What happened on 8 January 1977?

Discover what happened on 8 January 1977 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

  • Steve Suhey (American football player (1922-1977))
  • Adam Wysocki (Polish actor (1905–1977))
  • Xu Lanyuan
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  • Odd Heistein (Norwegian writer (1902–1977))
  • Senee Boodpaked
  • Horace Batchelor (Pools predictor)
  • Helgi Hirv (Estonian printmaker)
  • Aldo Rossini (Italian soldier and politician)
  • Michael Kehoe (Gaelic games administrator (1899-1977))
  • Adolf Fritz Guhl (musician, conductor and singer from Germany)
  • Myles Eason (Australian actor (1915–1977))
  • M.K. Jerome
  • Tibor Neugebauer (Hungarian physicist)
  • Michail Nikolaevich Rodigin (Russian (Soviet) botanist, and mycologist)
  • Frances W. Delehanty (American artist and illustrator)
  • Conrad Quensel (Swedish lawyer)
  • Alois Hejl (Czech painter)
  • Jiří Dienstbier
  • Jouke Schaafsma
  • Corrie Formijne
  • W. Emil Schröder
  • Ejnar Gunnerholm
  • Charles Frend (British film editor and director (1909–1977))
  • Franz Heck (Luxembourgish bicycle racer (1899-1977))
  • Hans Peter Des Coudres (German librarian and law librarian (1905-1977))
  • Michael Gerstner (German politician (1896-1977))
  • Alfred Jules-Julien (French politician (1882–1977))
  • Angelo Carboni (Italian politician (1891-1977))
  • Lando Ferretti (Italian sports journalist and politician (1895-1977))
  • Dardo Cabo (Argentine journalist and activist)
  • Evelyn Anderson (British journalist)
  • Walter Harnott (Canadian ice hockey player (1909–1977))
  • Steve Suhey (American football player (1922-1977))
  • Adam Wysocki (Polish actor (1905–1977))
  • Xu Lanyuan
  • Q11632994
  • Odd Heistein (Norwegian writer (1902–1977))
  • Senee Boodpaked
  • Horace Batchelor (Pools predictor)
  • Helgi Hirv (Estonian printmaker)
  • Aldo Rossini (Italian soldier and politician)
  • Michael Kehoe (Gaelic games administrator (1899-1977))
  • Adolf Fritz Guhl (musician, conductor and singer from Germany)
  • Myles Eason (Australian actor (1915–1977))
  • M.K. Jerome
  • Tibor Neugebauer (Hungarian physicist)
  • Michail Nikolaevich Rodigin (Russian (Soviet) botanist, and mycologist)
  • Frances W. Delehanty (American artist and illustrator)
  • Conrad Quensel (Swedish lawyer)
  • Alois Hejl (Czech painter)
  • Jiří Dienstbier
  • Jouke Schaafsma