Editing 1977 (section)

===May===
{{main|May 1977}}
* [[May 1]] – The [[Taksim Square massacre]] in [[Istanbul]] results in 34 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
* [[May 12]] – Portugal and Israel establish [[Foreign relations of Israel#Portugal|diplomatic relations]].
* [[May 14]] – An [[1977 Dan-Air Boeing 707 crash|IAS Cargo Boeing 707 airplane crash]] in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]], kills all six on board.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 1978 |title=Report on the accident to Boeing 707 321C, G-BEBP near Lusaka International Airport, Zambia, 14 May 1977 |url=https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/9-1978-boeing-707-321c-g-bebp-14-may-1977 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306162844/https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/9-1978-boeing-707-321c-g-bebp-14-may-1977 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |access-date=2020-12-28 |publisher=[[Air Accidents Investigation Branch]]}}</ref>
* [[May 16]] – A 20-passenger [[Sikorsky S-61|S-61L]] topples sideways at takeoff from the roof of the [[MetLife Building|Pan Am Building]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]]. Four passengers are killed by the turning rotors and a woman at street level is killed by a falling blade.
* [[May 17]] – The [[Likud]] Party, led by [[Menachem Begin]], wins the national elections in [[Israel]].
* [[May 23]]
** Scientists report using [[bacteria]] in a lab to make [[insulin]] via [[gene splicing]].
** [[Molucca]]n terrorists take over a school in [[Bovensmilde]], northern Netherlands (105 hostages), and a passenger train on the Bovensmilde–[[Assen]] route nearby (90 hostages) at the same time. The children are released on [[May 26]]. <ref>"All 106 Dutch Children Freed by Terrorists", ''Los Angeles Times'', May 27, 1977, p. I-1</ref> On [[June 11]], [[Dutch Royal Marines]] storm the train, and six terrorists and two hostages are killed.
* [[May 27]]
** The [[Aeroflot Flight 331|1977 Aeroflot Ilyushin 62 airplane crash]] in [[Cuba]] kills 69 people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Soviet Jet Crashes; 66 Die |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[Nashua Telegraph]] |location=Mexico City |date=28 May 1977 |page=1}}</ref>
** A [[1977 Angolan coup d'état attempt|demonstration and coup attempt in Angola]] takes place. Thousands are killed by the government and Cuban forces.<ref>{{cite book |title=In the Name of the People: Angola's Forgotten Massacre |date=2014 |isbn=978-1780769059 |author=Lara Pawson |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic}}</ref>
* [[May 28]] – The [[Beverly Hills Supper Club fire|Beverly Hills Supper Club]] in [[Southgate, Kentucky]], United States, is engulfed in fire; 165 are killed inside.
* [[May 29]] – [[1977 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]]: [[A. J. Foyt]] becomes the first driver to win the race four times.