About the day » Thursday January 20, 1977Calender converter

• Rebekah Ruth Wing, Decatur, Indiana, United States († 2010)
• Giraldo Oudshoorn, Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1993)
• Johan Marius Bulten, Doetinchem († 2010)
• Wim Meus, Leuven († 2021)
• Roelinde van Zon († 2012)
• Charles Peter Mc Sorley
• William Daniel P. R. Charlton, Waterlooville, Hampshire, England († 2006)
• Jason Samuel Carr, Montclair, San Bernardino County, California († 1977)

• Alkina Pierweijer (73), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Cornelis Koster (69), Rotterdam Charlois
• Arend Hateboer (69), Assen, Drente, Nederland
• Arnold Smeets (55), Ubach over Worms
• Aaltje Kloppenburg (83), Musselkanaal
• Carrie A Brown (87), Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States
• Christina Hubertina Geraeds (79), Neer,, Limburg, Nederland
• Cássio Dias de Toledo (76), Brasil
• Alkina Pierweijer (73), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Carlos Ernesto de la Espriella Mosquera (82), San Juan de Pasto, Nariño, Colombia

• 1975 » Norberto Fontana, Argentinian racing driver
• 1975 » Zac Goldsmith, English journalist and politician
• 1976 » Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater
• 1976 » Kirsty Gallacher, Scottish journalist and sportscaster
• 1976 » Michael Myers, American football player
• 1977 » Paul Adams, South African cricketer and coach
• 1978 » Allan Søgaard, Danish footballer
• 1978 » Salvatore Aronica, Italian footballer
• 1978 » Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete
• 1979 » Choo Ja-hyun, South Korean actress

• 1971 » Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1971 » Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (b. 1903)
• 1973 » Amílcar Cabral, Guinea Bissauan-Cape Verdian engineer and politician (b. 1924)
• 1973 » Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician and surgeon (b. 1885)
• 1977 » Dimitrios Kiousopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, 151st Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1892)
• 1980 » William Roberts, English soldier and painter (b. 1895)
• 1983 » Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (b. 1933)
• 1984 » Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (b. 1904)
• 1988 » Dora Stratou, Greek dancer and choreographer (b. 1903)
• 1988 » Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistani activist and politician (b. 1890)

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
• March 23 » The first of The Nixon Interviews (12 will be recorded over four weeks) is videotaped with British journalist David Frost interviewing former United States President Richard Nixon about the Watergate scandal and the Nixon tapes.
• April 22 » Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
• June 7 » Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television.
• June 13 » Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.
• June 15 » After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections took place in Spain.
• September 25 » About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.

The temperature on January 20, 1977 was between -1.6 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.