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1977Nov, 26

Campbell Walsh

Campbell Walsh, Scottish canoe racer
Campbell Walsh (born 26 November 1977 in Glasgow) is a Scottish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1995 to 2012. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K1 event in Athens in 2004.

Walsh won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver (K1 team: 2009) and two individual bronzes (K1: 2006, 2007). He is the overall World Cup Champion in K1 from 2004. He is the 2008 individual European Champion, and the 2009 European Team Champion along with Richard Hounslow and Huw Swetnam. He also has 1 silver and 2 bronze medals from the European Championships.

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Events on 1977

  • 23Mar

    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.
  • 5Jul

    Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

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

    Jimmy Carter

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

    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.
  • 21Nov

    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".