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April 6, 1977 (Wednesday) A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Iran, killing at least 348 people and destroying 2,100 homes. Hardest hit was the town of Naghan, where 202 people died. The quake came 15 days after a 7.0 tremor on March 22, near Bandar Abbas, that killed 167 people.
1977 – German Federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback and his driver are shot by two Red Army Faction members while waiting at a red light. 1978 – Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by President Jimmy Carter .
Subcategories. This category has the following 34 subcategories, out of 34 total. April 1977 by city (5 C). April 1977 by continent (4 C)
1977 – Chad Hedrick, American speed skater; 1977 – Frederik Magle, Danish composer, organist, and pianist; 1978 – Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer, German skier; 1978 – Lindsay Hartley, American actress; 1978 – Jason White, Scottish rugby player; 1979 – Eric Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player; 1979 – Marija Šestak, Serbian-Slovenian ...
1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1977th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 977th year of the 2nd millennium, the 77th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1970s decade.
July 13 – The New York City blackout of 1977 lasts for 25 hours; August 7 – Mount Usu volcano in Japan erupts; September 11 – Atari, Inc. releases its Video Computer System in North America; October 18 – Reggie Jackson hits 3 home runs to lead the New York Yankees to a World Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers
1977 – Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1915) 1988 – Fred Bear, American hunter and author (b. 1902) 1989 – Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic (b. 1894) 1992 – Olivier Messiaen, French organist and composer (b. 1908) 1992 – Gerard K. O'Neill, American physicist and astronomer (b. 1927)
