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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1977.
The US president was Jimmy Carter (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was James Callaghan (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on August 1977: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1977?


Events

  • 01 Aug 1977 Former Lockheed U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers crashes the news helicopter he is flying in Los Angeles
  • 03 Aug 1977 Radio Shack issues a press release introducing TRS-80 computer 25 existed, within weeks thousands were ordered
  • 04 Aug 1977 President Carter establishes Department of Energy
  • 07 Aug 1977 Shenandoah closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 1,050 performances
  • 08 Aug 1977 Maurine Stuart, ordained as Zen priest by Eido Tai Shimano Roshi
  • 09 Aug 1977 Chris Old completes a century in 37 mins, Yorks vs. Warwicks
  • 10 Aug 1977 US and Panamana sign Panama Canal Zone accord
  • 11 Aug 1977 Geoff Boycott scores his 100th FC hundred, vs. Aust at Headingley
  • 12 Aug 1977 Space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight.
  • 13 Aug 1977 1st test glide of shuttle
  • 14 Aug 1977 59th PGA Championship: Lanny Wadkins shoots a 282 at Pebble Beach, California
  • 15 Aug 1977 SS chief Kappler escapes from prison hospital in Rome
  • 17 Aug 1977 Russian nuclear sub Artika is 1st to North Pole
  • 18 Aug 1977 2 girls are killed by a runaway car outside of Graceland
  • 19 Aug 1977 Julius (Groucho) Marx, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in Los Angeles at age 86.
  • 20 Aug 1977 NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
  • 21 Aug 1977 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic
  • 23 Aug 1977 Marxist philosopher Rudolf Bahro imprisoned in German DR
  • 26 Aug 1977 Frank Martinus Arion forms Surinamese Writers group 77
  • 27 Aug 1977 Chicago closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 947 performances
  • 28 Aug 1977 Bonnie Lauer wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic
  • 31 Aug 1977 Spyros Kyprianou appointed President of Cyprus

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in August 1977?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - I Just Want To Be Your Everything
  2. - Best Of My Love
  3. - I'm In You
  4. - (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher
  5. - My Heart Belongs To Me

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Angelo
  2. - I Feel Love
  3. - Float On
  4. - You Got What It Takes
  5. - Ma Baker

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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That Obscure Object of Desire

That Obscure Object of Desire

Release year: 1977

Directed by: Luis Buñuel

Starring: Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina, Julien Bertheau

Country: United States of America

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen

Release year: 1977

Directed by: Nasir Hussain

Starring: Rishi Kapoor, Tariq, Kaajal Kiran, Amjad Khan

The Psychic

The Psychic

Release year: 1977

Directed by: Lucio Fulci

Starring: Jennifer O'Neill, Gabriele Ferzetti, Marc Porel, Gianni Garko

San De huo shang yu Chong Mi Liu

San De huo shang yu Chong Mi Liu

Release year: 1977

Directed by: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Starring: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Sing Chen, James Tien, Hark-On Fung

September 30, 1955

September 30, 1955

Release year: 1977

Directed by: James Bridges

Starring: Richard Thomas, Susan Tyrrell, Deborah Benson, Lisa Blount

Books

Which were the most popular books released in August 1977?
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Dynasty by Robert S. Elegant

Dynasty

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Three generations of the Sekloongs are Hong Kong merchant princes. The story follows the lives and times of three generations of Sekloong brothers, who are split by ambition and adultery.

The Crash Of '79 by Paul E. Erdman

The Crash Of '79

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Paperback.

Condominium by John D. MacDonald

Condominium

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Condominium, a "first-rate entertainment," New York Daily News describes it as a narrative from a master of suspense. It is a panemacular novel by a master of suspense. The story follows the disappearance and sale of an American paradise.

Your Erroneous Zones by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Your Erroneous Zones

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This bestseller sends a clear message: Avoid negative thinking and learn how to be self-actualized.

It Didn'T Start With Watergate by Victor Lasky

It Didn'T Start With Watergate

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Reprint of JFK: The Man and the Myth by the best-selling author. This book, which is meticulously documented, reveals the hypocrisy that has gripped the beltway as well as the streets.