In the year 1977
574 Notable deaths
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 6th, 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.
Florence Vidor
American actress (1895-1977).
Born July 23rd, 1895 in Houston. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1977 at 82 years old in Pacific Palisades. [ref]
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, engineer (1934–1977).
Born October 12th, 1934 in İnebolu.
Died December 13th, 1977 at 43 years old in Istanbul (brain cancer).
Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge
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.
Victor Francen
Belgian actor.
Born August 5th, 1888 in Tienen. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1977 at 89 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Bryan Foy
American film producer and director.
Born December 8th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died April 20th, 1977 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Carter DeHaven
Actor, director, writer (1886-1977).
Born October 5th, 1886 in Chicago.
Died July 20th, 1977 at 90 years old in Los Angeles.
Greta Keller
American singer (1903-1977).
Born February 9th, 1903 in Vienna.
Died November 5th, 1977 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Waldo de los Ríos
Argentine composer, conductor, pianist, arranger (1934-1977).
Born September 7th, 1934 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1977 at 42 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Toma Caragiu
Romanian actor.
Born August 21st, 1925 in Argos Orestiko.
Died March 4th, 1977 at 51 years old in Bucharest (1977 Vrancea earthquake).
Vince Barnett
Actor (1902-1977).
Born July 4th, 1902 in Pittsburgh.
Died August 10th, 1977 at 75 years old in Encino (myocardial infarction).
Maysa
Brazilian recording artist, actress.
Born June 6th, 1936 in São Paulo.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 40 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).
Otto Deßloch
Luftwaffe general.
Born June 11th, 1889 in Bamberg.
Died May 13th, 1977 at 87 years old in Munich.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 574
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé