February 1977 calendar

Events

• 01 Feb 1977 Heavy blizzard in New England claims 100 lives.
• 02 Feb 1977 Radio Shack officially begins creating TRS-80 computer
• 03 Feb 1977 Martin Dihigo John Lloyd elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
• 04 Feb 1977 Elevated train jumps track, crashes onto Chicago street (11 die, 200 hurt).
• 05 Feb 1977 CB Savage by Rod Hart peaks at #67
• 06 Feb 1977 Harley Race beats Terry Funk in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to become NWA wrestling champion.
• 07 Feb 1977 Soyuz 24 launches with two cosmonauts.
• 08 Feb 1977 Hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced due to
• 10 Feb 1977 Party with Comden & Green opens at Morosco Theater NYC for 92 performances
• 11 Feb 1977 20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia, Canada (heaviest known crustacean).
• 12 Feb 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs shutout Washington Capitals 10-0.
• 13 Feb 1977 Guys & Dolls closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 239 performances
• 15 Feb 1977 Social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election.
• 18 Feb 1977 George Harrison releases True Love
• 19 Feb 1977 Shuttle Enterprise makes 1st Test flight atop a 747 jetliner
• 20 Feb 1977 My Fair Lady closes at St. James Theater NYC after 384 performances
• 21 Feb 1977 74 Unification Church couples wed in New York City, New York.
• 23 Feb 1977 Oscar Romero becomes Archbishop of San Salvador.
• 24 Feb 1977 US President Jimmy Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights.
• 25 Feb 1977 Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons
• 26 Feb 1977 1st flight of Space Shuttle
• 27 Feb 1977 Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada
• 28 Feb 1977 Harbor strike in Rotterdam / Amsterdam ends

Famous Birthday

• Shakira

  Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model.

• Floyd Mayweather Jr
• Mike Shinoda

  American musician (Linkin Park and Fort Minor).

• Daddy Yankee

  Puerto Rican reggaeton singer/rapper.

• Rachida Brakni

  French actress of Algerian origin.

• Cara Wakelin
• Cadel Evans

  Australian road and cross-country cyclist racer, winner of the Tour de France in 2011.

• Anne-Claire Coudray

  French journalist presenting the evening news on TF1 private channel, from Friday to Sunday.

• Sidonie Bonnec
• Jason Aldean

  American country singer.

• Hakan Yakin

  Swiss footballer.

• Hélène Grémillon
• Gail Kim

  Wrestler.

• Gavin DeGraw

  American musician.

• Maxine Carr
• Dally Randriantefy

  Antananarivo in Madagascar; tennis star (1993 Marseille).

• Phoenix Farrell
• Greg Rikaart

  American actor.

• Mariusz Pudzianowski

  Polish strongman and mixed martial artist.

• Koxie (singer)
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Famous Deaths

• Maxime Jacob

  French musician, composer and organist.

• Allison Hayes

  Actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman), dies at 47.

• Grace Mary Williams

  Composer, dies at 70.

• Quincy Howe

  Newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76.

• Ralph Graves

  Actor (Extra Girl), dies at 77.

• Eddie "Rochester" Anderson

  Comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71.

• Jack Gardner

  Actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77.

• John Dickson Carr

  American author (Born 1905).

• Izaak Boleslavski

  Russian chess player, dies at age 67.

• Herman Dooyeweerd

  Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at age 82.

• Sergei Ilyushin Russian

  airplane builder (Ilyushin), dies at age 82.

• Louis J M Beel

  Dutch premier (1946-48, 1958-59), dies at age 74.

• Maria Realino

  teacher (Botany of Cura?ao), dies at age 87.

• Bukka White

  rocker, dies at age 43.

• Anthony Crosland

  British politician (Born 1918).

• Nolan Strong

  a Detroit doo-wop singer with The Diablos (Born 1934).

• Denys Amiel

  French dramatist / playwright (Le mouton noir), dies at 92.

• Louis Beel

  Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1946-1948 and 1958-1959.

• Carlos Pellicer

  Mexican poet, museum curator and politician.

• Sergey Ilyushin

  Russian engineer founded Ilyushin Aircraft Company (d. 1977).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Mary MacGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers
2. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light
3. Eagles - New Kid In Town
4. Barbra Streisand - Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)
5. Rose Royce - Car Wash

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Leo Sayer - When I Need You
2. The Manhattan Transfer - Chanson D'Amour
3. Julie Covington - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
4. Abba - Knowing Me, Knowing You
5. David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us