In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
Victor Francen
Belgian actor (1888–1977).
Born August 5th, 1888 in Tienen.
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 8th, 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.
Died March 28th, 1977 at 42 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Toma Caragiu
Romanian actor (1925–1977).
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 Matarazzo
Brazilian recording artist and actress (1936–1977).
Born June 6th, 1936 in São Paulo.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 40 years old in Rio de Janeiro, Niterói (traffic collision).
Otto Deßloch
Luftwaffe general (1889–1977).
Born June 11th, 1889 in Bamberg.
Died May 13th, 1977 at 87 years old in Munich.
Dorothy Christy
American actress (1900–1977).
Born May 26th, 1906 in Reading.
Died May 21st, 1977 at 70 years old in Santa Monica.
Thomas Schippers
American conductor (1930–1977).
Born March 9th, 1930 in Portage.
Died December 16th, 1977 at 47 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Andrés Caicedo
Colombian writter (1951-1977).
Born September 29th, 1951 in Cali.
Died March 4th, 1977 at 25 years old in Cali.
Irakli Bagration of Mukhrani
Head of the royal house of georgia (1909–1977).
Born April 3rd, 1909 in Tbilisi.
Died October 30th, 1977 at 68 years old in Madrid.
Manouchehr Eghbal
Iranian prime minister (1909-1977).
Born October 14th, 1909 in Kashmar.
Died November 25th, 1977 at 68 years old in Tehran.
Tadashi Maeda
Japanese admiral.
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Died December 13th, 1977 at 79 years old in Japan.
Alexander Galich
Soviet musician and writer (1918–1977).
Born October 19th, 1918 in Dnipro.
Died December 15th, 1977 at 59 years old in Paris (electrocution).
Leo Rudolf Raubal
Adolf hitler's nephew (1906–1977).
Born October 2nd, 1906 in Linz. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1977 at 70 years old in Spain.
Benjamin Whisoh Lee
Korean-born american theoretical physicist.
Born January 1st, 1935 in Seoul.
Died June 16th, 1977 at 42 years old in Kewanee.
Rózsa Péter
Hungarian mathematician (1905-1977).
Born February 17th, 1905 in Budapest.
Died February 16th, 1977 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Pauline Starke
American actress (1901-1977).
Born January 10th, 1901 in Joplin.
Died February 3rd, 1977 at 76 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Frank Boucher
Canadian ice hockey player (1901–1977).
Born October 7th, 1901 in Ottawa.
Died December 12th, 1977 at 76 years old in Kemptville (cancer).
Yvonne Printemps
Singer and actress (1894–1977).
Born July 25th, 1894 in Ermont.
Died January 19th, 1977 at 82 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Hamazasp Babadzhanian
Soviet chief marshal of armored forces (1906–1977).
Born February 18th, 1906 in Çardaqlı.
Died November 1st, 1977 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Willoughby Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie
Military leader, viceroy (1893–1977).
Born September 26th, 1893 in Brompton.
Died May 25th, 1977 at 83 years old in Wantage.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 617
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire