What Happened on February 20, 1977

Historical Events

Daytona 500

19th Daytona 500: Cale Yarborough wins his 2nd Great American Race; Janet Guthrie first female NASCAR Cup Series driver; finishes 12th

My Fair Lady

Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "My Fair Lady" closes at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC, after 377 performances


Famous Birthdays

  • Amal Hijazi, Lebanese pop singer (Zaman), born in Kfarfila, Lebanon
  • Bartosz Kizierowski, Polish swimmer
  • Sarah Ryan, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 4×100m freestyle 2004, silver 4×100m medley 1996, 2000; World C'ship gold 4×100m medley 2001), born in Adelaide, Australia
  • Stephon Marbury, American NBA basketball guard, 1996-2009 (Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and 3 other teams), Chinese Basketball Association player, 2010-18, and coach, 2019-present, born in Coney Island, NYC
  • T.J. Slaughter, American football player
Born in 1977

Famous Weddings

Arthur Ashe

American world No. 1 tennis player Arthur Ashe (33) weds Indo-Guadeloupean-African-American photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy at the Church Center for the United Nations in New York City in ceremony officiated by US Ambassador to the UN Andrew Young

1977 Highlights

About February 20, 1977

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 47 years, 1 month and 9 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Pisces

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: New Kid In Town - Eagles
  • UK #1 Song: When I Need You - Leo Sayer