Historical Events
- Due to US budget cuts, the Apollo program's ALSEP experiment packages left on the Moon are shut down.
- Dutch Antillean government-Evertsz resigns
- Philippine political prisoners, Eugenio Lopez, Jr. and Sergio Osmeña III successfully escaped from Fort Bonifacio Maximum Security Prison in the Philippines
Album Release
Ringo Starr releases album "Ringo the 4th"
- USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
Famous Birthdays
- Maia Brewton, American actress (Margaret-Lime Street), born in Los Angeles, California
- Roy Carroll, Northern Irish footballer
- Sun Jihai, Chinese footballer (Manchester City, born in Zhuanghe, China
Famous Weddings
- "Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom" author John Updike (45) weds Martha Bernhard
Famous Deaths
- Mary Ford [Iris Colleen Summers], American vocalist (with Les Paul - "How High The Moon"), dies from complications of alcohol abuse at 53
About September 30, 1977
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 45 years and 6 months
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
#1 Song: Way Down - Elvis Presley
