About the day » Sunday August 21, 1977Calender converter

• Anna BAARDMAN (87), Rhenen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Adrianus Arnoldus Ligt (85), Bergen op Zoom
• Bernardus Hendricus Burgemeester (73), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Reubsaet (65), Elsloo (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
• Arnold Tinneveld (69), Elten (Dld)
• Christina Clarrisa Jenkins (69), Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
• Augusta Caudron (78), Boussu, Hainaut, Belgique
• Anje Boer (93), Winsum
• Aaltje Neeltje Witvliet (84), Den Haag, Nederland
• Dominicus Lackroij (81), Peize,, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1975 » Simon Katich, Australian cricketer and manager
• 1976 » Alex Brooks, American ice hockey player and scout
• 1976 » Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican-American soccer player
• 1976 » Ramón Vázquez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
• 1976 » Robert Miles, Australian rugby league player
• 1978 » Alan Lee, Irish footballer and coach
• 1978 » Jason Marquis, American baseball player
• 1978 » Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player and coach
• 1978 » Peter Buxton, English rugby player and manager
• 1978 » Reuben Droughns, American football player and coach

• 1971 » George Jackson, American activist and author, co-founded the Black Guerrilla Family (b. 1941)
• 1974 » Buford Pusser, American police officer (b. 1937)
• 1974 » Kirpal Singh, Indian spiritual master (b. 1894)
• 1978 » Charles Eames, American architect, co-designed the Eames House (b. 1907)
• 1979 » Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1910)
• 1981 » Kaka Kalelkar, Indian Hindi Writer(B.1885)
• 1983 » Benigno Aquino, Jr., Filipino journalist and politician (b. 1932)
• 1988 » Ray Eames, American architect, co-designed the Eames House (b. 1912)
• 1988 » Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Filipino guitarist and songwriter (b. 1963)
• 1989 » Raul Seixas, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1945)

1. Jan
2. Jeroen
3. Johannes
4. Martijn
5. Peter
6. Richard
7. Mark
8. Michael
9. Robert
10. Hendrik
11. David
12. Pieter
13. Dennis
14. Marcel
15. Cornelis
16. Paul

1. Maria
2. Monique
3. Esther
4. Johanna
5. Sandra
6. Wendy
7. Cindy
8. Linda
9. Yvonne
10. Jennifer
11. Patricia
12. Anna
13. Bianca
14. Elisabeth
15. Marieke
16. Adriana

• 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.
• January 18 » Australia's worst rail disaster occurs at Granville, Sydney killing 83.
• January 24 » The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy.
• May 25 » Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in theaters.
• July 20 » The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments.
• August 26 » The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec
• December 5 » Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen. The move is in retaliation for the Declaration of Tripoli against Egypt.

The temperature on August 21, 1977 was between 13.4 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.