What happened in 1977?

Ogaden War

Wars & Conflicts · Ethiopia

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

First Shaba War

Wars & Conflicts

Historical military conflict

Siege of Barentu

Wars & Conflicts · Barentu

1977 battle of the Eritrean War of Independence

Battle of Massawa

Wars & Conflicts · Massawa

1977–8 battle of the Eritrean War of Independence

Battle of Jijiga

Wars & Conflicts · Jijiga

1977 battle between Somalia and Ethiopia

Battle of Lewisham

Wars & Conflicts · Lewisham

1977 clash between fascist demonstrators and counter-protesters in London, UK

Battle of Dire Dawa

Wars & Conflicts · Dire Dawa

1977 series of battles between Ethiopia and Somalia

Battle of Harar

Wars & Conflicts · Harar

1978 battle during the Ogaden War

Battle of Godey

Wars & Conflicts · Gode

1977 battle

Mozambican Civil War

Wars & Conflicts · People's Republic of Mozambique

1977–1992 civil war in Mozambique

Patikul massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Patikul

1977 killing of soldiers in the Philippines

Chouf massacres

Wars & Conflicts · Chouf District

Series of attacks on Christian communities in Lebanon

Opération Lamantin

Wars & Conflicts · Mauritania

1977 French military intervention

Operation Dingo

Wars & Conflicts · Chimoio

1977 military operation

Somali invasion of Ogaden

Wars & Conflicts · Ogaden

1977 invasion of Somalia in the Ethiopian territory

1977 Seychelles coup d'état

Politics & Government · Victoria

Political coup in the (Seychelles)

Gleneagles Agreement

Politics & Government · Gleneagles Hotel

Signed and held at the Gleneagles Hotel

1977 Angolan coup d'état attempt

Politics & Government · Angola

Failed coup in Angola

1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny

Politics & Government · Tejgaon Airport

Failed Bangladeshi Air Force mutiny of 1977

Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977

Politics & Government · Geneva

International Labour Organization Convention

Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure

Politics & Government · Budapest

Treaty

Carlo Biotti died

People · Alassio

Italian judge

Wernher von Braun died

People · Alexandria

German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect (1912–1977)

Charlie Chaplin died

People · Corsier-sur-Vevey

English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)

Bing Crosby died

People · Alcobendas

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

Joan Crawford died

People · New York City

American actress (1908–1977)

Groucho Marx died

People · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

American comedian (1890–1977)

Maria Meneghini Callas died

People · Paris

American-Greek operatic soprano (1923–1977)

Jacques Prévert died

People · Teloché

French poet and screenwriter (1900-1977)

Roberto Rossellini died

People · Rome

Italian film director (1906–1977)

Beniamino Segre died

People · Frascati

Italian mathematician (1903-1977)

Henri Ey died

People · Banyuls-dels-Aspres

French psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and philosopher (1900–1977)

Kenjirō Shōda died

People · Ashikaga

Japanese mathematician (1902-1977)

Henri-Irénée Marrou died

People · Bourg-la-Reine

French historian (1904-1977)

Jacob Marschak died

People · Los Angeles

American economist (1898-1977)

Archibald Hill died

People · Cambridge

English physiologist and biophysicist (1886-1977)

Ernest Gugenheim died

People · 5th arrondissement of Paris

French rabbi

Saida Menebhi died

People · Casablanca

Moroccan English teacher, feminist, poet and activist

María Rosa Oliver died

People · Buenos Aires

Writer and activist (1898–1977)

Esther Ballestrino died

People · Fray Bentos

Paraguayan activist killed (1918–1977)

Shirley Graham Du Bois died

People · Beijing

American composer and writer (1896–1977)

Peter Finch died

People · Beverly Hills

British-Australian actor (1916–1977)

Howard Hawks died

People · Palm Springs

American film director, producer and screenwriter (1896–1977)

Lee Miller died

People · Chiddingly

American photographer and photojournalist (1907–1977)

Marc Bolan died

People · Barnes

English guitarist and singer (1947–1977)

Jacques Tréfouël died

People · 15th arrondissement of Paris

French chemist (1897-1977)

Maurice Curé died

People · Curepipe

Mauritian politician

Agathe Dyvrande-Thévenin died

People · Baugé

French lawyer

Maurice Bouladoux died

People · Saint-Leu-la-Forêt

French politician (1907–1977)

