What Happened In August 1977 In History

Historical Events for August, 1977

• 3rd » The United States Senate begins its hearing on Project MKUltra.
• 4th » President of the United States named U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
• 10th » In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a serial killer called series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year.
• 12th » The first Approach and Landing Tests e.g free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
• 12th » The 1977 riots in Sri Lanka, targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamil people, begin, less than a month after the United National Party came to power. Over 300 Tamils are killed.
• 13th » Members of the National Front (United Kingdom) e.g British National Front (NF) Battle of Lewisham named clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries.
• 15th » Ohio State University Radio Observatory or The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the Search for extraterrestrial intelligence named SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! s
• 17th » The Soviet icebreaker 'Arktika (icebreaker) or Arktika' becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole.
• 20th » Voyager program e.g Voyager Program: NASA launches the 'Voyager 2' spacecraft.
• 23rd » The Gossamer Condor wins the Kremer prize for human powered flight.
• 26th » The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec

Famous Birthdays on August in 1977

• 1st » Haspop, French-Moroccan dancer, choreographer, and actor
• 1st » Marc Denis, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1st » Darnerien McCants, American-Canadian football player
• 1st » Damien Saez, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1st » Marcel Schlutt, German porn actor and model
• 1st » Yoshi Tatsu, Japanese wrestler and boxer
• 2nd » Edward Furlong, American actor and singer
• 2nd » Mark Velasquez, American photographer
• 3rd » Deniz Akkaya, Turkish model and actress
• 3rd » Tom Brady, American football player
• 3rd » Justin Lehr, American baseball player
• 3rd » Tómas Lemarquis, Icelandic actor
• 3rd » Óscar Pereiro, Spanish cyclist
• 4th » Kazarian (wrestler) or Kazarian, American wrestler
• 4th » Luís Boa Morte, Portuguese footballer
• 5th » Eric Hinske, American baseball player and coach
• 5th » Soraya Jiménez, Mexican weightlifter (d. 2013)
• 5th » Mark Mulder, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 5th » Michael Walsh (footballer born 1977) e.g Michael Walsh, English footballer
• 6th » Leandro Amaral, Brazilian footballer
• 6th » Jennifer Lyons, American actress
• 6th » Jimmy Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager
• 6th » Luciano Zavagno, Argentinian footballer
• 7th » Charlotte Ronson, English-American fashion designer
• 7th » Samantha Ronson, English singer-songwriter and DJ
• 8th » Darren Manzella, American sergeant (d. 2013)
• 8th » Szilárd Németh, Slovak footballer
• 8th » Lindsay Sloane, American actress
• 8th » Rocky Thompson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 8th » Nicolas Vogondy, French cyclist
• 8th » Mohammad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer
• 9th » Csaba Csordás, Hungarian footballer
• 9th » Jason Frasor, American baseball player
• 9th » Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player
• 9th » Adewale Ogunleye, American football player
• 9th » Ime Udoka, American basketball player and coach
• 9th » Mikaël Silvestre, French footballer
• 10th » Danny Griffin, Irish footballer
• 10th » Matt Morgan (comedian) called Matt Morgan, English comedian, actor, and radio host
• 11th » Gemma Hayes, Irish singer-songwriter
• 11th » Dênio Martins, Brazilian footballer
• 12th » Plaxico Burress, American football player
• 12th » Jesper Grønkjær, Danish footballer
• 12th » Park Yong-ha, South Korean singer and actor (d. 2010)
• 13th » Michael Klim, Australian swimmer
• 13th » Kenyan Weaks, American basketball player and coach
• 14th » Ed Harcourt, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 14th » Elisavet Mystakidou, Greek martial artist
• 14th » Juan Pierre, American baseball player
• 15th » Martin Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
• 15th » Igor Cassina, Italian gymnast
• 15th » Nicole Paggi, American actress
• 16th » Tamer Hosny, Egyptian singer-songwriter and actor
• 17th » Nathan Deakes, Australian race walker
• 17th » William Gallas, French footballer
• 17th » Thierry Henry, French footballer
