Date: January 28, 1977
With the approval of the State Council, China's two largest newspapers, the People's Daily and the Guangming Daily, publish in full for the first time the Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme. Date: December 20, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On…
Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board. Date: September 27, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Southern…
The first episode of Finnish children's TV show Pikku Kakkonen ("Little Number Two") is aired on Yle TV2. Date: January 11, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977SFR Yugoslavia Prime Minister Džemal Bijedić Killed…
The start of the four-day-long Libyan–Egyptian War. Date: July 21, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Somalia Declares War on Ethiopia, Starting the Ogaden War, July 13, 1977JVC Introduces VHS at CES, Wins Format…
A plane carrying the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in woodland in Mississippi, United States. Six people, including three band members, are killed. Date: October 20, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Pikku Kakkonen…
President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (a.k.a. "Tokyo Rose"). Date: January 19, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Pakistan Military Coup Overthrows Bhutto, Martial Law Begins July 5, 1977Deng Xiaoping Restored to Power,…