Sergey Ilyushin died

People · Moscow

Soviet aircraft engineer and aeroplanes designer (1894–1977)

Jean Rostand died

People · Ville-d'Avray

French writer (1894–1977)

John Edensor Littlewood died

People · Cambridge

English mathematician (1885–1977)

Oskar Morgenstern died

People · Princeton

Austrian economist (1902–1977)

Oskar Klein died

People · Stockholm

Swedish physicist

Ilia Vekua died

People · Tbilisi

Russian mathematician (1907-1977)

Rózsa Péter died

People · Budapest

Hungarian mathematician (1905-1977)

Eric Shipton died

People · Wiltshire

British explorer (1907–1977)

Mary Agard Pocock died

People · Makhanda

South African phycologist (1886-1977)

David Zogg died

People · Arosa

Swiss alpine skier (1902-1977)

Bill Tilman died

People · Atlantic Ocean

British explorer (1898–1977)

Dougal Haston died

People · Leysin

British mountain climber (1940–1977)

George J. Dufek died

People · Bethesda

United States admiral (1903-1977)

Georges Houot died

People · La Garde

French Naval Officer (1913-1977)

Ángela Auad died

People · Buenos Aires

Social activist (1945-1977)

Velma Bronn Johnston died

People · Reno

American wild horse advocate (1912 – 1977)

Bessie Jean Thompson Guthrie died

People · Glebe

(1905-1977) designer, publisher, feminist and campaigner for children's rights

William Ross Knudsen died

People · Petaluma

American socialist political activist and trade union organizer

Dorothy Grace Waring died

People · Plumstead

English fascist campaigner and author (1891-1977)

Zero Mostel died

People · Philadelphia

American actor (1915-1977)

Stephen Boyd died

People · Northridge

Northern Irish actor (1931–1977)

Abdelhalim Hafez died

People · London

Egyptian singer and actor (1929–1977)

Ethel Waters died

People · Chatsworth

American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress (1896-1977)

Paul Desmond died

People · New York City

American jazz musician (1924-1977)

Jacques Tourneur died

People · Bergerac

French film director (1904–1977)

Paul Bernays died

People · Zurich

Swiss mathematician (1888–1977)

Marston Morse died

People · Princeton

American mathematician (1892–1977)

Mike Parkes died

People · Riva presso Chieri

English racing driver (1931-1977)

Wim Schermerhorn died

People · Haarlem

Dutch politician (1894–1977)

Franco Rol died

People · Rapallo

Racecar driver

Ivan Ivanovich Artobolevski died

People · Moscow

Russian mechanical engineer (1905–1977)

Richard Brauer died

People · Belmont

Mathematician (1901-1977)

Alberto Rodriguez Larreta died

People · Buenos Aires

Argentine racing driver

Ernest Leonard Johnson died

People · South Africa

South African astronomer (1891–1977)

Georges Grignard died

People · Le Port-Marly

Racecar driver

Gersh Budker died

People · Novosibirsk

Soviet physicist (1918–1977)

Oğuz Atay died

People · Istanbul

Turkish novelist (1934–1977)

Ruth Moufang died

People · Frankfurt

German mathematician (1905–1977)

H. A. Rey died

People · Cambridge

Children's illustrator and writer (1898–1977)

Peter Carl Goldmark died

People · Port Chester

American inventor (1906–1977)

William Grey Walter died

People · Clifton

American-born British neuroscientist and roboticist

Leo Rudolf Raubal died

People · Spain

Adolf Hitler's nephew (1906–1977)

Louis Fieser died

People · Belmont

American organic chemist (1899–1977)

Brian McGuire died

People · Brands Hatch

Australian racing driver (1945–1977)

Alexander Volkov died

People · Moscow

Russian writer, professor of mathematics (1891–1977)

Benjamin Whisoh Lee died

People · Kewanee

Korean-born American theoretical physicist

Rudolf Kompfner died

People · Stanford

Austrian-born engineer and physicist (1909-1977)

Jesse Beams died

People · Charlottesville

American physicist (1898–1977)

Kenneth O. May died

People · Toronto

American mathematician (1915–1977)

