Date: August 13, 1977
The 300-metre-tall CKVR-DT transmission tower in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is hit by a light aircraft in a fog, causing it to collapse. All aboard the aircraft are killed. Date: September 7, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)…
A Dan-Air Boeing 707 leased to IAS Cargo Airlines crashes on approach to Lusaka International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia, killing six people. Date: May 14, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Last Guillotine Execution…
Linjeflyg Flight 618 crashes in Kälvesta near Stockholm Bromma Airport in Stockholm, Sweden, killing 22 people. Date: January 15, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Ms 5.8 Bob-Tangol Earthquake Devastates Kerman Province, Iran, December…
Capital punishment in the United States resumes after a ten-year hiatus, as convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in Utah. Date: January 17, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Australia’s Worst…
Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War. Date: March 16, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Martin Luther King Jr. Posthumously Receives Presidential Medal of…
The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole. Date: August 17, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Libyan-Egyptian War Begins July 21, 1977Iri Train Station Munitions Explosion Kills…