What Happened in September 1977

October 18, 2024

September1977 Calendar

Historical Events

Tracy Austin

Sep 1 Tracy Austin at age 14 years, 8 months, 20 days, becomes the youngest female to play in the US Open, beating German Heidi Eisterlehner 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in a 1st round match

Sep 1 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
Sep 2 One of the great anti-climaxes in sport; 43-year-old transsexual Rene Richards, who fought for over a year for right to play in a major event, is beaten 6-1, 6-4 by Wimbledon champion Virginia Wade at the US Open
Sep 3 Japanese baseball superstar Sadaharu Oh hits his 756th career home run to surpass Hank Aaron as all-time career leader in professional baseball
Sep 4 Stephen Schwartz' musical "Godspell" closes at Broadhurst Theater, NYC. after 527 performances
Sep 5 Cleveland Indians stage 1st "I hate the Yankee Hanky Night", inspired by local radio personality Pete Franklin; home team sweeps a doubleheader over New York at Cleveland Municipal Stadium

Sep 5 NASA launches Voyager 1 on a mission to initially just fly-by Jupiter and Saturn, later Uranus and Neptune also (2012 becomes the first human-made object to leave the solar system)
Sep 5 Red Army Faction kidnaps and subsequently murders West German business executive Hanns Martin Schleyer

Sports History

Sep 6 Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash, 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977

Sep 7 Ethiopia drops diplomatic relations with Somalia

Event of Interest

Sep 7 US President Jimmy Carter and Panama's General Omar Torrijos sign the Panama Canal treaties, guaranteeing Panama control of the Panama Canal after 1999

Sep 7 Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy is released from prison after serving 4 years and 4 1/2 months
Sep 8 Interpol sends a resolution concerning video piracy
Sep 8 Jimmy McCulloch quits Wings
Sep 9 Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker & Allan Trammell debut together & will play together for 19 years
Sep 10 Blue Jays beat Yankees 19-3 with 20 hits
Sep 10 Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:34:47.5)
Sep 10 Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of torture and murder, is the last person to be executed by Guillotine in France
Sep 10 Susan Perkins (Ohio), crowned 50th Miss America 1978
Sep 10 US Open Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Chris Evert wins her 3rd straight US singles title; beats Wendy Turnbull of Australia 7-6, 6-2; final time event played at West Side Tennis Club

Music History

Sep 11 American crooner Bing Crosby and British singer David Bowie record duet "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" at ATV Elstree Studios near London for television special "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas"

The Atari 2600

Sep 11 The Atari 2600, originally known as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS) is released in North America, revolutionizing the video game industry

Sep 12 Anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko dies in police custody from his injuries after being beaten and tortured by police
Sep 13 1st TV viewer discretion warning-Soap
Sep 13 2nd Test flight of Space Shuttle Enterprise
Sep 13 General Motors introduces 1st US diesel auto (Oldsmobile 88)
Sep 14 Christmas Tinto sentenced to 7 years in Robben Island, South Africa

Sports History

Sep 15 Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when mgr Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound)

Sep 15 revival of musical "Man of La Mancha" opens at Palace Theater, NYC; runs for 124 performances
Sep 15 TV LA drama "CHiPs" debuts on NBC in US
Sep 15 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Sep 15 US President Jimmy Carter meets with 15 record company executives
Sep 16 90 minute pilot of "Logan's Run" premieres on TV

Drowning in Sea of Love

Sep 16 Ringo Starr releases single "Drowning in Sea of Love" in the UK

Sep 16 Seattle beats Royals, 4-1, to end KC's winning streak at 16 games

#1 in the Charts

Sep 17 British-American band Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" album is #1 for 19th straight week

Sep 17 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC
Sep 17 Dave Kingman hits his 1st Yankee homer, Reggie hits 2 more
Sep 17 Ryder Cup Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes: US wins 12½-7½; last time a Great Britain and Ireland team competes for Ryder Cup
Sep 18 2nd Toronto International Film Festival opens

Sports History

Sep 18 Ted Turner's Courageous (US) sweeps Alan Bond's Australia 4-0 in the 24th America's Cup