Mauro Picone died

People · Rome

Italian mathematician (1885-1977)

Jonas Černius died

People · Los Angeles

Lithuanian politician and general (1898-1977)

Stefan Bergman died

People · Palo Alto

American mathematician (1895–1977)

Nicolás Franco Bahamonde died

People · Madrid

Spanish politician (1891–1977)

Hermann Kemper died

People · Nortrup

German engineer, pioneer in magnetic levitation

Pehr Victor Edman died

People · Munich

Swedish scientist (1916-1977)

Philippe Diolé died

People · Le Plessis-Robinson

French author and undersea explorer (1908–1977)

Marion Sénones died

People · Rabat

French painter and illustrator (1886-1977)

Gilbert LaBine died

People · Toronto

Canadian prospector (1890–1977)

John Thorpe Holloway died

People · Oxford

New Zealand alpine explorer and forest ecologist (1914–1977)

Margaret Backhouse died

People · Sevenoaks

Backhouse, Margaret Ann (1887–1977), educationist and humanitarian activist

Jean Hagen died

People · Los Angeles

American actress (1923–1977)

Erroll Garner died

People · Los Angeles

American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977)

William Castle died

People · Los Angeles

American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (1914–1977)

Delmer Daves died

People · La Jolla

American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1904–1977)

Lūcija Garūta died

People · Riga

Latvian composer (1902–1977)

Guy Lombardo died

People · Houston

Canadian-American bandleader

Alfred Lunt died

People · Chicago

Actor (1892-1977)

Kinuyo Tanaka died

People · Japan

Japanese actress and film director

Mary Ford died

People · Arcadia

American musician (1924-1977)

Gummo Marx died

People · Palm Springs

American comedian (1893–1977)

Raymond Bernard died

People · 16th arrondissement of Paris

French film director (1891-1977)

Sebastian Cabot died

People · British Columbia

British film actor (1918–1977)

Pauline Starke died

People · Santa Monica

American actress (1901-1977)

Andy Devine died

People · Orange

American actor (1905–1977)

Richard Carlson died

People · Encino

American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter (1912–1977)

Leila Hyams died

People · Bel Air

American actress (1905-1977)

Allison Hayes died

People · San Diego

American actress (1930–1977)

Scott Bradley died

People · Chatsworth

American composer (1891–1977)

Ricardo Cortez died

People · New York City

American actor (1900-1977)

Emmanuel Macron born

People · Amiens

Born in Amiens. President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017.

Giorgia Meloni born

People · Rome

Born in Rome. Prime Minister of Italy since 2022.

Kaja Kallas born

People · Tallinn

Born in Tallinn. Estonian politician and former prime minister of Estonia (born 1977).

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie born

People · Enugu

Born in Enugu. Nigerian writer (born 1977).

Mette Frederiksen born

People · Aalborg

Born in Aalborg. Prime Minister of Denmark since 2019.

Katalin Novák born

People · Szeged

Born in Szeged. President of Hungary from 2022 to 2024.

Sarah Michelle Gellar born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American actress (born 1977).

John Green born

People · Indianapolis

Born in Indianapolis. American author and vlogger.

Robert Abela born

People · Sliema

Born in Sliema. Maltese politician.

Nicole Mann born

People · Petaluma

Born in Petaluma. American astronaut of Estonian origin (born 1977).

Vincent Defrasne born

People · Pontarlier

Born in Pontarlier. French biathlete.

Yevgeny Rodionov born

People · Chibirley

Born in Chibirley. Russian soldier (1977–1996).

Bilal Ag Acherif born

People · Kidal Region

Born in Kidal Region. Amazigh (Tuareg) nationalist leader.

Vitaly Gerasimov born

People · Kazan

Born in Kazan. Russian military officer.

Ramil Safarov born

People · Şükürbəyli

Born in Şükürbəyli. Azerbaijani army officer and convicted murderer.

Illia Kyva born

People · Poltava

Born in Poltava. Ukrainian politician (1977–2023).

Janne Holmén born

People · Jomala

Born in Jomala. Finnish athletics competitor, historian and university teacher.

Hanke Bruins Slot born

People · Apeldoorn

Born in Apeldoorn. Dutch politician and military veteran.

Félix Gouin died

People · Nice

Died in Nice. French politician and jurist, temporary Prime Minister of France (1884-1977).

Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat born

People · Tarragona

Born in Tarragona. Spanish bishop and co-prince of Andorra.

University of Juba

Science & Technology

Public university in South Sudan

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Science & Technology · Uppsala

University in Uppsala, Sweden

University of Mostar

Science & Technology

Public university in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Örebro University

Science & Technology · Örebro

State university in Örebro, Sweden

Institute for Research and Coordination Acoustic/Music

Science & Technology · Paris

French research institute

Al-Quds University

Science & Technology · East Jerusalem

University in East Jerusalem

An-Najah National University

Science & Technology

University in State of Palestine

National Laboratory of the Rockies

Science & Technology

United States national renewable energy laboratory

Džemal Bijedić University of Mostar

Science & Technology

Public University in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Växjö University

Science & Technology

Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi Ouzou

Science & Technology

Algerian university

Isfahan University of Technology

Science & Technology

University in Isfahan, Iran

Auburn Botanical Gardens

Science & Technology

Botanical gardens in Sydney, Australia

University of Suwon

Science & Technology

University in Hwaseong, South Korea

Institute for National Security Studies

Science & Technology

INSS; Independent research institute, located in Tel Aviv

Banadir Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Somalia

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

Science & Technology

Art center, art museum, gardens in Delray Beach, FL

Sumy National Agrarian University

Science & Technology

Public university in Sumy, Ukraine

University of San Pedro Sula

Science & Technology

National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan

Science & Technology

Research institute in Okazaki, Japan

Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal

Science & Technology

Hospital in Madrid, Spain

Jamia Tur Rasheed, Karachi

Science & Technology

Islamic seminary in Karachi

Science World

Science & Technology · Vancouver

Science museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Prishtina Observatory

Science & Technology · Pristina

Observatory in Pristina, Kosovo

University of La Guajira

Science & Technology

University

Mie Prefectural College of Nursing

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Mie Prefecture, Japan

Sinnar University

Science & Technology

University in Sudan

Western University of Health Sciences

Science & Technology

Private medical graduate school in California and Oregon

Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe

Science & Technology

College of Education in Nigeria

Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts (Damascus)

Science & Technology

Syrian arts institute

Distance State University

Science & Technology

Academic publisher in Costa Rica

NED University of Engineering and Technology

Science & Technology

Public university in Karachi, Pakistan

Martin University

Science & Technology

Private college in Indianapolis

Hokkaido Tokai University

Science & Technology

Former educational institution in Japan

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

Science & Technology

Life science research institute in Hyderabad, India

Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre

Science & Technology

Particle accelerator research and development institute in India

Botanischer Garten der Universität Regensburg

Science & Technology

Garden in Germany

Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Beautiful garden in a valley on the ocean

Niigata College of Nursing

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Antigua State College

Science & Technology

Educational institution in Antigua and Barbuda

Sindh Agriculture University

Science & Technology

Public university in Hyderabad, Pakistan

Kaduna State College of Education

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Gidan Waya, Kafanchan, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Institute of Physical Chemistry

Science & Technology

Research institute in Odesa, Ukraine

Freeman Hospital

Science & Technology

UK public sector hospital in Newcastle Upon Tyne, north east England

Santillana Zoo

Science & Technology

Zoo in Spain

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden at Mount Lofty, South Australia

Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Science & Technology

Medical institute and hospital in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Zhengzhou University of Light Industry

Science & Technology

University in China

Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste

Science & Technology

Research institute in Argentina

Aminu Saleh College of Education

Science & Technology

College of education in Nigeria

Lorestan University

Science & Technology

Education organization in Khorramabad, Iran

José Matías Delgado University

Science & Technology

Private university in Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador

German Primate Centre

Science & Technology

Primate research institute in Germany

Thonburi Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand

North Manchester General Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in England

Monklands Hospital

Science & Technology · Airdrie

Hospital in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Wesley Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in QLD, Australia

Sankara Eye Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Tamil Nadu, India

Fondation Félix-Houphouët-Boigny

Science & Technology

Kula Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Maui, Hawaii

Observatório Municipal de Campinas Jean Nicolini

Science & Technology

Astronomical observatory

Université de Douala

Science & Technology

University in Cameroon

University of Alcalá

Science & Technology · Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso

Public university, founded in 1977 in Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain

