Date: November 14, 1977
The Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm fire started during Chinese New Year when a firecracker ignited memorial wreaths of the late Mao Zedong, killing 694 personnel. It remains the deadliest fireworks accident in the world. Date: February 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in…
Manolis Andronikos, a Greek archaeologist and professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, discovers the tomb of Philip II of Macedon at Vergina. Date: November 8, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Kelly Barnes…
Ali Maow Maalin, the last natural case of smallpox, develops a rash in Somalia. The WHO and the CDC consider this date to be the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination. Date: October 26, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on…
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…
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 1977Tupolev Tu-154 Crash Near Benghazi Kills 59, December 2, 1977Tam…
Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before. Date: June 13, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Star Wars: A New Hope Released in…