1977

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century–20th century–21st century
Decades:	1940s1950s1960s–1970s–1980s1990s2000s
Years:	197419751976–1977–197819791980

1977 in othercalendars

Gregorian calendar	1977 MCMLXXVII
Ab urbe condita	2730
Armenian calendar	1426 ԹՎ ՌՆԻԶ
Assyrian calendar	6727
Bahá'í calendar	133–134
Balinese saka calendar	1898–1899
Bengali calendar	1384
Berber calendar	2927
British Regnal year	25Eliz. 2– 26Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar	2521
Burmese calendar	1339
Byzantine calendar	7485–7486
Chinese calendar	Bính thầnNăm(FireDragon) 4673 or 4613 — to — Đinh Tị năm(FireSnake) 4674 or 4614
Coptic calendar	1693–1694
Discordian calendar	3143
Ethiopian calendar	1969–1970
Hebrew calendar	5737–5738
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	2033–2034
-Shaka Samvat	1898–1899
-Kali Yuga	5077–5078
Holocene calendar	11977
Igbo calendar	977–978
Iranian calendar	1355–1356
Islamic calendar	1397–1398
Japanese calendar	Shōwa52 ( chiêu cùng ５２ năm )
Javanese calendar	1908–1909
Juche calendar	66
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4310
Minguo calendar	ROC66 Dân quốc 66 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	509
Thai solar calendar	2520
Tibetan calendar	Dương hỏa long năm (male Fire-Dragon) 2103 or 1722 or 950 — to — Âm hỏa xà năm (female Fire-Snake) 2104 or 1723 or 951
Unix time	220924800 – 252460799

1977(MCMLXXVII) was acommon yearstarting on Saturdayof theGregorian calendar,the 1977th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 977th year of the2nd millennium,the 77th year of the20th century,and the 8th year of the1970sdecade.

Events

The Atari video game system

• January 3–Apple Computerisincorporated
• February 18–2000 AD,a Britishcomic,is first published
• March 10– Therings of Uranusare discovered
• April 22–Optical fiberis first used to carry live telephone traffic
• May 25–George Lucas'Star Warsopens in movie theaters
• June –Hot Press,an Irish music magazine debuts
• June 16- President of theSoviet UnionNikolai Podgorny resigns and former PresidentLeonid Brezhnevbecomes Head of State of USSR once again, becoming first Russian Head of State to serve in non-consecutive terms.
• June 27–Djiboutireceives its independence from France
• July 13– TheNew York City blackout of 1977lasts for 25 hours
• August 7–Mount Usuvolcano in Japan erupts
• September 11–Atari, Inc.releases itsVideo Computer Systemin North America
• October 18–Reggie Jacksonhits 3home runsto lead theNew York Yankeesto aWorld Seriesvictory over theLos Angeles Dodgers
• November –Blue Öyster Cultrelease their albumSpectres
• November 13–Shirley JonesandMarty Ingelsmarry
• December 20–DjiboutiandVietnamjoin theUnited Nations

Births

Adam Małyszat the2010 Winter Olympics

• January 8–Amber Benson,American actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• January 13–Orlando Bloom,Englishactor (The Lord of the Ringsmovie trilogy,Troy)
• January 28–Daunte Culpepper,NFLquarterback
• February 2–Shakira,Colombianmusician
• February 3–Daddy Yankee,Puerto Ricansinger
• February 14–Cadel Evans,first AustralianTour de Francewinner
• March 2–Chris Martin,English singer (Coldplay)
• March 8–James Van Der Beek,American actor
• April 9–Gerard Way,American singer (My Chemical Romance)
• April 14–Sarah Michelle GellarAmerican actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• April 23–John Cena,American professional wrestler, hip hop musician and actor
• May 8–Bad News Brown,Canadianmusician(d.2011)
• May 19–Natalia Oreiro,Uruguayansinger
• May 22 – djBJoRN, Canadian/Swedish DJ and producer
• June 8 - Kanye West, Rapper, Fashion Artist
• June 10–Schapelle Corby,Australiancriminal
• July 1–Naofumi Yamamoto,Japaneseprofessional wrestler
• July 8–Milo Ventimiglia,American actor
• July 14–Princess Victoria of Sweden,heiress apparentofSweden
• July 17–M.I.A.,English musician
• August 3–Oscar Pereiro,Spanishcyclist
• August 4–Yūko Kohara,Japanesemanga artist
• August 17–William Gallas,Frenchfootballer
• August 17 –Thierry Henry,French footballer
• August 24–Robert Enke,Germanfootballer
• August 31–Jeff Hardy,Americanwrestler
• September 15–Angela Aki,Japanese singer
• September 20–Namie Amuro,Japanese singer
• September 26–Hugo de Jonge,Dutch politician
• November 10–Brittany Murphy,American actress
• November 16–Oksana Baiul,Ukrainianfigure skater
• December 1–Melinda Doolittle,American singer
• December 3–Adam Małysz,Polishski jumper
• December 7–Dominic Howard,English musician (Muse)

