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November 11, 1977

On November 11, 1977, a munitions explosion at a train station in Iri, South Korea kills at least 56 people. The year's #1 song was "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart. Vitor Belfort, Haimar Zubeldia, Ivonne Teichmann would arrive in the same year.

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1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1977th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 977th year of the 2nd millennium, the 77th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1970s decade.

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What happened

On November 11, 1977

  1. 1977 A munitions explosion at a train station in Iri, South Korea kills at least 56 people.

    1977 railway accident in South Korea

    m. About 40 tons of dynamite carried in a freight train Gwangju exploded at Iri station. The town and train station have both been rechristened as Iksan.

Arrivals

Born on November 11, 1977

Ben Hollioake 1977– English cricketer (1977–2002)
Jill Vedder 1977– American philanthropist, activist and former fashion model

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Other moments from 1977

The class of 1977

Others born in 1977

Vitor Belfort 1977– Brazilian-American boxer and mixed martial artist
Haimar Zubeldia 1977– Spanish cyclist
Ivonne Teichmann 1977– German runner
Margus Tsahkna 1977– Estonian lawyer and politician
Nate Fox 1977– American basketball player (died 2014)
Martin Kaalma 1977– Estonian footballer

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