Timeline March 1977

Events in March 1977 10

• 1977 Brigitte Bardot campaigns against the seal hunt Her trip to the ice floes of eastern Canada draws worldwide attention to the killing of seal pups.
• 1977 Elvis Costello signs with Stiff Records Computer operator A computer operator who records demos in his lunch breaks.
• 1977 Iditarod 1977 Winner: Rick Swenson — 16 days 16h Rick Swenson of Minnesota began his legendary Iditarod career by winning his first title in 1977, beating Jerry Riley by just 4 minutes and 52 seconds.
• 1977 Hanafi Muslim siege 149 hostages held in Washington DC Twelve Hanafi Muslim gunmen seized three buildings in Washington DC on March 9, 1977, taking 149 hostages. One hostage was killed. The 39-hour siege ended when the gunmen surrendered after negotiations with ambassadors from Muslim countries.
• 1977 Rings of Uranus discovered Astronomers find new planetary ring system Astronomers announced the discovery of a system of rings around Uranus on March 10, 1977, making it only the second planet known to have rings after Saturn.
• 1977 The Clash release White Riot First single Their debut single.
• 1977 – 1995 Mayor of Paris Eighteen years Chirac becomes the first elected Mayor of Paris in 1977 and holds the office for eighteen years, building a powerful national political base.
• 1977 Indira Gandhi resigns Indian PM concedes election defeat Indira Gandhi resigned as Prime Minister of India on March 22, 1977 after her Congress party was defeated in elections following the controversial State of Emergency she had imposed.
• 1977 First non-Congress PM of India Morarji Desai takes power Morarji Desai was sworn in as India's first non-Congress Prime Minister on March 24, 1977, leading the Janata Party coalition to power.
• 1977 Tenerife airport disaster Worst aviation accident in history — 583 killed Two Boeing 747s collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife on March 27, 1977. A KLM plane took off without clearance and struck a Pan Am aircraft in thick fog. All 248 on the KLM plane and 335 of 396 on the Pan Am plane were killed — 583 in total — making it the deadliest aviation accident in history.