1977: what happened around the world

In 1977, 142 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Tenerife airport disaster, Cambodian–Vietnamese War and Ogaden War among the best known. 82 more were already under way, such as Iranian Revolution and Lebanese Civil War. 141 things were founded or built that year, from Djibouti and United States Department of Energy.

142events began
82already under way
141founded or built
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Accidents and fires55

+15 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks43

+3 less-known, on the globe.

Wars, battles and sieges28

Disasters12

Treaties, councils and politics4

Already under way in 197782

Came to an end in 19775

Founded or built in 1977141

+111 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1977

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →