What Happened In June 1977 In History

Historical Events for June, 1977

• 5th » A coup takes place in Seychelles.
• 7th » 500 million people watched the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II or Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom named Queen Elizabeth II begin on television.
• 10th » James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee, but is recaptured on June 13.
• 10th » The Apple II, one of the first personal computers, goes on sale.
• 13th » Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.
• 16th » Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.
• 26th » The Yorkshire Ripper kills 16 year old shop assistant Jayne MacDonald in Leeds, changing public perception of the killer as she is the first victim who is not a prostitute.
• 26th » Elvis Presley performs the final concert of his life in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• 27th » France grants independence to Djibouti.
• 30th » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1977

• 1st » Sarah Wayne Callies, American actress
• 1st » Danielle Harris, American actress
• 1st » Brad Wilkerson, American baseball player
• 2nd » Teet Allas, Estonian footballer
• 2nd » Dorian Çollaku, Albanian hammer thrower
• 2nd » Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer
• 3rd » Cris (footballer) known as Cris, Brazilian footballer
• 3rd » Travis Hafner, American baseball player
• 3rd » Az-Zahir Hakim, American football player
• 4th » Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
• 4th » Quinten Hann, Australian snooker player
• 4th » Berglind Icey, Icelandic swimmer and actress
• 4th » Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer
• 4th » Roman Miroshnichenko, Ukrainian guitarist and composer
• 4th » Ingrid Visser (volleyball) known as Ingrid Visser, Dutch volleyball player (d. 2013)
• 5th » Jesdaporn Pholdee, Thai actor
• 5th » Kristin Gore, American author and screenwriter
• 5th » Christian Martucci, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Black President (band) known as Black President, The Strychnine Babies, and The Chelsea Smiles)
• 5th » Navi Rawat, American actress
• 5th » Liza Weil, American actress
• 6th » David Connolly, English-Irish footballer
• 6th » Bryn Williams, Welsh chef and author
• 7th » Marcin Baszczyński, Polish footballer
• 7th » Preston Campbell, Australian rugby player
• 7th » Joe Horgan, American baseball player
• 7th » Odalis Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player
• 7th » Erik Weiner, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 8th » Kanye West, American rapper, producer, director, and fashion designer (Child Rebel Soldier)
• 9th » Usman Afzaal, Pakistani cricketer
• 9th » Olin Kreutz, American football player
• 9th » Ameesha Patel, Indian actress and producer
• 9th » Peja Stojaković, Croatian-Greek basketball player
• 10th » Dan-e-o, Canadian rapper and actor
• 10th » Adam Darski Polish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Behemoth (band) named Behemoth)
• 10th » Enzo Emanuele, Italian pathologist
• 10th » Takako Matsu, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
• 10th » Mike Rosenthal, American football player and coach
• 11th » Ryan Dunn, American actor and stuntman (d. 2011)
• 11th » Shane Meier, Canadian-American actor
• 11th » Geoff Ogilvy, Australian golfer
• 12th » Richard Ayoade, English actor, director, and screenwriter
• 12th » Wade Redden, Canadian ice hockey player
• 12th » Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Rides)
• 13th » Dragoș Bucur, Romanian actor
• 13th » Emily Harrison, American actress
• 13th » Tarmo Kikerpill, Estonian basketball player
• 13th » Romain Mesnil, French pole vaulter
• 13th » Earthwind Moreland, American football player
• 13th » Rainer Schönfelder, Austrian skier
• 13th » Erin Toughill, American mixed martial artist and boxer
• 13th » Selwyn Ward, American actor
• 14th » Chris McAlister, American football player
• 14th » Massimiliano Neri, Italian model
• 14th » Joe Worsley, English rugby player
• 15th » Michael Doleac, American basketball player
• 15th » Nina Liu, Australian actress
• 15th » Mario Vazquez, American singer
• 16th » Craig Fitzgibbon, Australian rugby player
• 16th » Kevin Foster (murderer) e.g Kevin Foster, American murderer
• 16th » Duncan Hames, English politician
• 16th » Simone Legno, Italian graphic designer
• 16th » Petros Papadakis, American sportscaster
• 16th » Kerry Wood, American baseball player
• 17th » Tjaša Jezernik, Slovenian tennis player
• 17th » Mark Tauscher, American football player
• 17th » Branko Tomović, Serbian-German actor
• 18th » Evelin Talts, Estonian runner
• 19th » Maria Cioncan, Romanian runner (d. 2007)
• 19th » Rebecca Loos, Spanish-Dutch model and television host
• 19th » Peter Warrick, American football player
• 20th » Gordan Giriček, Croatian basketball player
• 20th » Nerijus Vasiliauskas, Lithuanian footballer
• 21st » Michael Gomez, Irish boxer
• 21st » Jochen Hecht, German ice hockey player
• 21st » Sarah Slean, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
• 23rd » Miguel Ángel Angulo, Spanish footballer
• 23rd » Hayden Foxe, Australian footballer and manager
• 23rd » Jaan Jüris, Estonian ski jumper
• 23rd » Jason Mraz, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 24th » Dimos Dikoudis, Greek basketball player
• 24th » Jeff Farmer (footballer) called Jeff Farmer, Australian footballer
• 24th » Cas Jansen, Dutch actor
• 25th » Layla El, English wrestler, model, and dancer
• 25th » Lola Ponce, Argentinian-Italian singer-songwriter and actress
• 26th » Mark Jindrak, American wrestler
• 26th » Florian Kehrmann, German handball player
• 26th » Tite Kubo, Japanese illustrator
• 26th » Quincy Lewis, American basketball player
• 27th » Raúl (footballer) called Raúl, Spanish footballer
• 27th » Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer
• 28th » Measha Brueggergosman, Canadian soprano and actress
• 28th » Chris Spurling, American baseball player
• 28th » Mark Stoermer, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (The Killers)
• 28th » Harun Tekin, Turkish singer and guitarist (Mor ve Ötesi)
• 29th » Sotiris Liberopoulos, Greek footballer
• 29th » Zuleikha Robinson, English actress and singer
• 30th » Mark van Gisbergen, New Zealand-English rugby player
• 30th » Justo Villar, Paraguayan footballer

Famous Deaths for June 1977

• 2nd » Albert Bittlmayer, German footballer (b. 1952)
• 2nd » Stephen Boyd, Irish-American actor (b. 1931)
• 3rd » Archibald Hill, English physiologist and politician, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
• 3rd » Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
• 13th » Matthew Garber, English actor (b. 1956)
• 14th » Robert Middleton, American actor (b. 1911)
• 16th » Wernher von Braun, German-American engineer (b. 1912)
• 19th » Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist and philosopher (b. 1933)
• 22nd » Jacqueline Audry, French director and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 22nd » Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rocket From the Tombs and Pere Ubu) (b. 1952)
• 24th » André-Gilles Fortin, Canadian politician (b. 1943)
• 25th » Olave Baden-Powell, English wife of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (b. 1889)
• 25th » Endre Szervánszky, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1911)
• 29th » Magda Lupescu, Romanian wife of Carol II of Romania (b. 1895)

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