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In the year 1977
574 Notable deaths
Dorothy Christy
American actress.
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, 1900 in Joplin.
Died February 3rd, 1977 at 77 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.
Born July 25th, 1894 in Ermont. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1977 at 82 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
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.
Helen Gibson
Actress, stuntwoman, trick rider, film producer (1892-1977).
Born August 27th, 1892 in Cleveland.
Died October 10th, 1977 at 85 years old in Roseburg.
Dagmar Hagelin
Disappeared in the dirty war (1959-1977).
Born September 29th, 1959 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 27th, 1977 at 17 years old in Buenos Aires.
Heinrich Bleichrodt
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander (1909-1977).
Born October 21st, 1909 in Berga.
Died January 9th, 1977 at 67 years old in Munich.
Bennie Green
American jazz trombonist (1923–1977).
Born April 16th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died March 23rd, 1977 at 53 years old in San Diego.
Olga Petrova
British-american actress, screenwriter and playwright (1884-1977).
Born May 10th, 1884 in United Kingdom. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1977 at 93 years old in Clearwater. [ref]
Benito Quinquela Martín
Argentinian painter (1890-1977).
Born March 1st, 1890 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1977 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires.
Milt Buckner
American musician.
Born July 10th, 1915 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1977 at 62 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Percy Marmont
British actor (1883-1977).
Born November 25th, 1883 in London.
Died March 3rd, 1977 at 93 years old in London.
Carlos Pellicer
Modernist mexican poet (1899–1977).
Born January 16th, 1897 in Villahermosa.
Died February 16th, 1977 at 80 years old in Mexico City.
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