In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
Carl Zuckmayer
German writer and playwright (1896-1977).
Born December 27th, 1896 in Nackenheim.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 80 years old in Visp.
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
President of north yemen from 1974 to 1977.
Born September 30th, 1943 in Qa'atabah District. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1977 at 34 years old in Sanaa. [ref]
Alexander Tcherepnin
American composer (1899-1977).
Born January 8th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 30th, 1977 at 78 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Raymond Arthur Palmer
American editor and science fiction author (1910-1977).
Born August 1st, 1910 in Milwaukee.
Died August 15th, 1977 at 67 years old in Portage.
Herman Dooyeweerd
Dutch philosopher (1894–1977).
Born October 7th, 1894 in Amsterdam.
Died February 12th, 1977 at 82 years old in Amsterdam.
Edgar Douglas Adrian
English electrophysiologist (1889-1977).
Born November 30th, 1889 in Hampstead.
Died August 4th, 1977 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Indian islamic scholar, philosopher, writer, critic, researcher, journalist and exegete of the quran (1892–1977).
Born March 16th, 1892 in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Barabanki district.
Died January 6th, 1977 at 84 years old in Barabanki district.
Alphonse Massamba-Débat
Congolese politician (1921-1977).
Born February 11th, 1921 in Boko District.
Died March 25th, 1977 at 56 years old in Brazzaville (gunshot wound).
Nalini Bala Devi
Assamese-language indian poet.
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Barpeta.
Died December 24th, 1977 at 79 years old
Eugen Ott
German general, ambassador (1889-1977).
Born April 8th, 1889 in Rottenburg am Neckar.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 87 years old in Tutzing.
Tom Neale
Adventurer, castaway, island lover, author (1902–1977).
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Wellington.
Died November 29th, 1977 at 75 years old in Cook Islands.
Grace Williams
Welsh composer (1906-1977).
Born February 19th, 1906 in Barry.
Died February 10th, 1977 at 70 years old in Barry.
Paul Bernays
Swiss mathematician (1888–1977).
Born October 17th, 1888 in London.
Died September 18th, 1977 at 88 years old in Zurich.
Nicolás Franco Bahamonde
Spanish politician (1891–1977).
Born July 1st, 1891 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1977 at 85 years old in Madrid.
Blinky Palermo
Artist (1943-1977).
Born June 2nd, 1943 in Leipzig.
Died February 18th, 1977 at 33 years old in Vihamanaafushi.
Florence Vidor
American actress (1895–1977).
Born July 23rd, 1895 in Houston.
Died November 3rd, 1977 at 82 years old in Pacific Palisades.
Buddy Johnson
American jazz and new york blues pianist and bandleader (1915–1977).
Born January 10th, 1915 in Darlington.
Died February 9th, 1977 at 62 years old in New York City.
Oğuz Atay
Turkish novelist (1934–1977).
Born October 12th, 1934 in İnebolu.
Died December 13th, 1977 at 43 years old in Istanbul (brain cancer).
Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge of Burundi
King of burundi (1912-1977).
Born May 6th, 1912 in Muramvya.
Died April 26th, 1977 at 64 years old in Geneva (myocardial infarction).
Jürgen Ponto
German banker and chairman of the dresdner bank board of directors (1923-1977).
Born December 17th, 1923 in Bad Nauheim.
Died July 30th, 1977 at 53 years old in Frankfurt.
Richard Brauer
Mathematician (1901-1977).
Born February 10th, 1901 in Charlottenburg.
Died April 17th, 1977 at 76 years old in Belmont.
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician (1927–1977).
Born October 23rd, 1927 in Memphis.
Died November 19th, 1977 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound).
Mike Parkes
English racing driver (1931-1977).
Born September 24th, 1931 in Richmond.
Died August 28th, 1977 at 45 years old in Riva presso Chieri (traffic collision).
Ibrahim Biçakçiu
Albanian politician (1905-1977).
Born September 10th, 1905 in Elbasan.
Died January 4th, 1977 at 71 years old in Elbasan.
Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham
Governor-general, military leader, athlete, cricketer (1909-1977).
Born August 8th, 1909 in Kensington.
Died March 20th, 1977 at 67 years old in Marylebone.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 617
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot