Sri Chinmoy and his students offered a concert at New York’s Town Hall.
24 MAY
USSR President Podgorny resigned.
25 MAY
The US performed a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
25 MAY
The film ‘Star Wars’ opened and became the highest grossing film of all time.
26 MAY
George Willig ‘The Human Fly‘ climbed the 110-story South Tower of the New York City World Trade Center.
28-29 MAY
Sri Chinmoy cycled 175 miles in the 24-hour Pepsi-Cola Bicycle Marathon held in Central Park, and 135 of his students also participated in the event, which attracted a field of 9,000 cyclists.
29 MAY
The USSR performed a nuclear test at Semipalitinsk in Eastern Kazakhstan, USSR.
30 MAY
Articles about the Pepsi-Cola Bicycle Marathon appeared in The New York Times and the New York Daily News. Both articles mentioned the contribution of Sri Chinmoy and his team.
3 JUNE
Sri Chinmoy gave an outdoor concert at Damrosch Amphitheater, Lincoln Center, NY.
6 JUNE
The Washington Post reported that the US had developed a neutron bomb.
7 JUNE
Sri Chinmoy hosted a programme to honour the UN Security and Safety Service.
11 JUNE
Sri Chinmoy’s first public flute performance, Greenwich Public Library, Connecticut.
13 JUNE
Sri Chinmoy took up the game of tennis.
16 JUNE
Leonid Brezhnev was named President of the USSR.
17 JUNE
Sri Chinmoy offered a concert at the North Shore Unitarian Church in Plandome, NY.
18 JUNE
Sri Chinmoy offered concerts at Cape Cod Community College, Hyannis, Massachusetts, and at Salve Regina College in Newport, Rhode Island.
21 JUNE
Menachem Begin became Prime Minister of Israel.
21 JUNE
Sri Chinmoy offered a concert and talk at Trinity Church, Boston.
22 JUNE
Sri Chinmoy offered a concert at Rutgers University, Newark, NJ.
25 JUNE
Sri Chinmoy offered a concert at Southampton Community College, Long Island, NY.
26 JUNE
Elvis Presley gave his last-ever concert.
27 JUNE
Sri Chinmoy offered a concert at Western Connecticut State College, Danbury, CT.
28 JUNE
Sri Chinmoy offered a concert at Brooklyn College, NY.
JUNE
Guillermo Villas won the men’s singles title at the French Open.
Elvis Presley (b. 1935), the ‘King’ of rock-n-roll, died.
19 AUGUST
Comedian Groucho Marx died at age 86.
19 AUGUST
The USSR performed a nuclear test at Sary Shagan, USSR.
27 AUGUST
Sri Chinmoy’s 46th birthday. Queens Borough President Donald Manes proclaimed ‘Sri Chinmoy Day’ for the second consecutive year. Councilman Povman presented Sri Chinmoy with the proclamation.
The USSR performed a nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya, USSR.
10 SEPTEMBER
Sri Chinmoy painted ‘Journey’s Battle-Victory’, a 13 x 25-foot canvas, in 47 minutes.
10 SEPTEMBER
Christa Vahlensieck of Germany set a new world record in the women’s marathon of 2:34:47.5.
11 SEPTEMBER
Guillermo Villas defeated Jimmy Connors to win the men’s singles title at the US Open.
12 SEPTEMBER
In South Africa, political dissident Steven Biko died in police custody. His death led to international protests and a UN-imposed arms embargo on South Africa.
15 SEPTEMBER
The US performed a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
16 SEPTEMBER
The United Nations Meditation Group dedicated a small island in the East River adjacent to the UN as ‘U Thant Island’ in memory of the late Secretary-General. U Thant’s daughter was in attendance. Hugh Carey, Governor of New York, commended this initiative.
21 SEPTEMBER
Sri Chinmoy received the World Gratitude Day plaque from Edna Lemle, founder of the organisation.
23 SEPTEMBER
Sri Chinmoy observed the 80th birthday of Pope Paul VI at the UN.
28 SEPTEMBER
Sri Chinmoy held a reception for Mayor Beame of New York at the Sri Chinmoy art exhibition in Grand Central Station.
29 SEPTEMBER
Sri Chinmoy met with Muhammad Ali in New York on the morning of his world heavyweight championship fight with Earnie Shavers. Ali later won the fight in 15 rounds.
30 SEPTEMBER
A photograph of Sri Chinmoy meditating with Muhammad Ali appeared in The New York Times.
30 SEPTEMBER
The USSR performed a nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya, USSR.
SEPTEMBER
Sri Chinmoy’s canvas ‘Journey’s Battle-Victory’ was displayed as a billboard near Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco as part of an exhibition of 17 works commissioned by the Eyes and Ears Foundation in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art, SF.
1 OCTOBER
Sri Chinmoy went to the Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey to watch the famed Brazilian soccer champion Pele play his last game.
2 OCTOBER
The first public Sri Chinmoy Race was held in Greenwich, Connecticut. The distance was 10.5 miles. There were 150 participants.
4 OCTOBER
Sri Chinmoy offered a programme in honour of US President Jimmy Carter at the UN.
7 OCTOBER
Sri Chinmoy met with Lillian Carter, mother of the US President, in Americus, Georgia, and then offered a concert in her honour.
14 OCTOBER
Singer-Actor Bing Crosby (b. 1903) died.
15 OCTOBER
Don Ritchie ran 100 miles in 11:30:51, setting a new world record.
18 OCTOBER
Sri Chinmoy offered a concert at Carnegie Recital Hall in Manhattan.
22 OCTOBER
During a reception held at the UN for Olympic and world class runners, the president of the New York City Road Runners Club, Fred Lebow, presented Sri Chinmoy with a special medal of appreciation for his services to running. Sri Chinmoy’s song ‘Marathon’ was performed for the first time before an audience of international runners, including Lasse Viren, Chantal Langlace, Miki Gorman, Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers and Ron Hill.
23 OCTOBER
The 8th New York City Marathon was won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:38 and Miki Gorman in 2:43:10.
24 OCTOBER
On the occasion of United Nations Day, Sri Chinmoy received a Distinguished Service Award from the United Nations Association of the USA.
24-27 OCTOBER
Sri Chinmoy visited Puerto Rico.
25 OCTOBER
Sri Chinmoy attended the Colgate-Borinquen Tennis Classic and watched Billie Jean King playing with Rosita Casals, grandniece of maestro Pablo Casals.
26 OCTOBER
The US performed a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
28 OCTOBER
Sri Chinmoy received a letter of greeting from US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance.
29 OCTOBER
The USSR performed a nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, USSR.
31 OCTOBER
Composer Leonard Bernstein wrote to Sri Chinmoy, calling him “a miraculous model of the abundance in the creative life that we lesser mortals seek.”
1 NOVEMBER
President Carter raised the US minimum wage to $3.35/hour, effective 1981.
4 NOVEMBER
The UN Security Council proclaimed a weapons embargo on South Africa.
6-10 NOVEMBER
Sri Chinmoy visited San Francisco.
8 NOVEMBER
Sri Chinmoy was reunited with Lakhan L. Mehrotra, Consul-General of India in San Francisco and formerly his boss at the Indian Consulate in New York.
9 NOVEMBER
Mayor George Moscone declared ‘Sri Chinmoy Day’ in San Francisco for the third consecutive year.
12 NOVEMBER
France performed a nuclear test at Mururoa Atoll, Pacific.
14 NOVEMBER
Swami Srila Prabhupada, founded of the Hare Krishna movement, died.
15 NOVEMBER
Sri Chinmoy met with Carlos P. Romulo, Foreign Minister of the Philippines and offered a concert at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.
18 NOVEMBER
Sri Chinmoy had composed a total of 2,733 songs to this date.
19 NOVEMBER
President Anwar Sadat of Egypt became the first Arab leader to visit Israel. Libya dropped diplomatic relations with Egypt.
20 NOVEMBER
President Sadat became the first Arab leader to address the Israeli Knesset.
22 NOVEMBER
British Airways inaugurated regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service.
24 NOVEMBER
France performed a nuclear test at Mururoa Atoll, Pacific.
24 NOVEMBER
Sri Chinmoy offered his first harpsichord concert. He played 46 of his Bengali songs.
27 NOVEMBER
Sri Chinmoy received an award from the Kissena Cycling Club in Queens for his encouragement of cycling.
29 NOVEMBER
Sri Chinmoy offered the opening meditation at a programme in honour of Martin Luther King, Jr. sponsored by the United Nations Meditation Group. The guest of honour was Dr King’s wife, Coretta Scott King.
NOVEMBER
Sri Chinmoy offered 10 concerts on the East and West coasts.
5 DECEMBER
Egypt broke diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen.
10 DECEMBER
Human Rights Day. The USSR placed 20 prominent dissidents under house arrest.
17 DECEMBER
France performed a nuclear test at Mururoa Atoll, Pacific.
18 DECEMBER
Sri Chinmoy offered his New Year’s meditation at Columbia University.
25 DECEMBER
Comedian Charles Chaplin died at age 88.
26 DECEMBER
The USSR performed a nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, USSR.
30 DECEMBER
Sri Chinmoy offered a public meditation at Admiralty House, Bermuda.
DECEMBER
Vitas Gerulaitis won the men’s singles title and Evonne Goolagong won the women’s singles title at the Australian Open.
DECEMBER
Pope Paul VI sent Sri Chinmoy a Christmas card written in his own hand.
During 1977
The Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Rescue, Education and Conservation was founded in San Francisco.
