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In the year 1977
574 Notable deaths
Ivan Fedyuninsky
Soviet general.
Born July 30th, 1900 in Tyumen.
Died October 17th, 1977 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Ruth Elder
American pilot and actress (1902-1977).
Born September 8th, 1902 in Anniston.
Died October 9th, 1977 at 75 years old in San Francisco.
Jesse Beams
American physicist (1898–1977).
Born December 25th, 1898 in Belle Plaine.
Died July 23rd, 1977 at 78 years old in Charlottesville.
Friedrich Georg Jünger
German writer.
Born September 1st, 1898 in Hanover. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1977 at 78 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
Waldemar Klingelhöfer
German opera singer (1900–1977).
Born April 4th, 1900 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1977 at 76 years old in Villingen-Schwenningen.
Zózimo
Brazilian footballer (1932-1977).
Born June 19th, 1932 in Salvador.
Died July 17th, 1977 at 45 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).
Hem Barua
Indian politician and writer (1915–1977).
Born April 22nd, 1915 in Tezpur.
Died April 9th, 1977 at 61 years old in Assam.
Azucena Villaflor
Argentine activist (1924-2020).
Born April 7th, 1924 in Avellaneda.
Died December 10th, 1977 at 53 years old in Avellaneda (fall).
Paul Hartmann
German actor (1889–1977).
Born January 8th, 1889 in Fürth.
Died June 30th, 1977 at 88 years old in Munich.
Rudolf Kompfner
Austrian-born engineer and physicist (1909-1977).
Born May 16th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died December 3rd, 1977 at 68 years old in Stanford.
Johannes Leimena
Indonesian politician (1905-1977).
Born March 3rd, 1905 in Ambon.
Died March 29th, 1977 at 72 years old in Jakarta.
Ralph Graves
American screenwriter and actor (1900–1977).
Born January 23rd, 1900 in Cleveland.
Died February 18th, 1977 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara.
Alexander Volkov
Russian writer, professor of mathematics.
Born June 14th, 1891 in Oskemen.
Died July 3rd, 1977 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Antonio Machín
Cuban-spanish musician (1903–1977).
Born February 11th, 1903 in Sagua La Grande.
Died August 4th, 1977 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Bruce Charles Heezen
American geologist (1924-1977).
Born April 11th, 1924 in Vinton. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1977 at 53 years old in ocean. [ref]
Pascual Pérez
Boxer (1926-1977).
Born March 4th, 1926 in Rodeo del Medio.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 50 years old in Buenos Aires (liver disease).
Renato Curi
Italian footballer (1953-1977).
Born September 20th, 1953 in Montefiore dell'Aso.
Died October 30th, 1977 at 24 years old in Perugia (myocardial infarction).
Claudia Dell
Showgirl and actress of the stage and hollywood motion pictures (1910-1977).
Born January 10th, 1910 in San Antonio.
Died September 5th, 1977 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
Isaac Boleslavsky
Soviet chess player.
Born June 9th, 1919 in Zolotonosha.
Died February 15th, 1977 at 57 years old in Minsk.
Okinori Kaya
Japanese politician (1889-1977).
Born January 30th, 1889 in Hiroshima.
Died April 28th, 1977 at 88 years old in Shinjuku.
Jack Beresford
British rower (1899–1977).
Born January 1st, 1899 in Chiswick.
Died December 3rd, 1977 at 78 years old in Oxfordshire.
Armand Lunel
French writer born in occitania.
Born June 9th, 1892 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1977 at 85 years old in Monaco. [ref]
Wim Schermerhorn
Dutch politician (1894–1977).
Born December 17th, 1894 in Akersloot.
Died March 10th, 1977 at 82 years old in Haarlem.
Franco Albini
Italian architect and designer (1905–1977).
Born October 17th, 1905 in Robbiate. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1977 at 72 years old in Milan.
Maria Antonia of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1899-1977).
Born July 13th, 1899 in Zagreb.
Died October 22nd, 1977 at 78 years old in Porto Alegre.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 574
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy