What Happened on September 29, 1977

Historical Events

  • "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco hits #1

The Stranger

Columbia Records releases "The Stranger", singer-songwriter Billy Joel's fifth studio album; it becomes the label's all-time best selling non-compilation record

  • Eva Shain is 1st woman to referee a heavyweight championship

Music History

James Brown's band walks out claiming they were underpaid and overworked

Boxing Title Fight

Muhammad Ali beats Earnie Shavers by unanimous decision over 15 rounds in NYC for WBA, WBC and The Ring heavyweight boxing titles

  • Peter Schats circus opera "Houdini" premieres in Amsterdam
  • Soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit
1977 History

Famous Birthdays

  • Jake Westbrook, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2011 St. Louis Cardinals; MLB All Star 2004 Cleveland Indians), born in Athens, Georgia
  • Wade Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Lanigan, Saskatchewan
  • Won Bin, South Korean actor (Autumn in My Heart), born in Jeongseon County, South Morea
Born in 1977

Famous Deaths

  • Alexander Tcherepnin, Russian pianist and composer, dies at 78
1977 Highlights

About September 29, 1977

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 46 years, 5 months and 29 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Libra

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
  • UK #1 Song: Way Down - Elvis Presley