What happened on Sunday July 24, 1977?

About July 24th, 1977, in brief:

  • Historical events: Led Zeppelin performs its last American concert at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, with the event marred by a significant altercation between the band's crew and promoter Bill Graham's staff, resulting in criminal assault charges against several band members, including drummer John Bonham.
  • Day of the week: July 24th, 1977 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Leo (in western zodiac), Snake (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: Looks Like We Made It by Barry Manilow
  • #1 UK song: So You Win Again by Hot Chocolate
  • Popular movie: The Sentinel directed by Clark Johnson

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July 24, 1977: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on July 24, 1977:

  • Led Zeppelin's Final American Concert Ends in Controversy Led Zeppelin performs its last American concert at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, with the event marred by a significant altercation between the band's crew and promoter Bill Graham's staff, resulting in criminal assault charges against several band members, including drummer John Bonham.
  • End of Libyan-Egyptian War The brief but intense four-day conflict between Libya and Egypt concludes, highlighting the complex geopolitical tensions in North Africa during the late 1970s.
  • Pete Rose Sets Switch-Hitting Record Baseball legend Pete Rose surpasses Frankie Frisch's record by becoming the all-time leader in switch-hitting with 2,881 hits, marking a significant milestone in baseball history.
  • Hollis Stacy Wins US Women's Golf Open Hollis Stacy secures a decisive victory at the US Women's Golf Open, winning wire-to-wire by 2 strokes over Nancy Lopez at the prestigious Hazeltine National Golf Club.
  • John Montague's Perfect Relief Pitching Seattle pitcher John Montague achieves an extraordinary feat by pitching 6 2/3 innings of perfect relief, tying a game record by retiring 33 consecutive batsmen, showcasing remarkable pitching precision.

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July 24, 1977: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was July 24, 1977?


July 24, 1977 was a Sunday and it was the 205th day of the year 1977 in the Gregorian calendar.

July 24, 1977 can also be written as 7/24/1977 in the US and as 24/7/1977 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on July 24, 1977?


Famous people born on July 24, 1977:

  • Danny Dyer
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July 24, 1977: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on July 24, 1977 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week July 18th and July 24th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

July 24, 1977: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on July 24, 1977 was Looks Like We Made It by Barry Manilow, according to the music chart for the week July 18th and July 24th.

  1. - Looks Like We Made It youtube
  2. - I Just Want To Be Your Everything youtube
  3. - Da Doo Ron Ron youtube
  4. - I'm In You youtube
  5. - My Heart Belongs To Me youtube

July 24, 1977: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on July 24, 1977 was So You Win Again by Hot Chocolate, according to the music chart for the week July 18th and July 24th.

  1. - So You Win Again youtube
  2. - Fanfare For The Common Man youtube
  3. - I Feel Love youtube
  4. - Ma Baker youtube
  5. - Show You The Way To Go youtube

July 24, 1977: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on July 24, 1977 was Best Of My Love by The Emotions, according to the music chart for the week July 18th and July 24th.

  1. - Best Of My Love youtube
  2. - Slide
  3. - Sunshine
  4. - Livin' In The Life
  5. - Strawberry Letter 23 youtube
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July 24, 1977: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for July 24th is Leo.

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Babies born in July are either Cancer or Leo. People born before July 22nd are Cancer, while people born from July 23rd have the sign of Leo.

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July 24, 1977: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for July 24, 1977 is Snake and the associated element is Fire.

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July 24, 1977: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on July 24, 1977 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on July 24, 1977 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on July 24, 1977 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 65% full, rising at 02:25 pm and setting at 01:04 am.

The previous full moon was on Jul 01, 1977 while the next full moon would come on Jul 30, 1977.

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How old is someone born on July 24, 1977?


Someone born on July 24, 1977 is:

47 years 9 months old,

or 573 months and 20 days old,

or 2494 weeks and 3 days old,

or 17461 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on July 24, 1977?

There are 71 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday July 24th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on July 24, 1977?

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