* 1977 – Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa.

* 1977 – South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko is killed in police custody.

The nonviolent influence of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. upon Biko is then suspect, as Biko knew that for his struggle to give rise to physical liberation, it was necessary that it exist within the political realities of the apartheid regime, and Biko's nonviolence may be seen more as a tactic than a personal conviction.

In the present post-Apartheid South Africa, Biko is now revered across the political spectrum despite obvious ideological differences.

Biko is buried in King William Town, Eastern Cape Province in the town cemetery near the railroad tracks.

Locally, the main Student Union buildings of the University of Cape Town are named in his honour and each year a commemorative Steve Biko lecture, open to all students, is delivered on the anniversary of his death.

Internationally, the University of Manchester's student union, the Steve Biko Building, on the Oxford road campus, is named in his honour.

A street in Hounslow, West London, is named " Steve Biko Way ".

At the University of California, Santa Cruz, there is a section of dormitories named " Biko House " located in the Oakes College Multicultural Theme Housing.

* " The Compound Arcane " is a poem written in 1975 by Jack Hirschman, subtitled Hommage to Steve Biko, which is published in The Arcanes.

* In Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, while Brian Potter is on Crimetime and is grabbed by a following interviewee he makes a reference to Biko.

* Within the Star Trek canon, the USS Biko is named in his honour.

* In the manga and anime Planetes, a presumably co-lateral descendant, James Biko, is the navigator of the Werner von Braun Jupiter Explorer.

* The album, Midnight Marauders ( 1993 ) by A Tribe Called Quest includes the song " Steve Biko ( Stir It Up )" in which Biko is mentioned very briefly during the song, mostly in the 20 second chorus.

* Dirty district's song " Steve Biko " is based on the murder of Steve Biko.

* Simphiwe Dana's second album is The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street.

This region is the birthplace of many prominent South African politicians, such as Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mhlaba, Chris Hani, Thabo Mbeki, Steve Biko and Charles Coghlan.

This building is in 61 Steve Biko Ave.

Rainbow's End is significant for being the first album by an American rock band to address the racist system of apartheid in South Africa, a full year before Peter Gabriel brought the issue to the world's attention with his classic song " Biko.

* In 1978, Peter Hammill on his album The future Now in the song " A motor bike in Afrika " was the first to mention Biko ( after his death ) in England.

* Tom Paxton released the song " The Death of Stephen Biko " on his 1978 album Heroes.

* Tapper Zukie released the song " Tribute To Steve Biko " on his 1978 album Peace In The Ghetto on the Frontline Records label.

* Peter Gabriel recorded his song " Biko " on his 1980 album Peter Gabriel.

* Christy Moore sang a song about Biko called " Biko Drum " which makes several references to the South African hero.

* Randy Stonehill sings about Biko in the song " Stand Like Steel " on his 1989 album Return to Paradise ( produced by Mark Heard ).

* Beenie Man's 1997 album Many Moods of Moses includes the song " Steve Biko ".

* German singer Patrice sings about Biko in the song " Jah Jah Deh Deh " which appears on his album How Do You Call It ?.

* Dave Matthews wrote the song " Cry Freedom " in honour of Biko.

* Groundation's song " Silver Tongue Show " references Biko.

* Stevie Wonder mentions the struggle in South Africa and Stephen Biko in a tribute concert to Bob Dylan in his song " Blowing in the Wind ".

* Willy Porter mentions Biko in his song " The Trees Have Soul ".

* Johnny Clegg mentions Steve Biko, Victoria Mxenge and Neil Aggett in his song " Asimbonanga " about Apartheid and Nelson Mandela.

* Senegal's Youssou N ' Dour mentions Steve Biko in his song " New Africa ".

* Saul Williams mentions Biko along with other notable figures such as Buddha, Bob Marley, John Lennon, Khalil Gibran, Shiva in the song " Coded Language ".

* Vybz Kartel, in his song " Licensed to Kill ", sings: " Mi wi do di time like Mandela, fi murda di whole a dem like Stephen Biko ".

**" Biko " ( song ), 1980 song about Steve Biko written by Peter Gabriel

The following year, on 2 February 1978, the Attorney General of the Eastern Cape stated that he would not prosecute any police officers involved in the arrest and detention of Biko.

A bronze bust of Steve Biko was unveiled in Freedom Square on this campus as a tribute to him.

In particular, Les damnés de la terre was a major influence on the work of revolutionary leaders such as Ali Shariati in Iran, Steve Biko in South Africa, Malcolm X in the United States and Ernesto Che Guevara in Cuba.

Of these only Guevara was primarily concerned with Fanon's theories on violence ; for Shariati and Biko the main interest in Fanon was " the new man " and " black consciousness " respectively.

This was " Mandela Day ", which the band played live on the day ( alongside cover versions of " Sun City " with Little Steven and a cover version of Peter Gabriel's " Biko " on which Gabriel himself took on lead vocals ).

Jimmy Kruger, the Minister of Justice, claimed that Biko died on a hunger strike.

On 9 September 1997, on the twentieth anniversary of the death of Steve Biko, Woods was present in East London when a statue of Biko was unveiled by Nelson Mandela and the bridge across the Buffalo River was renamed the " Biko Bridge ".