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experts theorize docking mechanism may have malfunctioned or spacecraft may have overshot space station and lacked sufficient fuel for extra attempt (S)
Sherry-Netherland Hotel (NYC): Safe-deposit boxes robbed of several hundred thousand dollars in cash, jewels and other valuables by 4 robbers who handcuff night mgr and 3 other employees; map; illus; robbery is 2d in less than 3 yrs; is patterned after modus operandi of thieves who took over $100,000 from deposit boxes at Park House Hotel, Boston, in '72 (M)
RC Ch leaders Terence Cardinal Cooke and Bishop Francis J Mugavero, scoring NYC services, say housing programs to halt deterioration and arson 'have not worked'; say planning needs to be more open and responsive to people in own neighborhoods; illus (M)
Is named winner, jointly with Mairead Corrigan, of '76 Nobel Peace Prize for organizing movement to end violence in N Ireland; illus (M)
Norwegian Royal Comm investigating oil-well blowout in North Sea, Apr 76, charges orgn and adm systems of both Phillips Petroleum and Norwegian authorities on that occasion were inadequate to assure safe operations (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 5, 1977, covering October 11, 1977.
Fleetwood Mac
Linda Ronstadt
Shaun Cassidy
Soundtrack
Elvis Presley
1977Matt Bomer, American actor and producer[†]
Matthew Staton Bomer is an American actor. His works have earned him accolades including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
1977Igor Figueiredo, Brazilian snooker player[†]
Igor Almeida Figueiredo is a Brazilian professional snooker player. An amateur, Figueiredo entered the International Open Series (PIOS) tour in 2009 finishing 12th at year end. The same year, he was a finalist at the IBSF World Championship, earning himself a wild card entry onto the main tour for 2010. He went onto play as a professional from 2010-2017 but was relegated from the tour at the end of the 2017 season. Since his relegation, Figueiredo has competed in the World Seniors Tour. He was a runner-up in the UK Seniors Championship in 2018 and the winner of the World Seniors Championship in 2024, meeting Ken Doherty in the final on both occasions. By winning the tournament in 2024, Figueiredo qualified for the 2024 Champion of Champions tournament.
1977Jérémie Janot, French footballer and manager[†]
Jérémie Roger Janot is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Saint-Étienne for 16 years of his career, and last played for Le Mans.
1977Desmond Mason, American basketball player and sportscaster[†]
Desmond Tremaine Mason is an American painter and former professional basketball player. He played as a shooting guard and small forward. Mason has also found success as an artist, working in a variety of media. Currently, he is an NBA analyst and sports radio co-host for The Franchise, a sports talk station in Oklahoma City.
1977Rhett McLaughlin, American YouTuber[†]
Rhett James McLaughlin and Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal III are an American comedy duo. Self-styled as "Internetainers", they are known for creating and hosting the YouTube series Good Mythical Morning. Their other notable projects include comedic songs and sketches, their IFC series Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings, their YouTube Premium series Rhett & Link's Buddy System, their podcast Ear Biscuits, their YouTube series Wonderhole, and their novel The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek.
1977Ty Wigginton, American baseball player[†]
Ty Allen Wigginton is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals. He mainly played as a first and third baseman, but also platooned as an infielder and an outfielder during his career. He batted and threw right-handed. Wigginton resides in Chula Vista, California.
1977MacKinlay Kantor, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1904)[†]
MacKinlay Kantor, born Benjamin McKinlay Kantor, was an American journalist, novelist and screenwriter. He wrote more than 30 novels, several set during the American Civil War, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956 for his 1955 novel, Andersonville. He also wrote the novel Gettysburg, set during the Civil War.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]