September 1977 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in September 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 September 1977: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of September 1977?
Events
- 01 Sep 1977 1st TRS-80 Model I computer sold
- 03 Sep 1977 Last broadcast of Mary Tyler Moore Show on NBC-TV
- 04 Sep 1977 Godspell closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 527 performances
- 05 Sep 1977 RAF kidnap West German work Chairman Schleyer
- 06 Sep 1977 Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977
- 07 Sep 1977 Ethiopia drops diplomatic relations with Somalia
- 08 Sep 1977 Jimmy McCullough quits Wings
- 09 Sep 1977 1st TRS-80 computer sold
- 10 Sep 1977 91st US Womens Tennis: Chris Evert L Mills beats W Turnbull
- 11 Sep 1977 97th US Mens Tennis: Guillermo Vilas beats Jimmy Connors
- 12 Sep 1977 South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko is killed in police custody.
- 13 Sep 1977 1st TV viewer discretion warning-Soap
- 14 Sep 1977 Christmas Tinto sentenced to 7 years in Robbeneiland South Africa
- 15 Sep 1977 Man of La Mancha opens at Palace Theater NYC for 124 performances
- 16 Sep 1977 Ringo releases Drowning in Sea of Love
- 17 Sep 1977 Dave Kingman hits his first New York Yankees' homer, Reggie Jackson hits two more.
- 18 Sep 1977 All 4 Kiss members release solo albums
- 19 Sep 1977 Under pressure from the Carter Administration, President Anastasio Somoza Debayle lifts the state of siege in Nicaragua.
- 20 Sep 1977 Estrada opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 7 performances
- 21 Sep 1977 US Minister of Foreign Affairs Cyrus Vance dismissed
- 22 Sep 1977 West German RAF terrorist kills policeman in Utrecht
- 23 Sep 1977 3rd test of Space Shuttle Enterprise
- 24 Sep 1977 Estrada closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 7 performances
- 25 Sep 1977 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament
- 26 Sep 1977 Cleveland Browns play their 1st overtime game, beat Patriots 30-27
- 27 Sep 1977 Phillies clinch 2nd straight NL East Division title
- 28 Sep 1977 The Porsche 928 debuts at the Geneva Auto Convention.
- 29 Sep 1977 Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band, by Meco hits #1
- 30 Sep 1977 Dutch Antillean government-Evertsz resigns
- 05 Sep 1977 Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 1 spacecraft.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in September 1977?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- The Emotions - Best Of My Love
- Andy Gibb - I Just Want To Be Your Everything
- Meco - Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band (Medley)
- Rita Coolidge - (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher
- The Floaters - Float On
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Elvis Presley - Way Down
- David Soul - Silver Lady
- Space - Magic Fly
- La Belle Epoque - Black Is Black
- Baccara - Yes Sir I Can Boogie
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in September 1977?
The Second Deadly Sin
By: Lawrence Sanders
This is a taut, gripping story that puts Edward Delaney, a police detective, on the trail of a criminal in New York City's art world. Victor Maitland, a world-renowned artist was discovered a month ago
It Didn'T Start With Watergate
By: Victor Lasky
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.
Falconer
By: John Cheever
Falconer's story is stunning and powerful. It tells the story about Farragut, his crime, punishment and struggle to be a man in an universe that wants him dead.
The Rich Are Different
By: Susan Howatch
Dinah Slade, a young Englishwoman, is full of vitality and great sensual power. She also has fierce ambition. Paul Van Zale, a handsome and powerful man, falls in love with Dinah Slade.
Dynasty
By: Robert S. Elegant
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.