What Happened In December 1977 In History

Historical Events for December, 1977

• 4th » Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire.
• 4th » Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, killing 100.
• 5th » Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen. The move is in retaliation for the Declaration of Tripoli against Egypt.
• 6th » South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
• 13th » A Douglas DC-3 DC-3 aircraft chartered from the Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana-based Cobham Aviation Services Australia National Jet crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support
• 20th » Djibouti and Vietnam join the United Nations.
• 25th » Prime Minister of Israel e.g Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with President of Egypt or its president Anwar Sadat.
• 30th » For the second time, Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1977

• 1st » Brad Delson, American guitarist and producer (Linkin Park)
• 1st » Jared Fogle, American spokesman
• 1st » Lee McKenzie, Scottish journalist
• 1st » Akiva Schaffer, American actor, rapper, director, producer, and screenwriter (The Lonely Island)
• 1st » Nate Torrence, American actor
• 2nd » Siyabonga Nomvethe, South African footballer
• 3rd » Chad Durbin, American baseball player
• 3rd » Troy Evans (American football) e.g Troy Evans, American football player
• 3rd » Adam Małysz, Polish ski jumper
• 4th » Big Pokey, American rapper (Screwed Up Click)
• 4th » Morten Veland, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter (Sirenia, Tristania (band) e.g Tristania, and Mortemia)
• 5th » Peter van der Vlag, Dutch footballer
• 6th » Kevin Cash, American baseball player and coach
• 6th » Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer and coach
• 6th » Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer
• 7th » Eric Chavez, American baseball player
• 7th » Dominic Howard, English drummer and producer (Muse (band) e.g Muse)
• 8th » Elsa Benítez, Mexican model and television host
• 8th » Sébastien Chabal, French rugby player
• 8th » Priit Narusk, Estonian skier
• 8th » Ryan Newman, American race car driver
• 8th » Aleksandra Olsza, Polish tennis player
• 9th » Saskia Garel, Jamaican-Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
• 9th » Shayne Graham, American football player
• 9th » Imogen Heap, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Frou Frou (band) known as Frou Frou and Urban Species)
• 10th » Mr. Águila, Mexican wrestler
• 10th » Emmanuelle Chriqui, Canadian actress
• 11th » Brandon Rogers (singer) known as Brandon Rogers, American singer
• 11th » Mark Streit, Swiss ice hockey player
• 12th » Erica Dahm, American model and actress
• 12th » Jaclyn Dahm, American model and actress
• 12th » Nicole Dahm, American model and actress
• 12th » Bridget Hall, American model
• 12th » Orlando Hudson, American baseball player
• 12th » Dean Macey, English decathlete
• 12th » Grete Treier, Estonian cyclist
• 12th » Colin White (ice hockey) or Colin White, Canadian ice hockey player
• 13th » Tupele Dorgu, English actress
• 13th » Sascha Kindred, German-English swimmer
• 13th » Charlotte Milchard, English actress
• 13th » Peter Stringer, Irish rugby player
• 14th » Brain Damage (wrestler) or Brain Damage, American wrestler (d. 2012)
• 14th » Jamie Peacock, English rugby player
• 15th » Geoff Stults, American actor and producer
• 16th » Éric Bélanger, Canadian ice hockey player
• 16th » Sylvain Distin, French footballer
• 17th » Arnaud Clément, French tennis player
• 17th » Oxana Fedorova, Russian model, actress, and singer, Miss Universe 2002
• 17th » Samuel Påhlsson, Swedish ice hockey player
• 17th » Katheryn Winnick, Canadian actress
• 18th » Axwell, Swedish DJ and producer (Swedish House Mafia)
• 18th » José Acevedo (baseball) or José Acevedo, Dominican baseball player
• 18th » Claudia Gesell, German runner
• 19th » Jorge Garbajosa, Spanish basketball player
• 21st » A. J. Bowen, American actor
• 21st » Toby Rand, Australian singer-songwriter (Juke Kartel)
• 22nd » Steve Kariya, Canadian ice hockey player
• 23rd » Matt Baker (television presenter) known as Matt Baker, English television host
• 23rd » Alge Crumpler, American football player
• 23rd » Jari Mäenpää, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Wintersun, Ensiferum, and Arthemesia)
• 23rd » Paul Shirley, American basketball player and blogger
• 24th » Gil Seong-joon, South Korean singer, rapper, comedian and music producer
• 25th » Uhm Ji-won, South Korean actress
• 25th » Priya Anjali Rai, Indian-American porn actress
• 25th » Israel Vázquez, Mexican boxer
• 26th » Sofia Bekatorou, Greek sailor
• 26th » Adrienn Hegedűs, Hungarian tennis player
• 27th » Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress
• 28th » Shane Elford, Australian rugby player
• 28th » Vanessa Ferlito, American actress
• 29th » Jimmy Journell, American baseball player
• 29th » Katherine Moennig, American actress
• 30th » Laila Ali, American boxer and actress
• 30th » Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player
• 30th » Saša Ilić (footballer born 1977) or Saša Ilić, Serbian footballer
• 30th » Scott Lucas (footballer) called Scott Lucas, Australian footballer
• 30th » Kenyon Martin, American basketball player
• 30th » Kazuyuki Toda, Japanese footballer
• 30th » Lucy Punch, English actress
• 31st » Psy, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer
• 31st » Wardy Alfaro, Costa Rican footballer
• 31st » Donald Trump, Jr., American businessman

Famous Deaths for December 1977

• 5th » Katherine Milhous, American author and illustrator (b. 1894)
• 5th » Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Russian marshal and politician, Minister of Defence (Soviet Union) or Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union (b. 1895)
• 7th » Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-American engineer (b. 1906)
• 10th » Adolph Rupp, American basketball player and coach (b. 1901)
• 12th » Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill, English wife of Winston Churchill (b. 1885)
• 15th » Wilfred Kitching, English evangelist, 7th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1893)
• 16th » Risto Jarva, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
• 18th » Michio Nishizawa, Japanese baseball player and manager (b. 1921)
• 24th » Samael Aun Weor, Colombian author and educator (b. 1917)
• 25th » Charlie Chaplin, English actor and director (b. 1889)
• 26th » Howard Hawks, American director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
• 28th » Karin Grech e.g Karen Grech, Maltese terrorism victim (b. 1962)
• 31st » Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1924)

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