What Happened In April 1977 In History

Historical Events for April, 1977

• 7th » Germany called German Federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback and his driver are shot by two Red Army Faction members while waiting at a red light.
• 22nd » Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
• 27th » Twenty-eight people are killed in the Guatemala City air disaster.
• 28th » The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.
• 28th » The Budapest Treaty or Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure is signed.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1977

• 1st » Vitor Belfort, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 1st » Jon Gosselin, American television personality
• 1st » Haimar Zubeldia, Spanish cyclist
• 2nd » Jelena Abbou, Serbian-American model
• 2nd » Per Elofsson, Swedish skier
• 2nd » Michael Fassbender, Irish-German actor
• 2nd » Annett Louisan, German singer
• 2nd » Nicki Pedersen, Danish motorcycle racer
• 2nd » Hanno Pevkur, Estonian politician
• 2nd » Aiden Turner, English actor
• 3rd » Véronique De Kock, Belgian model, Miss Belgium known as Miss Belgium 1995
• 3rd » Hussein Fatal, American rapper (Outlawz)
• 3rd » Alice Lowe, English actress and screenwriter
• 3rd » Birgit Minichmayr, Austrian actress and singer
• 3rd » Chael Sonnen, American mixed martial artist
• 4th » Stephan Bonnar, American mixed martial artist
• 4th » Keith Bulluck, American football player
• 4th » Adam Dutkiewicz, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Killswitch Engage, Aftershock (band) named Aftershock, and Times of Grace)
• 4th » Stephen Mulhern, English magician and television host
• 4th » Omarr Smith, American football player
• 5th » Stella Creasy, English psychologist and politician
• 5th » Chad Rogers, American real estate agent
• 6th » Ville Nieminen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 6th » Andy Phillips, American baseball player and coach
• 6th » Teddy Sears, American actor
• 8th » Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist (d. 2008)
• 8th » Mark Spencer (computer engineer) or Mark Spencer, American computer programmer
• 9th » Marko Lepik, Estonian footballer
• 9th » Gerard Way, American singer-songwriter and producer (My Chemical Romance)
• 10th » Stephanie Sheh, American voice actress
• 11th » Ivonne Teichmann, German runner
• 12th » Giovanny Espinoza, Ecuadorian footballer
• 12th » Sarah Jane Morris (actress) known as Sarah Jane Morris, American actress
• 12th » Jason Price, Welsh footballer
• 12th » Glenn Rogers, Australian-Scottish cricketer
• 12th » Jordana Spiro, American actress
• 13th » Jeff Stearns, American actor
• 13th » Margus Tsahkna, Estonian politician
• 14th » Nate Fox, American basketball player
• 14th » Martin Kaalma, Estonian footballer
• 14th » Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress and producer
• 14th » Chandra Levy, American murder victim (d. 2001)
• 14th » Rob McElhenney, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 14th » JD McPherson, American singer-songwriter
• 15th » Sudarsan Pattnaik, Indian sculptor
• 15th » Brian Pothier, American ice hockey player
• 16th » Tameka Empson, English actress
• 16th » Fredrik Ljungberg, Swedish footballer
• 16th » Hayes MacArthur, American actor
• 16th » Alek Wek, Sudanese-English model
• 17th » Chad Hedrick, American speed skater
• 17th » Phil Jamieson, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Grinspoon)
• 17th » Frederik Magle, Danish pianist and composer
• 18th » Dan LaCouture, American ice hockey player
• 18th » Cindy Taylor, Paraguayan model and actress
• 19th » Joe Beimel, American baseball player
• 19th » Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer
• 19th » Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player
• 19th » Jonny Storm, English wrestler
• 20th » Jon Hugger, American wrestler
• 20th » Meelis Rooba, Estonian footballer
• 21st » Doseone, American rapper and producer (Deep Puddle Dynamics, Greenthink, Clouddead, Themselves, Subtle (band) called Subtle, and 13 & God)
• 21st » Gyula Koi, Hungarian scholar and educator
• 21st » Jamie Salé, Canadian figure skater
• 22nd » Ambra Angiolini, Italian actress and singer
• 22nd » Anna Eriksson, Finnish singer
• 22nd » Aaron Fincke, American guitarist (Breaking Benjamin, Lifer, and Stardog Champion (band) named Stardog Champion)
• 22nd » Mark van Bommel, Dutch footballer
• 23rd » John Cena, American wrestler, actor, and rapper
• 23rd » Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan baseball player
• 23rd » Willie Mitchell (ice hockey) or Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player
• 23rd » John Oliver (entertainer) known as John Oliver, English-American comedian and actor
• 23rd » Kal Penn, American actor, producer, and civil servant
• 23rd » Lee Young-Pyo, South Korean footballer
• 24th » Siarhey Balakhonau, Belarusian author
• 24th » Carlos Beltrán, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
• 24th » Kim Hyun-joo, Korean actress
• 25th » Constantinos Christoforou, Cypriot singer-songwriter (One (band) called One)
• 25th » Ilias Kotsios, Greek footballer
• 25th » Marguerite Moreau, American actress
• 25th » Paavo Siljamäki, Finnish DJ and producer (Above & Beyond (band) e.g Above & Beyond)
• 25th » Matthew West, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 26th » Jason Earles, American actor
• 26th » Kosuke Fukudome, Japanese baseball player
• 26th » Roxana Saberi, American journalist
• 26th » Tom Welling, American actor, director, and producer
• 27th » Khalid Zoubaa, French runner
• 28th » Derrick Wayne Frazier, American murderer (d. 2006)
• 29th » Rocío Carrasco, Spanish television host
• 29th » Zuzana Hejdová, Czech tennis player
• 29th » Claus Jensen, Danish footballer
• 29th » David Sullivan (actor) e.g David Sullivan, American actor
• 29th » Attila Zsivoczky, Hungarian decathlete
• 30th » Jeannie Haddaway, American politician
• 30th » Alexandra Holden, American actress
• 30th » Pell James, American actress

Famous Deaths for April 1977

• 2nd » Walter Wolf (politician) or Walter Wolf, German politician (b. 1907)
• 4th » Andrey Dikiy, Ukrainian-American journalist, historian, and politician (b. 1893)
• 6th » Kōichi Kido, Japanese politician, 13th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (b. 1889)
• 11th » Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (b. 1900)
• 12th » Philip K. Wrigley, American businessman, co-founded Lincoln Park Gun Club (b. 1894)
• 17th » William Conway (bishop) called William Conway, Irish cardinal (b. 1913)
• 21st » Issy Bonn, English actor and singer (b. 1903)
• 21st » Gummo Marx, American actor (b. 1892)
• 27th » Stanley Adams (actor) known as Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1915)
• 27th » Scott Bradley, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1891)
• 28th » Sepp Herberger, German footballer and coach (b. 1897)

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