Moscow Bombings Kill Seven in Soviet Union, January 8, 1977

Aeroflot Flight B-2 crashes after takeoff from Vitim Airport in the Sakha Republic, killing 39. Date: July 20, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Air Indiana Flight 216 Crash Kills 29 Near Evansville Airport,…

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. Date: November 20, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1977…

Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the deadliest aviation accident in history. Date: March 27, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…

Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under Terrorism Act No. 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa. He later dies from injuries sustained during this arrest, bringing attention to South Africa's apartheid policies. Date: August 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on…

Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War. Date: July 13, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Spain Holds First Democratic Elections After Franco’s Death June 15, 1977CKVR-DT Tower Collapse in Barrie, Ontario…