Sep 18 US Voyager I takes 1st space photograph of Earth & Moon together
Sep 20 Russell Means addresses the UNHCR in Geneva: criticizes the United States, describing Native Americans as "people who live in the belly of the monster"
Sep 20 Russian musical review "Estrada" opens a limited run at Majestic Theater, NYC, for 7 performances
Sep 20 Vietnam & Djibouti ask for membership in UN
Sep 22 Minnesota Twin Bert Blyleven no-hits California Angels, 9-0
Sep 22 West German Red Army Faction terrorist kills policeman in Utrecht
Sep 23 "I Just Fall in Love Again" single released by The Carpenters
Sep 23 3rd test of Space Shuttle Enterprise
Sep 23 Cheryl Ladd replaces Farrah Fawcett on TV show "Charlie's Angels"
Sep 24 1st broadcast of "Love Boat" on ABC-TV
Sep 24 Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards
Sep 24 Russian musical review "Estrada" closes a limited run at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 7 performances
Sep 26 British airline entrepreneur Sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to New York
Sep 26 Cleveland Browns play their 1st overtime game, beat Patriots 30-27
Sep 27 Phillies clinch 2nd straight NL East Division title
Sep 29 "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco hits #1

The Stranger

Sep 29 Columbia Records releases "The Stranger", singer-songwriter Billy Joel's fifth studio album; it becomes the label's all-time best selling non-compilation record

Sep 29 Eva Shain is 1st woman to referee a heavyweight championship

Music History

Sep 29 James Brown's band walks out claiming they were underpaid and overworked

Boxing Title Fight

Sep 29 Muhammad Ali beats Earnie Shavers by unanimous decision over 15 rounds in NYC for WBA, WBC and The Ring heavyweight boxing titles

Sep 29 Peter Schats circus opera "Houdini" premieres in Amsterdam
Sep 29 Soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit
Sep 30 Due to US budget cuts, the Apollo program's ALSEP experiment packages left on the Moon are shut down.
Sep 30 Dutch Antillean government of Juancho Evertsz resigns
Sep 30 Ian Dury releases the album "New Boots and Panties!!" which achieves platinum status
Sep 30 Philippine political prisoners, Eugenio Lopez, Jr. and Sergio Osmeña III successfully escaped from Fort Bonifacio Maximum Security Prison in the Philippines
Sep 30 Ringo Starr releases album "Ringo the 4th"
Sep 30 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR

Famous Birthdays

Sep 1 Aamir Ali, Indian television actor
Sep 1 Aaron Schobel, American football defensive end (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; Buffalo Bills), born in Harris County, Texas
Sep 1 David Albelda, Spanish soccer midfielder (51 caps; Valencia CF 351 games), born in La Pobla Llarga, Spain
Sep 1 Kathleen de León (Jones), Filipina-Australian actress, dancer, and singer (Hi-5, 1998-2006), born in Manila, Philippines
Sep 1 Shoshana Bean, American stage actress
Sep 2 Frédéric Kanouté, Malian footballer
Sep 2 Ramiro Muñoz, Colombian musician, born in Bogotá, Colombia
Sep 2 Sam Rivers, American rock bassist (Limp Bizkit), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Sep 3 Nate Robertson, American baseball player, born in Wichita, Kansas
Sep 3 Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer (Astob Villa), born in Gullspång, Sweden
Sep 3 Rui Marques, Angolan soccer defender (21 caps; FC Baden, SSV Ulm, VfB Stuttgart, Leeds United), born in Luanda, Angola
Sep 3 Stephen Laybutt, Australian soccer defender (15 caps; Brisbane Strikers, Excelsior Mouscron, KAA Gent), born in Lithgow, Australia (d. 2024)
Sep 3 Tami Tyler, American dance skater (with partner Jonathan Nichols), born in Santa Clara, California
Sep 4 Lucie Silvas [Silverman], British singer-songwriter, born in Kingston upon Thames, England
Sep 5 Alexey Harkov, Russian bassist (Kipelov, Sergey Mavrin), born in Khimki, Moscow
Sep 5 Joseba Etxeberria, Spanish football winger, born in Elgoibar, Spain

