It was also the first full coalition in Britain since 1945, having been formed 70 years virtually to the day after the establishment of Winston Churchill's wartime coalition, although there had been the " Lib-Lab pact ", an agreement stopping short of a full coalition between the Labour and Liberal parties, from March 1977 until July 1978, when a series of by-election defeats had eroded Labour's majority of three seats which had been gained at the October 1974 election.

This policy backfired when the MPLA won in Angola, and then, acting ostensibly at least as the ( Front for the National Liberation of the Congo ), occupied Zaire's Katanga Province, then known as Shaba, in March, 1977, facing little resistance from the FAZ.

During the same period, Iggy Pop, with Bowie as a co-writer and musician, completed his solo album debut, The Idiot, and its follow-up, Lust for Life, touring the UK, Europe, and the US in March and April 1977.

Diplomatic relations between the two countries were never broken but were suspended by Spain in March 1977 in the wake of renewed disputes.

Its single longest period out of office, in that time, has been 4 years and 4 months ( March 1973 – July 1977 ).

In March 1977 he joined the Information Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California, where he spent the rest of his career.

MacLean received a Nebula Award in 1971, for her novella " The Missing Man " ( Analog, March, 1971 ) and she was a Professional Guest of Honor at the first WisCon in 1977.

The West Stand was opened in 1977 and the new East Terrace was completed by March 1980.

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On March 18, 1977 President Ngouabi was assassinated.

His first American films were Mr. Billion and March or Die ( both 1977 ), after which he divided his time between Italy and the US.

* March or Die ( 1977 )

In March 1977, they added Jerry Harrison ( guitar, keyboards, vocals ), formerly of Jonathan Richman's band The Modern Lovers.

A Test match to celebrate 100 years of Test cricket was held in Melbourne from 12 to 17 March 1977.

* Live At The Roxy ( March 1991: Receiver, RRCD 140 ); live recordings from 1977

* March 4 – The 1977 Bucharest Earthquake kills 1, 500.

* On March 27, 1977, two Boeing 747s ( a KLM and a Pan Am ) collided on the runway in heavy fog at Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, killing 583 people, the worst single aviation accident on record.

* March 1 – Robert Lowell, American poet ( d. 1977 )

* March 16 – Samael Aun Weor, Columbian writer ( d. 1977 )

* March 23 – Wernher von Braun, German-born American physicist and engineer ( d. 1977 )

* March 4 – Kenneth O ' Donnell, aide to U. S. President John F. Kennedy ( d. 1977 )

* March 28 – Sepp Herberger, German football coach ( d. 1977 )

On 4 March 1977, an earthquake centered in Vrancea, about away, claimed 1, 500 lives and caused further damage to the historic centre.

The adaptation became the very first production at the National's Cottesloe Theatre space, running from 4 March to 27 March 1977.

Following a burglary, a murder, and two attempted murders in Adelaide during March 1838, Governor Hindmarsh created the South Australian Police Force ( now named South Australia Police ) in April 1838 under 21-year-old Henry Inman.

After a stalemate on the Gaza — Beersheba line between March and October 1917, Beersheba was captured by the Australian Mounted Division's 4th Light Horse Brigade.

In February and March 1985 the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket was played at the MCG, a One Day International tournament involving all of the then Test match playing countries to celebrate 150 years of the Australian state of Victoria.

The Liberal National Party led by Lawrence Springborg went on to lose the March 2009 election to Anna Bligh's Australian Labor Party.

In March 2010, Russell Crowe & The Ordinary Fear of God's version of the John Williamson song " Winter Green " was included on a new compilation album The Absolute Best of John Williamson: 40 Years True Blue, commemorating the singer-songwriter's milestone of 40 years in the Australian music industry.

Askin enlisted as a Private in the Second Australian Imperial Force on 30 March 1942.

By March 2007 Australian viewing figures for Neighbours had fallen to fewer than 700, 000 a night, prompting a revamp of cast and graphics used on the show, and a deemphasis on the action oriented direction the series had moved in with a move to refocus the show on the family storylines it is traditionally known for.

Skyhooks were an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in March 1973 by mainstays Greg Macainsh on bass guitar and backing vocals, and Imants " Freddie " Strauks on drums.

* March 8 – The Australian parliament is opened by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia.

* March 24 – Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league player

* March 14 – John McCallum, Australian actor ( d. 2010 )

* March 13 – Australian federal election, 1993: The Australian Labor Party stays in power despite poor economic results.

* March 28 – Francis Matthew John Baker, Australian politician ( b. 1903 )

* March 2 – WWII: Battle of the Bismarck Sea – United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships.

* March 10 – Mike Hollands, Australian animator

* March 29 – Billy Thorpe, English-born Australian singer-songwriter ( d. 2007 )

* March 24 – In the Australian federal election, the Australian Labor Party, led by Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke, clings to power with a reduced majority.

* March 1 – Australian Conservative leader Richard Butler takes office as Premier of South Australia.

* March 1 – Sydney Deane, Australian cricketer and actor ( d. 1934 )

* March 14 – Bruce Reid, Australian cricketer

* March 7 – Lorimer Dods, Australian medical pioneer ( d. 1981 )

* March 16 – Brett Kenny, Australian rugby league player