • » Minoru Fujita, Japanese wrestler
  • » Nazr Mohammed, American basketball player

September 5th Famous Deaths for 1977

  • » George Barnes (musician) e.g George Barnes, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Three Suns) (b. 1921)
  • » Marcel Thiry, Belgian poet and activist (b. 1897)

September 5th Holidays in History

  • » Christian Calendar of saints named feast day:
  • » Bertin
  • » Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
  • » Genebald
  • » Zechariah (priest) Zechariah and Elizabeth (biblical figure) Elisabeth (Anglican Church Anglican and Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • » Gregorio Aglipay (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • » September 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Earliest date on which Jeûne genevois can fall, while September 11 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday after the first Sunday of September. (Canton of Geneva)
  • » Jupiter Stator, commemorates that Jupiter (mythology) e.g Jupiter helped Romulus to stop the Sabines or Sabine invasion under Titus Tatius. (Roman Empire)

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