Karlstad University

Science & Technology · Karlstad

Swedish university

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Science & Technology

State academy of sciences

Le Mans Université

Science & Technology

French university based in Le Mans founded in 1977

International University of Africa

Science & Technology

Public university in Khartoum, Sudan

Öko-Institut

Science & Technology

Non-profit, private-sector environmental research institute in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (1977-)

Lagos State University of Science and Technology

Science & Technology · Lagos State

Public university in Ikorodu, Nigeria

Jahrom University of Medical Sciences

Science & Technology

University in Jahrom, Iran

Kempten University of Applied Sciences

Science & Technology

Vocational university

Colección Blanca Urquijo de rosales antiguos

Science & Technology · Real Botanic Garden of Madrid

Rose garden

Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti

Science & Technology

Federal polytechnics in Nigeria

Art University of Isfahan

Science & Technology

University in Isfahan, Iran

Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan-Waya, Kafanchan

Science & Technology · Kafanchan

Nigeria college of education

Dong-eui University

Science & Technology

Private university in Busan, South Korea

Federal Polytechnic, Bida

Science & Technology · Niger State

Public polytechnic in Nigeria

Dong Seoul University

Science & Technology

School in Seongnam, South Korea

Daejeon Health Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

Private junior college of Daejeon, South Korea

Daelim University College

Science & Technology

Technical college in Anyang, South Korea

Hyupsung University

Science & Technology

Education organization in Hwaseong-si, South Korea

Politeknik Manufaktur Bandung

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Bandung, Indonesia

Wow! signal

Exploration & Discovery · Ohio State University Radio Observatory

1977 narrowband radio signal from SETI

Zolushka/Emil Racoviță cave

Exploration & Discovery

Geological and paleonthological natural monument of Moldova

Allan Hills A77005

Exploration & Discovery

Martian meteorite found in Antarctica in 1977

Pentney Hoard

Exploration & Discovery · British Museum

Anglo-Saxon brooch hoard, dating from the late eighth to early 9th century

Macedonian royal tombs, Vergina

Exploration & Discovery · Vergina

Archaeological site of Aigai

Porta Urbica

Exploration & Discovery

Greek gate of the Dionysian walls of Ortygia, Syracuse (late 5th – early 4th c. BCE)

Inaba provincial office

Exploration & Discovery

Former Inaba provincial government office

Cova d'en Joan

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Spain

Cueva Victoria

Exploration & Discovery · Cabezo de San Ginés

Cave in Cartagena, Spain

Crystal Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Garden Grove, Orange County, California, United States of America

London Central Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in England

Holy Ghost Fathers

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic congregation of priests, lay brothers, and lay associates

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic cathedral in Skopje, North Macedonia

Lakemba Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems · Sydney

Mosque in Australia

National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima

Religion & Belief Systems

Valenzuela

Vredestempeltje, Rijs

Religion & Belief Systems · Rijs

Bürüngüz Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Kayseri, Turkey

Parish of the Holy Sacrifice

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic church in the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic cathedral in Burlington, Vermont, United States

St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Illinois, USA

Norwich Arts Centre

Religion & Belief Systems

Former church in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK

Wat Tha Mai

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand

Mission Gallery

Religion & Belief Systems · Swansea

Art gallery in Swansea, Wales

Einsegnungshalle Dormitz

Religion & Belief Systems

Honmichi Sennan Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Sennan, Osaka, Japan

Monastère Saint-Joseph du Bessillon

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery located in Var, in France

St. Josef – St. Lukas

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

St. Katharina Parish Centre

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Büren an der Aare in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Christophorus chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Hasliberg in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Oracle Corporation

