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Events on Monday 12 September 1977 2
1917 – 1977Robert Lowell (1917-1977)Died 12 September 1977, aged 60Robert Lowell was an American poet and a leading figure of the confessional poetry movement. He won the Pulitzer Prize twice during a career that shaped mid-20th-century American poetry.
1977Steve Biko dies in detentionAnti-apartheid activist killed by South African policeSteve Biko, the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa, died in police custody on September 12, 1977 after being beaten during interrogation. His death caused international outrage.