Timeline Monday 23 May 1977

Events on Monday 23 May 1977 2

• 1977 South Moluccan hostage crisis in the Netherlands Train and school siege by South Moluccan separatists South Moluccan militants seized a train and an elementary school in the Netherlands, demanding an independent Moluccan republic. Dutch marines stormed both sites after three weeks, ending the siege with several hostage and hijacker deaths.
• 1977 Synthetic insulin created Genetic engineering breakthrough Scientists announced on May 23, 1977 that they had created synthetic human insulin by splicing genes into bacteria — a landmark moment for genetic engineering and the treatment of diabetes.