Economy & Trade · Austin

American multinational computer corporation

Victoria’s Secret

Economy & Trade · Reynoldsburg

American retailer of lingerie

Anheuser-Busch InBev

Economy & Trade · Leuven

Belgian-Brazilian multinational beverage and brewing company

UnitedHealth Group

Economy & Trade · Minnetonka

For-profit health care company

Kelme

Economy & Trade · Elche

Spanish sportswear company

Mossack Fonseca

Economy & Trade · Panama City

Law firm and corporate service provider based in Panama

ASCII Corporation

Economy & Trade · Chiyoda

Publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan

Altana

Economy & Trade · Wesel

German chemical company

American Eagle Outfitters

Economy & Trade · Pittsburgh

American clothing, shoes, and accessories retailer

Hanjin Shipping

Economy & Trade · Seoul

Defunct container carrier company

Deutz-Fahr

Economy & Trade · Cologne

German agricultural equipment manufacturer

Mayora Indah

Economy & Trade · Jakarta

Indonesian company

Burton Snowboards

Economy & Trade · Burlington

American manufacturer of snowboards, snowboarding equipment, and apparel

PTT Public Company Limited

Economy & Trade · Chatuchak

Petroleum organization in Thailand

Herrenknecht

Economy & Trade · Schwanau

German tunnel boring company

Sparco

Economy & Trade · Volpiano

Italian manufacturer of automotive safety

Housing Development Finance Corporation

Economy & Trade · Mumbai

Indian financial services company

Amuse

Economy & Trade · Sakuragaokachō

Japanese talent agency

Elliott Investment Management

Economy & Trade · New York City

American hedge fund

Hanwha Aerospace

Economy & Trade · Changwon

South Korean aerospace and defense company

Blufin

Economy & Trade

Italian fashion company

JD Edwards

Economy & Trade · Denver

ERP software vendor, later purchased by PeopleSoft (now part of Oracle)

Almarai Company

Economy & Trade · Riyadh

Food and drink company of Saudi Arabia

Autogrill

Economy & Trade · Rozzano

Italian company

SKIDATA

Economy & Trade · Grödig

Company

Volgren

Economy & Trade · Dandenong

Bus manufacturer

1977 Vrancea earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

March 1977 earthquake in Romania

1977 Sumba earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia

1977 San Juan earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Argentina

1977 Bab Tangal earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Zarand County, Iran

1977 Naghan earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Severe earthquake centered in Ardabil, northern Iran

1977 Khurgu earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Iran

1977 Tonga earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181

Disasters & Pandemics · Mogadishu

1977 aircraft hijacking

Malaysian Airline System Flight 653

Disasters & Pandemics · Tanjung Kupang

1977 aviation hijacking

1977 Atocha massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Madrid

Far-right attack in Madrid, Spain

1977 Moscow bombings

Disasters & Pandemics · Moscow Metro

Bombings in Moscow

Japan Airlines Flight 472 (1977)

Disasters & Pandemics · Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

Airliner hijacking

Bloody May Day

Disasters & Pandemics · Taksim Square

Attack on the Labor Day celebration on the 1 May 1977 in Istanbul, Turkey

Kidnapping and murder of Hanns-Martin Schleyer

Disasters & Pandemics · Cologne

Kidnapping and murder of German manager and industry association president Hanns-Martin Schleyer by terrorist group Red Army Faction (RAF) in 1977

Hotel Polen fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Hotel Polen

1977 fire in Amsterdam

Beverly Hills Supper Club fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Beverly Hills Supper Club

The third deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history

Tuve landslide

Disasters & Pandemics · Tuve

1977 landslide in Sweden

Golden Dragon massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · San Francisco

Gang-related shooting that took place in a San Francisco Chinatown restaurant

Masacre de Aztra

Disasters & Pandemics · La Troncal Canton

Massacre of workers in Ecuador

Oklahoma Girl Scout murders

Disasters & Pandemics · Mayes County

Unsolved murder case of three girl scouts who were raped and murdered in the early hours of June 13th 1977 in Oklahoma

Murder of Miquel Grau

Disasters & Pandemics · Plaça dels Estels

1977 crime in Spain

1977 Dutch school hostage crisis

Disasters & Pandemics · Bovensmilde

South Moluccan independence attack

Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Khorgos

Serious fire causing 694 deaths

Fire at Rossiya Hotel on February 25, 1977

Disasters & Pandemics · Moscow

1977 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134 hijacking

Disasters & Pandemics · Petrozavodsk Airport

Bloodless three-day hijacking

1977 riots in Sri Lanka

Disasters & Pandemics · Sri Lanka

Second islandwide Sinhalese-Tamil clash in Sri Lanka

Zhongli incident

Social Movements & Revolutions · Zhongli District

1977 protest in Taiwan

Humboldt Park riot

Social Movements & Revolutions · Chicago

1977 riot in Chicago, Illinois

1977 Egyptian Bread Riots

Social Movements & Revolutions · Cairo

Widespread civil unrest over food subsidies

Jiu Valley miners' strike of 1977

Social Movements & Revolutions · Jiu Valley

Largest protest movement against the Communist regime in Romania

1977 Aruba general strike

Social Movements & Revolutions · Aruba

General strike in Aruba for independence from the Netherlands Antilles

Yokohama Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Baseball stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