Sep 5 Minoru Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler, born in Onoda, Yamaguchi
Sep 5 Nazr Mohammed, American basketball player, born in Chicago, Illinois
Sep 5 Rosevelt Colvin, American football linebacker (Super Bowl 2003, 04; NE Patriots) and analyst (Big Ten Network), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Sep 6 Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer, born in Fukuoka, Japan
Sep 7 Molly Holly [Nora Kristina Benshoof], American professional wrestler, born in Forest Lake, Minnesota
Sep 8 Maria Helena Selin, Finnish ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Helsinki, Finland
Sep 9 Chae Jung-an, South Korean actress and singer, born in Busan, South Korea
Sep 9 Soulja Slim [James Adarryl Tapp Jr.], American rapper ("Slow Motion"), born in Magnolia Projects, New Orleans (d. 2003)
Sep 9 Stuart Price, British electronic music artist, DJ, songwriter, and record producer (Madonna; The Killers; Seal; Kylie Minogue), born in Paris, France
Sep 10 Changpeng Zhao "CZ", Chinese-Canadian entrepreneur (Binance, Blockchain.info), born in Jiangsu province, China
Sep 11 Jon Buckland, British guitarist (Coldplay - "Clocks"; "Viva La Vida"), born in London, England
Sep 11 Ludacris [Christopher Bridges], American rapper ("Stand Up"; "Act A Fool"), and actor (The Ride; Fast and Furious franchise), born in Champaign, Illinois
Sep 11 Matthew Stevens, Welsh snooker player, born in Carmarthen, Wales
Sep 12 2 Chainz [Tauheed Epps], American rapper, born in College Park, Georgia
Sep 12 David Thompson, English footballer, born in Birkenhead, England

Sep 12 Grant Denyer, Australian television personality and TV Host, born in Coffs Harbour, Australia
Sep 12 Idan Raichel, Israeli singer-songwriter, born in Kfar Saba, Israel
Sep 12 James McCartney, British musician son of Paul & Linda McCartney, born in London, England
Sep 12 Jeff Irwin, American rock and jazz bassist, born in Creve Coeur, Missouri
Sep 12 Nathan Bracken, Australian cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 12 wickets; 116 ODIs, 174 wickets; NSW), born in Penrith, Australia
Sep 13 Daisuke Tsuda, Japanese singer (Maximum the Hormone), born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Sep 13 Fiona Apple [McAfee-Morgan], American singer and songwriter (Criminal), born in New York City
Sep 13 Ivan De Battista, Maltese actor, singer and composer, born in Gzira, Malta
Sep 15 Angela Aki, Japanese singer-songwriter, born in Itano, Tokushima, Japan

Sep 15 Jason Terry, American basketball player and coach, born in Seattle, Washington
Sep 15 Marisa Ramirez, American actress (Blue Bloods), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 15 Sophie Dahl, English model and author, born in London, England
Sep 15 Tom Hardy, British actor (The Revenant, Mad Max: Fury Road), born in London, England
Sep 16 Greg Ball, American politician (Member of the New York Senate 2011-14), born in Pawling, New York
Sep 17 Latoya Warning, Suriname 4th Miss Teenager (1993)
Sep 17 Simone Perrotta, Italian football player (Roma), born in Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Sep 17 Tony Goskowicz, American short track skater (Olympics 1994), born in Wauwautosa, Wisconsin
Sep 18 Barrett Foa, American actor (NCIS LA), and singer, born in Manhattan, New York
Sep 18 Kieran West, British oarsman (Olympic Gold 2000), born in Kingston upon Thames, England
Sep 18 Li Tie, Chinese footballer and coach (Everton), born in Shenyang, China
Sep 19 Aakash Chopra, Indian cricketer, born in Agra, India
Sep 19 Ryan Dusick, American drummer (Maroon 5, 2001-06 - "This Love"), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 20 Namie Amuro, Japanese pop and R&B singer (Super Monkey's), born in Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Sep 21 Brian Tallet, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2002-11 (Toronto Blue Jays, and 2 other teams), born in Midwest City, Oklahoma
Sep 22 Paul Sculthorpe, English rugby league footballer (St Helens, 2x Man of Steel Award), born in Burnley, England
Sep 22 Quiara Alegría Hudes, American playwright, lyricist and producer (In the Heights, Water by the Spoonful), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1]
Sep 23 Matthieu Descoteaux, Canadian ice hockey player
Sep 23 Rachael Yamagata, American singer-songwriter and piano player, born in Arlington, Virginia
Sep 23 Susan Tamim, Lebanese singer and actress (Studio El Fan), born in Beirut, Lebanon (d. 2008)
Sep 24 Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer, born in Kamen, West Germany
Sep 25 Clea DuVall, American actress, born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 25 Mike Krahulik, American illustrator (Penny Arcade)
Sep 25 Wil Nieves, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sep 27 Andrus Värnik, Estonian javelin thrower

