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
Golda Meir
in 1977
1 moment here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Hugo Chávez
in 1977
1 moment here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
Idi Amin
in 1977
1 moment here
Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…
Ingmar Bergman
in 1977
1 moment here
Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, theatre director, theatre manager and author. Bergman’s career moved between Stockholm’s student and professional…
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
in 1977
1 moment here
Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…
Jimmy Carter
in 1977
4 moments here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
John Lennon
in 1977
2 moments here
English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…
John Magufuli
in 1977
1 moment here
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli was a Tanzanian chemist and politician who served as Tanzania’s fifth president from 5 November 2015 until his death in…
Jorge Amado
in 1977
1 moment here
Brazilian modernist writer, journalist, and Communist politician whose life moved between Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, South America, Europe,…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1977
3 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Jorge Rafael Videla
in 1977
1 moment here
Argentine Army officer and de facto president of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. His dictatorship, the National Reorganization Process, conducted…
Julius Nyerere
in 1977
1 moment here
Tanzanian anti-colonial leader, political theorist, and founding president of Tanzania. Nyerere led the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU),…
Kalpana Chawla
in 1977
1 moment here
Indian-born American aerospace engineer, pilot, and NASA astronaut. Chawla studied in Karnal, Chandigarh, Arlington, and Boulder; worked at NASA Ames…
Liu Xiaobo
in 1977
1 moment here
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Mario Vargas Llosa
in 1977
1 moment here
Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and political figure. Vargas Llosa lived and worked across Peru, Bolivia, Spain, France, the United Kingdom,…
Maryam Mirzakhani
in 1977
1 moment here
Iranian mathematician whose work transformed the study of hyperbolic surfaces, moduli spaces, and dynamics.…
Mathieu Kérékou
in 1977
1 moment here
Beninese military officer and politician who led Dahomey/Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006.…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1977
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Miriam Makeba
in 1977
1 moment here
South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1977
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
in 1977
1 moment here
Kenyan novelist, playwright, essayist, language advocate, and academic. Ngũgĩ’s life moved from colonial Kenya through education in Uganda and…
Octavio Paz
in 1977
1 moment here
Mexican poet, essayist, editor, and diplomat whose international postings and teaching appointments connected Mexico City, the United States, Europe,…
Omar Bongo
in 1977
1 moment here
Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…
Pelé
in 1977
1 moment here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Moments
- 1977 Address to Cavendish Town Meeting Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- 1977 Meeting Walter Scheel Anwar Sadat
- 1977 U.S. state dinner guest Yitzhak Rabin
- 1977 Jerusalem Prize ceremony Octavio Paz
- 1977 Apple II debut at West Coast Computer Faire Steve Jobs
- 1977 Meeting with Vorster in Geneva Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- 1977 Geneva official visit Jimmy Carter
- 1977 London and Newcastle visit Jimmy Carter
- 1977 Birth in Tehran Maryam Mirzakhani
- 1977 Episcopal consecration Pope Benedict XVI
- 1977 Rainbow Theatre concerts Bob Marley
- 1977 Final concert Elvis Presley
- 1977 Omaha concert Elvis Presley
- 1977 Rapid City concert Elvis Presley
- 1977 Earls Court Jubilee concerts Freddie Mercury
- 1977 Working visit to Brijuni Muammar Gaddafi
- 1977 First Green Belt tree planting Wangarĩ Maathai
- 1977 Closing the OAU summit Omar Bongo
- 1977 Political comeback reception in Larkana Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1977 Death at Graceland Elvis Presley
- 1977 Last public appearance Elvis Presley
- 1977 Library of Congress recording Jorge Amado
- 1977 Declared ZANU president at Chimoio Robert Mugabe
- 1977 Arrest at roadblock Steve Biko
- 1977 Detention at Walmer police station Steve Biko
- 1977 Trip to Cape Town Steve Biko
- 1977 Panama Canal Treaty signing Augusto Pinochet
- 1977 Steve Biko funeral address Desmond Tutu
- 1977 Cologny residence meeting with Pik Botha Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- 1977 Meeting with President Carter Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1977 Beijing and Pyongyang diplomatic trip Pol Pot
- 1977 Visit to North Korea Pol Pot
- 1977 Visit to Moscow amid Soviet-Somali tensions Siad Barre
- 1977 Death in detention Steve Biko
- 1977 Interrogation at security-police headquarters Steve Biko
- 1977 Transfer to prison hospital Steve Biko
- 1977 Tokyo press conference John Lennon
- 1977 Farewell match Pelé
- 1977 Murder trial at Lahore High Court Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1977 Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport Anwar Sadat
- 1977 Consultation with Hafez al-Assad Anwar Sadat
- 1977 Jerusalem peace visit Anwar Sadat
- 1977 Prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque Anwar Sadat
- 1977 Address during Sadat visit Golda Meir
- 1977 Dies at Manoir de Ban Charlie Chaplin
- 1977 Imperial coronation Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- 1977 Tehran state visit Jimmy Carter
- 1977 Warsaw official visit Jimmy Carter