1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). 1977 - Events. January 10 - Major eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in eastern Zaire. January 17 - Gary Gilmore executed by a firing squad in Utah January 18 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious "legionnaire's disease" January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster at Granville, near Sydney, in which 83 people ...

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1977 - January-March. January 7 - Dustin Diamond, American actor January 8 - Amber Benson, American actress January 13 - Orlando Bloom, British actor January 22 - Hidetoshi Nakata, Japanese footballer January 26 - Vince Carter, American basketball player January 28 - Daunte Culpepper, American football player January 28 - Joey Fatone, American musician February 2 - Shakira, Colombian musician February 3 - Daddy Yankee, Latin Reggaeton m ...

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For 1977, the Fleetwood diverged into two models. The Fleetwood Limousine used the new long-wheelbase D-body, while the Fleetwood Brougham had the shorter C-body. Also new was an aluminum L33 V8, with optional Diesel power coming the next year thanks to Oldsmobile. Cadillac Fleetwood - Limousine. The Fleetwood Limousine was redesigned in 1977 to use the new 144.5 in wheelbase D-body. Engines: 1977-1979 7.0 L L33 V8, 180 hp (134 kW) See also:

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There were now two body styles of the 88 on the GM B platform - the town sedan and the coupe. The 1977-1979 Custom Cruiser wagon was a Chevrolet Caprice clone. The Royale name was removed from the trunk to become a simple interior trim option, the Royale Brougham in 1979. The next year, this became the high-line model of the 88, a position it occupied through 1983. From 1978 through 1981, a Holiday 88 model featured a floor-mounted shifter and console betwee ...

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See also: 1976 in television, other events of 1977, 1978 in television and the list of 'years in television'. For the American network television schedule, please see 1977-78 American network television schedule. 1977 in television - Events. January 15 - Bill Murray joins the cast of Saturday Night Live, replacing Chevy Chase who left the previous year. February 1 - Colour television transmissions commence in Italy, under the RAI banner of television channels. Fe ...

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See also: 1976 in music, other events of 1977, 1978 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1977 in music - Events. In this year, the St. Magnus Festival was founded in Orkney by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Perhaps most important is the release of several pivotal albums in the development of punk music. Widely-acknowledged as masterpieces and among the earliest first full-length purely punk albums, the Ramones' Rocket to Russia, the Jam's In the City, Iggy Pop's Lust ...

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See also: 1976 in film 1977 1978 in film 1970s in film years in film film 1977 in film - Events. In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network. Rocky picks up an Academy Award for Best Picture and All The President's Men wins Jason Robards the Supporting Actor and an Art Direction for George Jenkins and George Gaines. May 25 - ...

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The original Aston Martin V8 Vantage was hailed at the time of its 1977 introduction as "Britain's Supercar" for its 170 mph (274 km/h) top speed. Its engine was shared with the Lagonda, but the Vantage used high-performance camshafts and bigger carburettors for increased output. It was a large car but had only two seats. The Vantage name had previously been used on a number of high-performance versions of Aston Martin cars, but this was a separate model. Although based on the Aston Martin V8, numerous detail changes ...

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1977 in aviation - March. March 27 - 579 people are killed when two Boeing 747s collide on the runway at Santa Cruz airport, Tenerife. 1977 in aviation - June. June 30 - US president Jimmy Carter cancels the B-1 Lancer program 1977 in aviation - July. July 23 - After threats of shutting down transatlantic air traffic, the U.S. and British governments reach the Bermuda II accord, giving British airlines additional ports of entry in the United States and removing American airlines' rights to carry pas ...

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1977 in sports - January-March. January 10 - Anni Friesinger, German speed skater January 15 - Marja Vis, Dutch speed skater January 16 - Ariel Zeevi, Israeli judoka January 19 - Lauren Etame Mayer, Cameroonian footballer January 24 - Minke Booij, Dutch field hockey player January 25 - Hatem Trabelsi, Tunesian football player January 26 - Dean Butler, Australian field hockey player January 28 - Takumo Sato, Japanese Formula I-driver Feb ...

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Men's Golf Grand Slam of golf results: May - The Masters - Tom Watson June - US Open - Hubert Green July - British Open - Tom Watson August - PGA Championship - Lanny Wadkins PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tom Watson - $310,653 Ryder Cup: United States won 12½ -7½ over Britain & Ireland in world team golf. This was the last Ryder Cup to feature a side exclusively from the British Isles; the U.S. opponents in the next Ryde ...

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1977 in baseball - January-March. January 4 - Mary Shane is hired by the Chicago White Sox as the first woman TV play-by-play announcer. January 19 - The Baseball Writers Association of America elects Ernie Banks to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. January 31 - The Special Veterans Committee selects Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie and Al Lopez for the Hall of Fame. February 3 - The Hall of Fame's Special Committee on the Negro Leagues pick ...

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1977 in South Africa - January. 8 January - the railway line near Soweto is maliciously damaged 1977 in South Africa - February. 24 February - A bomb explodes at the Daveyton Police Station which cause only structural damage 1977 in South Africa - March. 7 March - A Pretoria restaurant destroyed by a bomb 1977 in South Africa - April. 1 April - Pik Botha, South Africa's ambassador in the United States of America is a ...

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1977 in rail transport - January events. January 10 - Passenger service on Boston and Maine Railroad's Lexington Branch ends when a train consisting of a Budd Rail Diesel Car and a switcher locomotive are stranded by a snowstorm at the Bedford, Massachusetts depot.[1] January 18 - Australia experiences its worst ever railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, when a commuter train derails and hits a bridge, causing the bridge to collapse on top of t ...

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1977 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2); Reggie Jackson, MVP American League Championship Series: New York Yankees (East) over Kansas City Royals (West) (3-2) National League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers (West) over Philadelphia Phillies (East) (3-1); Dusty Baker, MVP All-Star Game, July 19 at Yankee Stadium ...

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In this year, the St. Magnus Festival was founded in Orkney by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Perhaps most important is the release of several pivotal albums in the development of punk music. Widely-acknowledged as masterpieces and among the earliest first full-length purely punk albums, the Ramones' Rocket to Russia, the Jam's In the City, Iggy Pop's Lust for Life, the debut by the Clash, The Clash, Richard Hell & the Voidoids' Blank Generation, Elvis Costello's My Aim Is True, the Sex Pistols ...

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While the film is quite faithful to the story, it is at its core still a child-oriented musical adaptation, and therefore not a perfect adaptation of Tolkien's novel. Most of the changes are found as omissions rather than modifications of the plot. In the film: All the Dwarves show up with Gandalf all at once in the film, rather than arriving in groups the day after Gandalf meets Bilbo and puts a mark on his door. The company leaves Bilbo's house on ponies, but after that the ponies are not seen until they are lo ...

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The story's hero, Bilbo Baggins, was voiced by Orson Bean, backed up by John Huston as the voice of Gandalf. Otto Preminger was the voice of the Elvenking, Richard Boone grumbled the Dragon Smaug, Cyril Ritchard spoke for Elrond, Hans Conried voiced Thorin Oakenshield, and Brother Theodore was chosen for the voice of Gollum. Rankin-Bass icon Paul Frees co-starred as Bombur; Don Messick portrayed Dori and Balin; John Stephenson was the charming and proud archer Bard; and they and Jack DeLeon supplied the voices of the other members of Thorin' ...

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Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year - Kenny Burns, Nottingham Forest Professional Footballers Association PFA Player of the Year - Peter Shilton, Nottingham Forest PFA Young Player of the Year - Tony Woodcock, Nottingham Forest PFA Merit Award - Bill Shankly Football Managers Association Manage ...

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