Sep 28 Se-ri Pak, South Korean golfer (5 LPGA major titles; US Open 1998, British Open 2001), born in Daejeon, South Korea
Sep 29 Jake Westbrook, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2011 St. Louis Cardinals; MLB All Star 2004 Cleveland Indians), born in Athens, Georgia
Sep 29 Wade Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Lanigan, Saskatchewan
Sep 29 Won Bin, South Korean actor (Autumn in My Heart), born in Jeongseon County, South Morea
Sep 30 Maia Brewton, American actress (Margaret-Lime Street), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 30 Roy Carroll, Northern Irish soccer goalkeeper who played 45 internationals (Wigan, Manchester United, West Ham), born in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
Sep 30 Sun Jihai, Chinese footballer (Manchester City, born in Zhuanghe, China

Famous Weddings

Rush Limbaugh

Sep 24 Radio personality Rush Limbaugh (26) weds Roxy McNeely, a radio advertising salesperson, at Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; divorced 1980

Sep 30 American'Rabbit' novelist John Updike (45) weds American social worker Martha Bernhard (39), at Clifton Lutheran Church in Marblehead, Massachusetts; second marriage for both, until his death in 2009

Famous Divorces

Sep 11 TV's Rhoda gets divorced

Famous Deaths

Sep 1 Ethel Waters, American actress (Beulah), singer ("Stormy Weather"), dies at 80
Sep 2 Stephen "Steve" Dunne, American actor (Professional Father, Shock), dies at 59
Sep 4 E. F. Schumacher, German economist and statistician (b. 1911)
Sep 4 Gabriel Mekler, Israeli-American songwriter and record producer (Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, Janis Joplin, Etta James), dies in a motorcycle crash at 32
Sep 4 Jean Rostand, French biologist and philosopher, dies at 82
Sep 4 Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek folk singer, songwriter and guitarist, dies at 78
Sep 5 George Barnes, American swing-jazz and session guitarist, and electric guitar pioneer, dies of a heart attack at 56
Sep 5 Marcel Thiry, Belgian writer and wallon militant, dies at 80
Sep 6 Guido Pannain, Italian composer and musicologist, dies at 85
Sep 6 Paul Burkhard, Swiss composer, dies at 65
Sep 7 Gustave Reese, American musicologist (Music in the Middle Ages; Music in the Renaissance), and teacher, dies at 77
Sep 8 Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel, American comedian and actor (Fiddler on the Roof, The Producers), dies of an aortic aneurysm at 62
Sep 9 John Breeden, American actor (Salute, Madame Racketeer, Joy Street), dies at 73
Sep 10 Hamida Djandoubi, Tunisian convicted murderer who was the last person to be executed in Western Europe, is beheaded in Marseille by guillotine at 28
Sep 11 Don Blackman, actor (Old Man & Sea, Desert Legion), dies at 65
Sep 11 Leonard Carey, American actor (Rebecca, Laughter), dies at 90

Sep 12 Robert Lowell, American poet and pacifist (Lord Weary's Castle, Near the Ocean), dies at 60
Sep 12 Steven Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist, dies in police custody at 30
Sep 13 Arthur Fagg, English cricket batsman (5 Tests; dual double-centuries for Kent v Essex 1938) and umpire (18 Tests, 7 ODIs), dies at 62
Sep 13 Leopold Stokowski, British conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1912-39; Disney's Fantasia), dies of a heart attack at 95
Sep 16 Marc Bolan, English rock vocalist and guitarist (T-Rex - "Bang a Gong (Get It On)"), dies in a car crash at 29

Sep 17 Lou Hooper, Canadian jazz pianist, and educator, dies at 83
Sep 18 Paul Bernays, Swiss mathematician (b. 1888)
Sep 25 Sidney James van den Bergh, Dutch businessman and politician, dies at 78
Sep 26 Ernie Lombardi, American Baseball HOF catcher (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1940; NL MVP 1938; Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, NY Giants), dies at 69

Sep 27 Willis Bouchey, American character actor (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance), dies at 70
Sep 29 Alexander Tcherepnin, Russian pianist and composer, dies at 78
Sep 30 Mary Ford [Iris Colleen Summers], American vocalist (with Les Paul - "How High The Moon"), dies from complications of alcohol abuse at 53

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