Deaths

January

Anthony Eden

• January 14–Anthony Eden,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(b.1897)

February

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

• February 9–Queen Alia,Queen of Jordan (b.1948)
• February 11–Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed,5thPresident of India(b.1905)

March

Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

• March 4–Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk,Chancellor of Germany(b.1887)

April

• April 5–Carlos Prío Socarrás,President of Cuba(suicide) (b.1903)

May

Ludwig Erhard

Joan Crawford

Modibo Keïta

• May 5–Ludwig Erhard,Chancellor of Germany(b.1897)
• May 10–Joan Crawford,American actress (b.1904)
• May 16–Modibo Keïta,1stPresident of Mali(b.1915)

June

Roberto Rossellini

• June 3–Roberto Rossellini,Italian movie director, father ofIsabella Rossellini,husband ofIngrid Bergman(b.1906)
• June 16–Wernher von Braun,German-born American rocket scientist (b.1912)

July

Vladimir Nabokov

• July 2–Vladimir Nabokov,Russian writer (b.1899)
• July 25–David Toro,President of Bolivia(b.1898)

August

Elvis Presley

Groucho Marx

• August 16–Elvis Presley,American singer (b.1935)
• August 19–Groucho Marx,American actor (b.1890)

September

Maria Callas

• September 16–Marc Bolan,British pop singer (b. 1947)
• September 16–Maria Callas,Greek-American soprano (b.1923)
• September 18–Paul Bernays,Swiss mathematician (b.1888)

October

Bing Crosby

• October 14–Bing Crosby,American actor and singer (b.1903)
• October 18–Andreas Baader,German terrorist (b.1943)

November

• November 14–A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,Indian religion leader (b.1896)

December

Charlie Chaplin

• December 5–Katherine Milhous,American illustrator and children's book author (b.1894)
• December 10–Adolph Rupp,American basketball coach (b.1901)
• December 25–Charlie Chaplin,English actor (b.1889)

Nobel Prizes

• Nobel Prize in Physicsshared byPhilip Warren Anderson,SirNevill Francis Mott,andJohn Hasbrouck Van Vleck
• Nobel Prize in Chemistrywon byIlya Prigogine,Belgianphysical chemist
• Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicineshared byRoger Guillemin,Andrew Schally,andRosalyn Yalowfor their work onneurohormones
• Nobel Prize in Literaturewon byVicente Aleixandre,Spanishpoet
• Nobel Peace Prizewon byAmnesty International,a group focused onhuman rights
• Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences–Bertil Ohlin,a Swedisheconomistandpolitician,andJames Meade,a British economist

Movies released

Model of spacecraft fromClose Encounters of the Third Kind

• Annie Hall,winner of 4Academy Awards
• Candleshoe,starringDavid Niven,Helen Hayes,andJodie Foster
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind,directed bySteven Spielberg
• The Gauntlet
• The Deep,directed byPeter Yates
• The Goodbye Girl,winningAcademy Award for Best ActorforRichard Dreyfuss
• Saturday Night Fever,starringJohn TravoltaandKaren Lynn Gorney
• Smokey and the Bandit
• The Spy Who Loved Me,the tenthJames Bondmovie
• Star Wars

