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