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What Happened in 1977

35 historical events, 38 notable births, and 14 notable deaths in 1977.

Major Events

January 1977

general

1977 — calendar year

culture

Eurovision Song Contest 1977 — 22nd Edition of Eurovision Song Contest

sports

1977 Formula One season — sports season

general

1977–78 UEFA Cup — 7th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA

culture

1977 in film — overview of the events of 1977 in film

general

EuroBasket 1977 — 1977 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket

sports

1977 CONCACAF Championship — 1977 edition of the CONCACAF Championship association football competition

general

1977 European Super Cup — tournament

general

Category:1977 in literature — Wikimedia category

sports

1977 Summer Universiade — multi-sport event in Sofia, Bulgaria

general

1977 Argentine Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1977

general

1977 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held at Interlagos

sports

1977 FIFA World Youth Championship — international football competition

culture

1977 in music — overview of music-related events during the year of 1977

March 1977

disaster

Tenerife airport disaster — runway collision at Los Rodeos Airport, Tenerife, 1977-03-27

war

49th Academy Awards — Award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1976

disaster

1977 Vrancea earthquake — March 1977 earthquake in Romania

general

1977 South African Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1977

July 1977

war

Ogaden War — 1977-78 Somali military offensive over the disputed Ogaden region of Ethiopia

general

1977 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1977

general

1977 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1977

August 1977

general

Wow! signal — 1977 narrowband radio signal from SETI

general

1977 Austrian Grand Prix — Austrian auto race

general

1977 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1977

October 1977

general

Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 — 1977 aircraft hijacking

culture

German Autumn — 1977 season of politically-motivated terrorist crimes in Germany which lead to the formation of cross-party crisis committees by chancellor Helmut Schmidt; widely regarded as the most serious crisis in post-WWII Germany

general

1977 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1977

May 1977

general

1977 European Cup Final — association football match

general

1977 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1977

general

1977 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1977

February 1977

general

1976 Winter Paralympics — 1976 edition of the Winter Paralympics

September 1977

culture

Torrijos–Carter Treaties — treaties signed by the United States and Panama in 1977

general

1977 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1977

June 1977

general

1977 Swedish Grand Prix — motor race

general

1977 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race