Rulers:
• Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)
• Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States (1974-1977)
• Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (1977-1981)
Events:
• Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi opened in Lucca.
• Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art established in Tehran.
Births:
• Gómez, Félix (1977)
• Holderman, Bill (1977)
• Rhys Meyers, Jonathan (1977)
• Santos, Carlos (1977)
Deaths:
• Boyd, Stephen (1931-1977)
• Callas, Maria (1923-1977)
• Crosby, Bing (1903-1977)
• Finch, Peter (1916-1977)
• Hagen, Jean (1923-1977)
• Hawks, Howard (1896-1977)
• MacGinnis, Niall (1913-1977)
• Rossellini, Roberto (1906-1977)
• Truman, Ralph (1900-1977)
• Walter, Marie-Thérèse (1909-1977)
Music:
• Jarre, Maurice (1924-2009): Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
• Rózsa, Miklós (1907-1995): Providence (1977)
• Theodorakis, Mikis (1925-2021): Iphigenia (1977)
Film:
• Annie Hall (1977)
• Cet obscur objet du désir (1977)
• Crossed Swords (1977)
• Equus (1977)
• I nuovi mostri (1977)
• Iphigenia (1977)
• Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
• Julia (1977)
• La dentellière (1977)
• Providence (1977)
• The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)