What Happened In May 1977 - Historical Events 1977 May

Historical Events for May, 1977

1st » Thirty-six people are killed in Taksim Square, Istanbul, during the Labour Day celebrations.
9th » Hotel Polen fire: A disastrous fire burns down the Hotel Polen in Amsterdam causing 33 deaths and 21 severe injuries.
25th » Star Wars (retitled 'Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope' in 1981) is released in theaters, inspiring the Jediism religion and Geek Pride Day holiday.
28th » In Southgate, Kentucky, the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire or Beverly Hills Supper Club is engulfed in fire, killing 165 people inside.
31st » The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System completed.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1977

1st » Vera Lischka, Austrian swimmer and politician
2nd » Brian Cardinal, American basketball player
2nd » Jan Fitschen, German runner
2nd » Luke Hudson, American baseball player
2nd » Fredrik Malm, Swedish politician
2nd » Jenna von Oÿ, American actress and singer
3rd » Eric Church, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
3rd » Ryan Dempster, Canadian baseball player and sportscaster
3rd » Tyronn Lue, American basketball player and coach
3rd » Hiro Mashima, Japanese illustrator
4th » Nestoras Kommatos, Greek basketball player
4th » Emily Perkins, Canadian actress
4th » Mariano Pernía, Argentinian-Spanish footballer
4th » John Tripp (ice hockey) known as John Tripp, Canadian-German ice hockey player
5th » Virginie Efira, Belgian actress and journalist
5th » Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress
5th » Jessica Schwarz, German actress
6th » Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist
6th » Marc Chouinard, Canadian ice hockey player
6th » Mark Eaton (ice hockey) or Mark Eaton, American ice hockey player
7th » Lisa Kelly, Irish singer (Celtic Woman)
8th » Joe Bonamassa, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bloodline (band) or Bloodline and Black Country Communion)
8th » Bad News Brown (musician) called Bad News Brown, Canadian rapper, harmonica player, and actor (d. 2011)
8th » Theodoros Papaloukas, Greek basketball player
8th » Jennifer Walcott, American model and actress
9th » Averno (wrestler) or Averno, Mexican wrestler
9th » Asal Badiee, Iranian actress (d. 2013)
9th » Maggie Dixon, American basketball player and coach (d. 2006)
9th » Choi Jung-yoon, South Korean actress
9th » Iñigo Landaluze, Spanish cyclist
9th » Svein Tuft, Canadian cyclist
10th » Henri Camara, Senegalese footballer
10th » Nick Heidfeld, German race car driver
10th » Denise Ho, Hong Kong-Canadian singer and actress
10th » Chas Licciardello, Australian comedian and television host
10th » Sergei Nakariakov, Russian trumpet player
11th » Janne Ahonen, Finnish ski jumper
11th » Gonzalo Colsa, Spanish footballer
11th » Pablo Gabriel García, Uruguayan footballer
11th » Victor Matfield, South African rugby player
12th » Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player
12th » Rebecca Herbst, American actress
12th » Aivar Priidel, Estonian footballer
13th » Ilse DeLange, Dutch singer-songwriter (The Common Linnets)
13th » Anthony Q. Farrell, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter
13th » Robby Hammock, American baseball player and coach
13th » Neil Hopkins, American actor
13th » Samantha Morton, English actress and director
13th » Christopher Ralph, Canadian actor
13th » Brian Thomas Smith, American actor and producer
13th » Aleksei Terentjev, Estonian ice hockey player
14th » Sophie Anderton, English model
14th » Roy Halladay, American baseball player
14th » Ada Nicodemou, Cypriot-Australian actress
14th » Pusha T, American rapper (Clipse and Re-Up Gang)
16th » Dolcenera, Italian singer-songwriter and actress
16th » Claudia Albertario, Argentinian model and actress
16th » Jean-Sébastien Giguère, retired Canadian ice hockey player
16th » Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand actress
16th » Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer-songwriter (GusGus)
18th » Lee Hendrie, English footballer
18th » Danny Mills, English footballer
19th » Manuel Almunia, Spanish footballer
19th » Wouter Hamel, Dutch singer and guitarist
19th » Brandon Inge, American baseball player
19th » Natalia Oreiro, Uruguayan singer-songwriter and actress
19th » Kelly Sheridan, Canadian voice actress
20th » Matt Czuchry, American actor
20th » Leo Franco, Argentinian footballer
20th » Angela Goethals, American actress
20th » Chad Muska, American skateboarder
20th » Vesa Toskala, Finnish ice hockey player
20th » Tiger Tyson, American porn actor and director
21st » Quinton Fortune, South African footballer
21st » Michael Fuß, German footballer
21st » Ricky Williams, American football player
22nd » A-1 (wrestler) called A-1, Canadian bodybuilder and wrestler
22nd » Dré Bly, American football player
22nd » Tom Chambers (actor) named Tom Chambers, English actor
22nd » Tarmo Mitt, Estonian strongman
22nd » Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Fijian-Irish hurler and footballer
22nd » Vinnie Potestivo, American casting director and producer
22nd » Martin Trčka, Czech Olympic sailor
23rd » Annabel Kosten, Dutch swimmer
23rd » Ilia Kulik, Russian figure skater
24th » Prince Poppycock, American tenor
24th » Kym Valentine, Australian actress
25th » Karthi, Indian actor
25th » Andre Anis, Estonian footballer
25th » Alberto Del Rio, Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler
26th » Nikos Hatzivrettas, Greek basketball player
26th » Mark Hunter (musician) e.g Mark Hunter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Chimaira)
26th » Misaki Ito, Japanese actress and model
26th » Raina Telgemeier, American cartoonist
26th » Luca Toni, Italian footballer
27th » Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian high jumper
27th » Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
28th » Jeremy Borash, American ring announcer and sportscaster
28th » Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American talk show host and author
29th » Massimo Ambrosini, Italian footballer
29th » Marco Cassetti, Italian footballer
29th » Danny Gerard, American actor and singer
29th » António Lebo Lebo, Angolan footballer
30th » Akwá, Angolan footballer
30th » Marc Dos Santos, Canadian soccer player, coach, and manager
30th » Nathan Robertson, English badminton player
30th » Rachael Stirling, English actress
30th » Federico Vilar, Argentinian-Italian footballer
31st » Theodoros Baev, Bulgarian-Greek volleyball player
31st » Phil Devey, Canadian baseball player
31st » Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer
31st » Scott Klopfenstein, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (Reel Big Fish, The Littlest Man Band, The Scholars (band) or The Scholars, and Nuckle Brothers)
31st » Greg Leeb, Canadian ice hockey player
31st » Eric Christian Olsen, American actor
31st » Joachim Olsen, Danish shot putter
31st » Joel Ross, English radio and television host
31st » June Sarpong, English television host
31st » Moses Sichone, Zambian footballer
31st » Petr Tenkrát, Czech ice hockey player

Famous Deaths for May 1977

5th » Ludwig Erhard, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) named Chancellor of Germany (b. 1897)
9th » James Jones (author) or James Jones, American author (b. 1921)
10th » Joan Crawford, American actress (b. 1905)
13th » Mickey Spillane (mobster) e.g Mickey Spillane, American mobster (b. 1934)
16th » Modibo Keïta, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (b. 1915)
17th » Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral (b. 1892)
25th » Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian author (b. 1904)
29th » Ba Maw, Burmese politician (b. 1893)
31st » William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)

What Happened In May 1977 In History

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