Historical figures in 1977
The atlas holds 70 people and 98 moments here, in 1977. The most recorded lives are Steve Biko, Elvis Presley and Anwar Sadat. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Educators.
Notable people
Abdurrahman Wahid
in 1977
1 moment here
Indonesian Islamic scholar, Nahdlatul Ulama leader, reform advocate, and fourth president of Indonesia (1999–2001), widely known as Gus Dur.…
Ada Yonath
in 1977
1 moment here
Israeli crystallographer whose work on ribosome structure and function earned her a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…
Agostinho Neto
in 1977
1 moment here
António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…
Alan García
in 1977
1 moment here
Alan García Pérez was a Peruvian politician and leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party who served two nonconsecutive terms as president of Peru, from…
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
in 1977
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian novelist, essayist, historian, dissident, and Nobel laureate whose writings on Soviet political repression and the Gulag made him…
Andy Warhol
in 1977
1 moment here
American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…
Anthony Quinn
in 1977
2 moments here
Mexican-American actor, painter, sculptor, writer, and civil-rights supporter Anthony Quinn (Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca) worked in film,…
Anwar Sadat
in 1977
5 moments here
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
in 1977
1 moment here
Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…
Augusto Pinochet
in 1977
2 moments here
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer who led the 11 September 1973 coup and ruled Chile as head of the military junta and then…
Ayrton Senna
in 1977
1 moment here
Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Benazir Bhutto
in 1977
1 moment here
Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…
Bob Marley
in 1977
1 moment here
Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Wailers made reggae an international musical force.…
Brigitte Bardot
in 1977
1 moment here
French actress, singer, model, and animal-rights activist. Born and raised in Paris, Bardot became an international film star in the 1950s and 1960s…
Carlos Fuentes
in 1977
1 moment here
Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…
Carl Sagan
in 1977
1 moment here
American astronomer, planetary scientist, educator, author, and science communicator. Sagan studied at the University of Chicago, held appointments…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1977
1 moment here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Desmond Tutu
in 1977
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Edmund Hillary
in 1977
1 moment here
New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, diplomat, and philanthropist. Hillary became internationally known after reaching Mount Everest’s summit with…
Elvis Presley
in 1977
5 moments here
American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
in 1977
2 moments here
Ivorian physician and politician who became the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, serving from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993.…
Fidel Castro
in 1977
2 moments here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Freddie Mercury
in 1977
2 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Gerald Ford
in 1977
1 moment here
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…
Moments
- 1977 Dean at Hasyim Asyari University Abdurrahman Wahid
- 1977 Visiting professor at the University of Chicago Ada Yonath
- 1977 Yugoslav-Angolan talks at Brijuni Agostinho Neto
- 1977 Enrollment at IHEAL Alan García
- 1977 Kuwait exhibition opening Andy Warhol
- 1977 Rome residence Anthony Quinn
- 1977 The Red Devil Battery Sign in Boston Anthony Quinn
- 1977 United Nations speech in Hindi Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 1977 Meeting with Jimmy Carter Augusto Pinochet
- 1977 Graduation from Colégio Rio Branco Ayrton Senna
- 1977 President of the Oxford Union Benazir Bhutto
- 1977 Seal-hunt protest on the Canadian ice floe Brigitte Bardot
- 1977 Rómulo Gallegos Prize speech Carlos Fuentes
- 1977 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures Carl Sagan
- 1977 Ocean to Sky expedition at the Ganges mouth Edmund Hillary
- 1977 African diplomatic tour Fidel Castro
- 1977 Move to Denver Gerald Ford
- 1977 Army transfer to Anzoátegui Hugo Chávez
- 1977 Visit to Mobutu during Shaba I Idi Amin
- 1977 Filming Autumn Sonata near Oslo Ingmar Bergman
- 1977 New Spirit Inaugural Concert John Lennon
- 1977 Lake Secondary School studies John Magufuli
- 1977 Travel in France Jorge Luis Borges
- 1977 Travel in Italy Jorge Luis Borges
- 1977 Travel in Switzerland Jorge Luis Borges
- 1977 State visit and civil-rights commemoration Julius Nyerere
- 1977 Pre-university study in Karnal Kalpana Chawla
- 1977 Begins study at Jilin University Liu Xiaobo
- 1977 Simón Bolívar Professor at Cambridge Mario Vargas Llosa
- 1977 Second visit to France Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1977 FESTAC 77 performance Miriam Makeba
- 1977 Detention at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- 1977 Move to Sausalito for For You Prince
- 1977 Sound 80 demo session Prince
- 1977 Returns to France with Mikhail Gorbachev Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1977 Los Angeles comedy-club work Robin Williams
- 1977 District-court judge Roh Moo-hyun
- 1977 Shatranj Ke Khilari studio work Satyajit Ray
- 1977 Seikei University graduation Shinzo Abe
- 1977 Order of Merit for Labour ceremony Silvio Berlusconi
- 1977 Return for Carter-Wallace Lectures Sydney Brenner
- 1977 Caesars Palace cabaret shows Tina Turner
- 1977 Second Moscow International Film Festival jury Toshiro Mifune
- 1977 Banishment to Brandfort Winnie Mandela
- 1977 Permanent residence at Seiwa Hospital Yayoi Kusama
- 1977 Office for Metropolitan Architecture employment Zaha Hadid
- 1977 Last visit to Multan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1977 Algeria and Libya visits Fidel Castro
- 1977 Performed at Madison Square Garden Freddie Mercury
- 1977 Meeting with UN Security Council mission Mathieu Kérékou