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In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
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 England.
Died November 30th, 1977 at 93 years old in Clearwater.
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 jazz pianist and organist (1915–1977).
Born July 10th, 1915 in St. Louis.
Died July 27th, 1977 at 62 years old in Chicago.
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, 1899 in Villahermosa.
Died February 16th, 1977 at 78 years old in Mexico City.
Ivan Fedyuninsky
Soviet general (1900–1977).
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 (1898–1977).
Born September 1st, 1898 in Hanover.
Died July 20th, 1977 at 78 years old in Überlingen.
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 (1891–1977).
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.
Benedetta Cappa
Italian writer and painter (1897-1977).
Born August 14th, 1897 in Rome. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1977 at 79 years old in Venice. [ref]
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]
Deaths 276 to 300 of 617
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