• 17th » Mike Lewis (musician) known as Mike Lewis, Welsh guitarist (Lostprophets, Public Disturbance (Welsh band) or Public Disturbance, and No Devotion)
• 17th » Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer-songwriter (Nightwish)
• 18th » Régine Chassagne, Canadian singer-songwriter (Arcade Fire)
• 18th » Mizuo Peck, American actress
• 19th » Callum Blue, English actor
• 19th » Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist
• 19th » Takahiro Yamada (musician) known as Takahiro Yamada, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
• 20th » Paolo Bianco, Italian footballer
• 20th » Wayne Brown (footballer, born August 1977) named Wayne Brown, English footballer
• 20th » Felipe Contepomi, Argentinian rugby player
• 20th » Manuel Contepomi, Argentinian rugby player
• 20th » Shockmain Davis, American football player
• 20th » A. M. Esmonde, Welsh author, director, and producer
• 20th » Stéphane Gillet, Luxembourgian footballer
• 20th » Aaron Hamill, Australian footballer
• 20th » Ívar Ingimarsson, Icelandic footballer
• 20th » Kevin Navayne, Jamaican-American actor
• 20th » James Ormond, English cricketer
• 20th » Josh Pearce, American baseball player
• 20th » Aaron Taylor (baseball) named Aaron Taylor, American baseball player
• 20th » Mayra Verónica, Cuban-American model and singer
• 22nd » Jenna Leigh Green, American actress and singer
• 22nd » Keren Cytter, Israeli author and director
• 22nd » Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer
• 23rd » Jelena Rozga, Croatian singer (Magazin)
• 23rd » Douglas Sequeira, Costa Rican footballer
• 24th » Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Brazilian footballer
• 24th » Robert Enke, German footballer (d. 2009)
• 24th » Per Gade, Danish footballer
• 24th » John Green (author) named John Green, American author and blogger
• 24th » Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer
• 25th » Masumi Asano, Japanese voice actress
• 25th » Sophie Cadieux, Canadian actress
• 25th » Diego Corrales, American boxer (d. 2007)
• 25th » Andy McDonald (ice hockey) known as Andy McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player
• 25th » Ramil Safarov, Azerbaijani murderer
• 25th » Jonathan Togo, American actor
• 26th » Therese Alshammar, Swedish swimmer
• 26th » Liam Botham, English rugby player and cricketer
• 26th » Saeko Chiba, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 26th » Tran Thu Ha, Vietnamese singer, producer, and dancer
• 26th » Simone Motta, Italian footballer
• 26th » Morris Peterson, American basketball player
• 26th » Allan Simpson, American baseball player
• 26th » Dominic Treadwell-Collins, English television producer
• 27th » Deco, Brazilian-Portuguese footballer
• 27th » Mase, American rapper
• 27th » Justin Miller (baseball, born 1977) known as Justin Miller, American baseball player (d. 2013)
• 29th » Cayetano (Giorgos Bratanis) or Cayetano, Greek DJ and producer
• 29th » Devean George, American basketball player
• 29th » John Hensley, American actor
• 29th » Roy Oswalt, American baseball player
• 29th » Charlie Pickering, Australian comedian and radio host
• 29th » Aaron Rowand, American baseball player
• 29th » Jo Weil, German actor
• 31st » Jeff Hardy, American wrestler and singer
• 31st » Ian Harte, Irish footballer
• 31st » Craig Nicholls, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Vines (band) named The Vines)

Famous Deaths for August 1977

• 1st » Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (b. 1929)
• 3rd » Makarios III, Cypriot archbishop and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Cyprus (b. 1913)
• 3rd » Alfred Lunt, American actor and director (b. 1892)
• 4th » Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
• 13th » Henry Williamson, English farmer and author (b. 1895)
• 16th » Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (The Blue Moon Boys) (b. 1935)
• 19th » Peter Dyneley, English-Canadian actor (b. 1921)
• 19th » Groucho Marx, American comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1890)
• 22nd » Sebastian Cabot (actor) known as Sebastian Cabot, English-Canadian actor and singer (b. 1918)
• 23rd » Naum Gabo, Russian sculptor (b. 1890)
• 25th » Károly Kós, Hungarian architect, ethnologist, and politician (b. 1883)
• 26th » H. A. Rey, German-American author and illustrator, created 'Curious George' (b. 1898)
• 29th » Jean Hagen, American actress and singer (b. 1923)
• 29th » Brian McGuire, Australian race car driver (b. 1945)

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