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In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
Sergei Lemeshev
Soviet opera singer and director (1902-1977).
Born July 10th, 1902 in Knyazevo.
Died June 26th, 1977 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Betty Balfour
British actress (1903-1977).
Born March 27th, 1903 in Chester-le-Street.
Died November 4th, 1977 at 74 years old in Weybridge (disease).
Mirzo Tursunzoda
Tajikistani poet (1911–1977).
Born May 2nd, 1911 in Qaratogh.
Died September 24th, 1977 at 66 years old in Dushanbe.
Boris Demidovich
Soviet mathematician (1906-1977).
Born March 2nd, 1906 in Navahrudak.
Died April 23rd, 1977 at 71 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Mohammed Hussain
Field hockey player (1911–1977).
Born October 1st, 1911.
Died February 28th, 1977 at 65 years old
Vladimir Tributs
Soviet admiral (1900-1977).
Born July 28th, 1900 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 30th, 1977 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Byambyn Rinchen
Mongolian academic (1905-1977).
Born December 25th, 1905 in Altanbulag.
Died March 4th, 1977 at 71 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Billy Gonsalves
American soccer player (1908-1977).
Born August 10th, 1908 in Portsmouth.
Died July 17th, 1977 at 68 years old in Kearny.
Helen Ferguson
American actress (1901–1977).
Born July 23rd, 1901 in Decatur.
Died March 14th, 1977 at 75 years old in Clearwater (disease).
Peter Altmeier
German politician (1899–1977).
Born August 12th, 1899 in Saarbrücken.
Died August 28th, 1977 at 78 years old in Koblenz.
Eugen Schüfftan
German cinematographer (1893-1977).
Born July 21st, 1893 in Wrocław.
Died September 6th, 1977 at 84 years old in New York City.
David Toro
President of bolivia (1898-1977).
Born June 24th, 1898 in Sucre.
Died July 25th, 1977 at 79 years old in Santiago.
Jacqueline Audry
French film director (1908–1977).
Born September 25th, 1908 in Orange.
Died June 19th, 1977 at 68 years old in Poissy (traffic collision). [ref]
Holger Löwenadler
Actor (1904–1977).
Born April 1st, 1904 in Jönköpings Sofia church parish.
Died June 18th, 1977 at 73 years old in Oscar Parish.
Osmín Aguirre y Salinas
President of el salvador (1889-1977).
Born December 25th, 1889 in San Miguel.
Died July 17th, 1977 at 87 years old in San Salvador.
Wilmer Allison
Us tennis player (1904-1977).
Born December 8th, 1904 in San Antonio.
Died April 20th, 1977 at 72 years old in Austin.
Max Reimann
German politician (1898-1977).
Born October 31st, 1898 in Elbląg.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 78 years old in Düsseldorf.
William Conway
Catholic cardinal (1913–1977).
Born January 22nd, 1913 in Belfast.
Died April 17th, 1977 at 64 years old in Armagh.
Hubert Aquin
Canadian writer (1929–1977).
Born October 24th, 1929 in Montreal.
Died March 15th, 1977 at 47 years old in Montreal (gunshot wound).
Victor Heerman
Screenwriter and film director (1893-1977).
Born August 27th, 1893 in Surrey.
Died November 3rd, 1977 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Brian McGuire
Australian racing driver (1945–1977).
Born December 13th, 1945 in Melbourne.
Died August 29th, 1977 at 31 years old in Brands Hatch.
Ernst Wigforss
Swedish politician (1881-1977).
Born January 24th, 1881 in Halmstad.
Died January 2nd, 1977 at 95 years old
Anne Chevalier
French polynesian actress (1912–1977).
Born December 18th, 1912 in Bora Bora, Papeete. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1977 at 64 years old in Tahiti. [ref]
Pierre Cot
French politician (1895-1977).
Born November 20th, 1895 in Grenoble.
Died August 21st, 1977 at 81 years old in Coise-Saint-Jean-Pied-Gauthier.
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