U. J. Esuene Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Nigeria

Palácio do Jaburu

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Brasília, Brazil

National Museum of Costume

Architecture & Engineering · Palácio do Marquês de Angeja

Palace in Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore a Val Melaina

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rome, Italy

Hop Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Gamvik, Norway

Stadionul Municipal

Architecture & Engineering · Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Stadium in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania

Garden Museum

Architecture & Engineering · Church of St Mary, Lambeth

Museum in London, United Kingdom, formerly the church of St Mary-at-Lambeth

Estadio Príncipe Felipe

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium

Ytteren Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Rana, Norway

Berle Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Vestland, Norway

Estádio JK

Architecture & Engineering

Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil

EMS Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in Kozhikode

Bekkefaret Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Stavanger

Tasta Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway

Sacred Heart church

Architecture & Engineering · Triante

Religious building of Monza

Ringvassøy Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Karlsøy, Norway

Estádio Major José Levy Sobrinho

Architecture & Engineering · Limeira

Soccer stadium in Brazil

Landro Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Øygarden, Norway

Kvammen Chapel

Architecture & Engineering · Kvammen

Church building in Askvoll, Norway

Teie Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Færder, Vestfold, Norway

Brattvåg Church

Architecture & Engineering · Brattvåg

Church building in Haram, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Stadion ETO

Architecture & Engineering · Győr

Sports venue

Estádio Décio Vitta

Architecture & Engineering

Soccer stadium in Brazil

Alfred Smoczyk Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Leszno, Poland

Sørnes Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Sola, Rogaland, Norway

Canada Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Ramat HaSharon

Tennis stadium in the Tel Aviv District, Israel

Church of Maria Santissima del Carmine, Castellammare di Stabia

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

Covenant Life Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Maryland, United States of America

First Chinese Baptist Church of Fountain Valley

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in California, United States of America

St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Architecture & Engineering · Midtown Manhattan

Lutheran church in Midtown Manhattan

John Clark Field

Architecture & Engineering

Athletic facility in Plano, Texas, US

Joypurhat Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Joypurhat District

Macholtz Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Anderson University

Multi-purpose stadium in Anderson, Indiana

Memorial Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Mesquite, Texas

Abundant Living Faith Center

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Texas, United States of America

Gorgippia Museum

Architecture & Engineering

Museum in Russia

Pleven Panorama

Architecture & Engineering

Museum with a panorama depicting the liberation of Pleven in 1877

Monument of the Great October Revolution

Architecture & Engineering · Kyiv

Former monument in Kyiv, Ukraine

Arusha Declaration Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Arusha, Tanzania

Tjunti

Architecture & Engineering

Cave in the Northern Territory, Australia

Obelisk Hero City Sevastopol

Architecture & Engineering

Memorial in Sevastopol, Ukraine

Heritage Park Plaza

Architecture & Engineering

historic site in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Monument of Civil war of Russia in Luhansk

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Luhansk, Ukraine

Monument to Ivan Fedorov

Architecture & Engineering

Monument

Kouvola Central Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Kouvola, Finland

1977 Macdonald Brier

Sports & Entertainment · Montreal Biodome

Curling competition at Montreal, Quebec

Montreal World Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Montreal

Annual film festival held in Montreal, Canada

1977 Cannes Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Cannes

Film festival edition

São Paulo International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · São Paulo

Annual film festival held in São Paulo, Brazil

Frameline Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · San Francisco Bay Area

Annual film festival held in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA

27th Berlin International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Berlin

1977 film festival edition

Vitoria-Gasteiz jazz festival

Sports & Entertainment

Music festival

Montafoner Resonanzen

Sports & Entertainment · Montafon

Annual music festival in Austria

Taesongsan Funfair

Sports & Entertainment

Park in North Korea

Sanremo Music Festival 1977

Sports & Entertainment · Teatro Ariston

1977 music festival in Sanremo, Italy

Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga

Sports & Entertainment · Khouribga

Film festival in Morocco

10th Moscow International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Moscow

Film festival

Printemps de Bourges

Sports & Entertainment · Bourges

Annual music festival held in Bourges, France

Open Air St. Gallen

Sports & Entertainment

Yearly music festival

Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie

Sports & Entertainment · Nürburgring

Organisation of motorsport clubs

Gurtenfestival

Sports & Entertainment

Music festival

Baxter Theatre Centre

Sports & Entertainment

Performing arts centre in Cape Town, South Africa

1977 ISSF World Shooting Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Antibes

Cleveland International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Cleveland

Annual film festival held in Cleveland, USA

Cambridge Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Cambridge

Film festival

Air Zoo

Sports & Entertainment · Portage

Aerospace museum and amusement park in Portage, Michigan, USA

Torch Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre and cinema in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Pia Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Tokyo

Film festival in Japan

Zürcher Silvesterlauf

Sports & Entertainment · Zurich

The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre and arts centre in Taunton, England

Warehouse Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Former theatre in Croydon, London, England

1977 Toronto International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Toronto

1977 film festival edition

Chicago Marathon

Sports & Entertainment · Chicago

Marathon running race held in Chicago, United States

UK Championship

Sports & Entertainment

Snooker tournament

1977 Summer Universiade

Sports & Entertainment · Sofia

Multi-sport event in Sofia, Bulgaria

Memorial Van Damme

Sports & Entertainment · Brussels

Athletics tournament held in Belgium

1977 UEFA Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · Turin

Association football match

Memphis Open

Sports & Entertainment · Racquet Club of Memphis

Tournament in Memphis, Tennessee

1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · Olympic Stadium

Association football match

1977 Southeast Asian Games

Sports & Entertainment · Kuala Lumpur

9th Southeast Asian Games

Athletissima

Sports & Entertainment · Lausanne

Athletics tournament held in Lausanne, Switzerland

FESTAC 77

Sports & Entertainment · National Arts Theatre

Pan-African arts festival

Western States Endurance Run

Sports & Entertainment · Olympic Valley

Annual ultramarathon in California

1977 European Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Helsinki

Figure skating competition

1977 World Snooker Championship

Sports & Entertainment · Sheffield

Snooker tournament

1977 World Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Figure skating competition

1977 Masters

Sports & Entertainment · London

Snooker tournament

athletics at the 1977 Summer Universiade

Sports & Entertainment · Sofia

International athletics championship event

1977 Copa del Rey Final

Sports & Entertainment · Vicente Calderón Stadium

Football Tournament Final Match

1977 UK Championship

Sports & Entertainment · Blackpool

Snooker tournament

Hochsprung mit Musik

Sports & Entertainment · Arnstadt

German high jump competition in Arnstadt (1977–2014)

Welsh Professional Championship

Sports & Entertainment · Cardiff

Snooker tournament

6 Hours of Estoril

Sports & Entertainment · Estoril

Sports car endurance race

1977 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Megève

Figure skating competition

Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe

Sports & Entertainment · Alveslohe

Golf tournament

1977 Copa Libertadores Finals

Sports & Entertainment · Montevideo

Football match

1977 Coppa Italia Final

Sports & Entertainment · Giuseppe Meazza Stadium

Football match

Bargajazz

Sports & Entertainment

Australian cricket team in England in 1977

Sports & Entertainment · England

International cricket tour

Spoleto Festival USA

Sports & Entertainment · Charleston

Non-profit organization in the USA

1977 Pacific Conference Games

Sports & Entertainment · Canberra

Third edition of the Pacific Conference Games

1977 DFB-Pokal Final

Sports & Entertainment · Niedersachsenstadion

Association football match

Libya founded

Empires & Countries · Tripoli

Libya was founded, with its capital at Tripoli.

Djibouti founded

Empires & Countries · Djibouti

Djibouti was founded, with its capital at Djibouti.

Federation of Arab Republics dissolved

Empires & Countries · Tripoli

Federation of Arab Republics ceased to exist, having been centered at Tripoli.

Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya founded

Empires & Countries · Tripoli

Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was founded, with its capital at Tripoli.

Libyan Arab Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Tripoli

Libyan Arab Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Tripoli.