Hit songs

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakersin 2013

• "Alison" –Elvis Costello
• "American Girl" –Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• "Amoureuse de la vie" –Dalida
• "Angel In Your Arms" –Hot
• "Another Star" –Stevie Wonder
• "April Sun In Cuba" – Dragon
• "As" –Stevie Wonder
• "Baby What A Big Surprise" –Chicago
• "Barracuda" –Heart
• "Black Betty" –Ram Jam
• "Blue Bayou" –Linda Ronstadt
• "Boogie Nights" –Heatwave
• "California" –Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• "Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft" –The Carpenters
• "Captain Sky" –Dalida
• "Carry On Wayward Son" –Kansas
• "Cold As Ice" –Foreigner
• "Come Sail Away" –Styx
• "Complete Control" –The Clash
• "Coyote" –Joni Mitchell
• "Dancing In The Moonlight(It's Caught Me In The Spotlight)" –Thin Lizzy
• "Dancing The Night Away" –The Motors
• "Daytime Friends" –Kenny Rogers
• "Disco Inferno" –The Trammps
• "Do Anything You Wanna Do" –Eddie and the Hotrods
• "Don't Believe A Word" –Thin Lizzy
• "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" –Crystal Gayle
• "Don't Stop" –Fleetwood Mac
• "Down To Zero" –Joan Armatrading
• "Dr Love" –Tina Charles
• "Dreamboat Annie" –Heart
• "Fanfare For The Common Man" –Emerson Lake and Palmer
• "Father Christmas" –The Kinks
• "Feels Like The First Time" –Foreigner
• "Femme est la Nuit" –Dalida
• "Fly Like An Eagle" –Steve Miller Band
• "(Get A)Grip(On Yourself)" –The Stranglers
• "Give A Little Bit" –Supertramp
• "Go Your Own Way" –Fleetwood Mac
• "God Save The Queen" –The Sex Pistols
• "Heard It In A Love Song" –Marshall Tucker
• "Heartsong" –Gordon Giltrap
• "Hello Stranger" –Yvonne Elliman
• "Help Is On It's Way" –Little River Band
• "Here Come Those Tears Again" –Jackson Browne
• "Heroes" –David Bowie
• "Holidays In The Sun" –The Sex Pistols
• "I Need A Man" –Grace Jones
• "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" –Warren Zevon
• "I'm In You" –Peter Frampton
• "In The Flesh" –Blondie
• "Jamming/Punky Reggae Party" –Bob Marley and the Wailers
• "Jet Airliner" –Steve Miller Band
• "Jungle Love" –Steve Miller Band
• "Killing of Georgie, Pt. 1-2" –Rod Stewart
• "Let There Be Rock" –AC/DC
• "Lido Shuffle" –Boz Scaggs
• "Life In The Fast Lane" –The Eagles
• "Like A Huricane" –Neil Young
• "Livin' Thing" –Electric Light Orchestra
• "Living Next Door To Alice" –Smokie
• "Lonely Boy" –Andrew Gold
• "Love Is The Answer" –Utopia
• "Ma Baker" –Boney M
• "Magazine Madonna –Sherbet
• "Mannequin" –Wire
• "Margaritaville" –Jimmy Buffett
• "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) –Paul McCartney & Wings
• "Memory Motel" –The Rolling Stones
• "More Than A Feeling" –Boston
• "Motorhead" –Motorhead
• "No More Heroes" –The Stranglers
• "Nobody Does It Better" –Carly Simon
• "Peaches/Go Buddy Go" –The Stranglers
• "Pearl's A Singer" –Elkie Brooks
• "Portsmouth" –Mike Oldfield
• "The Pretender" –Jackson Browne
• "Pretty Vacant" –The Sex Pistols
• "Really Free" –John OtwayandWild Willy Barrett
• "Remember... C'était loin" –Dalida&Richard Chanfrayas St-Germain
• "Rip To Her Shreds" –Blondie
• "Rockaria" –Electric Light Orchestra
• "Rockin' All Over The World" –Status Quo
• "Rose Of Cimarron(EP)" –Poco
• "Salma Ya Salama" –Dalida
• "Save It For A Rainy Day" –Stephen Bishop
• "Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll" –Ian Dury
• "She's Not There" –Santana
• "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" –The Ramones
• "Smoke On The Water"–Deep Purple
• "Solsbury Hill" –Peter Gabriel
• "Something Better Change/Straighten Out" –The Stranglers
• "Sometimes When We Touch"-Dan Hill
• "Sound And Vision" –David Bowie
• "Things We Do For Love" –10cc
• "This Is Tomorrow" –Bryan Ferry
• "Ti Amo (Je t'aime)" –Dalida
• "Tie Your Mother Down" –Queen
• "2-4-6-8 Motorway" –Tom Robinson Band
• "Tumbling Dice" –Linda Ronstadt
• "Walk This Way" –Aerosmith
• "Watching The Detectives" –Elvis Costello
• "We Are The Champions" –Queen
• "We Will Rock You" –Queen
• "We Just Disagree" –Dave Mason
• "White Riot" –The Clash
• "Whole Wide World" –Wreckless Eric
• "Wild Side Of Life" –Status Quo
• "Wonderous Stories" –Yes
• "Year Of The Cat" –Al Stewart
• "You And Me" –Alice Cooper
• "You Yesyesyes" –The Residents
• "You're In My Heart" –Rod Stewart
• "You're Moving Out Today" –Carole Bayer Sager
• "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher" –Rita Coolidge
• "Your Song" –Billy Paul

New books

Irwin Shawin 1948

• The Amityville Horror–Jay Anson
• Beggarman, Thief–Irwin Shaw
• Bloodline–Sidney Sheldon
• A Bonus–Elizabeth Smart
• The Chancellor Manuscript–Robert Ludlum
• Child of the Morning–Pauline Gedge
• The Complete Book of Running–Jim Fixx
• Daniel Martin–John Fowles
• Dreams Die First–Harold Robbins
• The Honourable Schoolboy–John le Carré
• How to Save Your Own Life–Erica Jong
• Illusions–Richard Bach
• James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me–Christopher Wood
• Oliver's Story–Erich Segal
• The Plague Dogs–Richard Adams
• Rage–Richard Bachman
• Refiner's Fire–Mark Helprin
• A Scanner Darkly–Philip K. Dick
• The Sea, The Sea–Iris Murdoch
• The Shining–Stephen King
• The Silmarillion–J. R. R. Tolkien
• The Slave Girl–Buchi Emecheta
• Song of Solomon–Toni Morrison
• Terms of Endearment–Larry McMurtry
• The Thorn Birds–Colleen McCullough
• The True American, A Folk Fable–Melvin Van Peebles
• The Wars–Timothy Findley
• Rocky Marciano. Biography of A First Son–Everett M. Skehan