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Ba Maw
1977 May, 29

Ba Maw

Ba Maw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1893)
Ba Maw (Burmese: ဘမော်, pronounced [ba̰ mɔ̀]; 8 February 1893 – 29 May 1977) was a Burmese lawyer and political leader, active during the interwar and World War II periods. Dr. Ba Maw is a descendant of the Mon Dynasty. He was 1st Burma Premier (1937–1939) and head of State of Burma (Myanmar) from 1942 to 1945.

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    Watergate scandal

    The first of The Nixon Interviews (12 will be recorded over four weeks) are videotaped with British journalist David Frost interviewing former United States President Richard Nixon about the Watergate scandal and the Nixon tapes.
  • 5 Jul

    Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

    Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.
  • 4 Aug

    Jimmy Carter

    U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
  • 15 Aug

    Search for extraterrestrial intelligence

    The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! signal" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project.
  • 21 Nov

    God Save the Queen

    Minister of Internal Affairs Allan Highet announces that the national anthems of New Zealand shall be the traditional anthem "God Save the Queen" and "God Defend New Zealand".