November 1977 calendar

Events

• 01 Nov 1977 President Carter raises minimum wages of $2.30 to $3.35 for Jan 1 1981
• 02 Nov 1977 The worst storm in Athens' modern history causes havoc across the Greek capital and kills 38 people.
• 03 Nov 1977 Debbie Massey wins LPGA Mizuno-Japan Golf Classic
• 04 Nov 1977 UN Security council proclaims weapon embargo against South Africa
• 05 Nov 1977 NCAA passing record set at 571 yards (Marc Wilson, Brigham Young).
• 06 Nov 1977 Hair closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 43 performances
• 08 Nov 1977 Bucky Harris dies on his 81st birthday in Bethesda, Maryland, USA; Major League Baseball player-manager for the Washington Senators in the 1920s.
• 09 Nov 1977 Gen. Hugo Banzer, president of the military government of Bolivia, announces that the constitutional democracy will be restored in 1978 instead of 1980 as previously provided.
• 10 Nov 1977 Amsterdam: RAF-terrorists Gert Schneider / Christof Wackernagel arrested
• 12 Nov 1977 Ernest N Morial elected Mayor of New Orleans
• 13 Nov 1977 Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Colgate Far East Golf Open
• 14 Nov 1977 Egypt President Sadat repeats willingness to visit Israel to Cronkite
• 15 Nov 1977 US President Jimmy Carter welcomes Shah of Iran.
• 16 Nov 1977 Rod Carew wins AL MVP award
• 17 Nov 1977 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat formally accepts invitation to visit Israel.
• 19 Nov 1977 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he meets Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and speaks before the Knesset in Jerusalem, seeking a permanent peace settlement.
• 20 Nov 1977 Steve Largent begins NFL streak of 177 consecutive game receptions
• 21 Nov 1977 Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year
• 22 Nov 1977 Regular Concorde passenger service between New York and Europe begins.
• 23 Nov 1977 Jesus Christ Superstar opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 96 performances
• 24 Nov 1977 Miami Bob Greise passes for 6 touchdowns vs. St. Louis
• 25 Nov 1977 Miss Teenage America Pageant
• 26 Nov 1977 'Vrillon', claiming to be the representative of the 'Ashtar Galactic Command', takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes at 5:12 PM.
• 27 Nov 1977 Comedy with Music (Victor Borge) closes at Imperial New York after 66 performances
• 30 Nov 1977 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) founded as specialized agency of the United Nations.

Famous Birthday

• Brittany Murphy

  American actress (Born 1977).

• Maggie Gyllenhaal

  American actress.

• Aria Giovanni

  American porn actress and model.

• Cyril Lignac

  French chef and owner of restaurants, also TV presenter of culinary programs.

• Dalene Kurtis
• Kerri Strug

  Tucson, Arizona -- Gymnast (1996 Olympics - Gold Medalist).

• Fabio Grosso

  Italian footballer and manager.

• Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
• Oksana Baiul

  Ukrainian-American skating champion, the winner of an Olympics Gold Medal 2/25/1994 at the Lillehammer Games in Norway.

• Bärbel Schleker
• Gigi Edgley

  Australian singer-songwriter and actress.

• Virginie Guilhaume
• Colin Hanks

  American actor.

• Steve Aoki

  Music Producer.

• Sean Murray

  American actor.

• Maria Sanchez Lorenzo

  Spanish tennis player.

• Huang Xiaoming

  Chinese actor and singer.

• Peter Phillips

  British royal family, the first born son of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips and grandson of Queen Elizabeth II.

• Obie Trice

  American rapper.

• Tiffani Wood
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Famous Deaths

• Richard Carlson

  American actor who was brought to Hollywood by David O. Selznick as a scriptwriter before he went into film acting, playing lead in some 50...

• Guy Lombardo

  Canadian musician, the bandleader of "The Royal Canadians," a primarily family group.

• Aleksei G Stachanov

  Russian model miner, dies at 72.

• Maxie Wander

  Writer.

• Gertrude Astor

  Actress (Ship of Wanted Men), dies on 90th birthday.

• George Hamilton Combs

  TV host (Through the Curtain), dies at 78.

• Trevor Bardette

  Actor (Clanton-Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at 75.

• AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

  Indian religious leader (Born 1896).

• Rene Goscinny

  French comic book writer (Born 1926).

• Ingrid Schubert

  German terrorist (Born 1944).

• Terence Rattigan

  British playwright, a master of the well-made play, a notable success from 1936, when he achieved his first London success with "French...

• Richard Addinsell

  English Composer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 73.

• Yoshibayama Junnosuke

  Japanese sumo wrestler, the 43rd Yokozuna (Born 1920).

• Fred Haney

  American baseball player coach and manager (d. 1977).

• Abraham Sarmiento

  Jr.

• Bob Meusel

  American baseball player and sailor (d. 1977).

• Kurt Schuschnigg

  Italian-Austrian lawyer and politician 15th Federal Chancellor of Austria (d. 1977).

• Victor Francen

  Belgian actor, on-screen in 1921.

• John L McClellan

  (Sen-D-Ark), dies at 81.

• Florence Vidor

  Actress (Jack Knife Man), dies at 82.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life
2. Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better
3. Heatwave - Boogie Nights
4. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
5. Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Abba - Name Of The Game
2. Wings - Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School
3. Queen - We Are The Champions
4. The Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band - Floral Dance
5. Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World