In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
Stefania Turkevych-Lukiianovych
Ukrainian pianist, composer, and musicologist (1898-1977).
Born April 25th, 1898 in Lviv.
Died April 8th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Yakov Flier
Russian musician (1912–1977).
Born October 21st, 1912 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
Died December 18th, 1977 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Miklós Kovács
Romanian footballer (1911–1977).
Born December 29th, 1911 in Plugova.
Died July 7th, 1977 at 65 years old in Timișoara.
Konstantin Fedin
Russian-soviet writer and poet (1892-1977).
Born February 24th, 1892 in Saratov. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1977 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Georges Friedmann
French sociologist (1902-1977).
Born May 13th, 1902 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 15th, 1977 at 75 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Luigi Traglia
Catholic cardinal (1895–1977).
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Albano Laziale.
Died November 22nd, 1977 at 82 years old in Rome.
Karen Krantzcke
Australian female tennis player (1947-1977).
Born February 1st, 1947 in Brisbane. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1977 at 30 years old in Tallahassee (myocardial infarction).
Witold Małcużyński
Polish musician (1914–1977).
Born August 10th, 1914 in Kazokinė.
Died July 17th, 1977 at 62 years old in Palma.
Walter Hartmann
German general (1891–1977).
Born July 23rd, 1891 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died March 11th, 1977 at 85 years old in Hamelin.
Luigi Bertolini
Italian footballer (1904-1977).
Born November 13th, 1904 in Busalla.
Died February 11th, 1977 at 72 years old in Turin.
Fritz Schlieper
German general (1892-1977).
Born August 4th, 1892 in Kołdrąb, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died June 4th, 1977 at 84 years old in Heidelberg.
Hans Alsér
Swedish table tennis player (1942-1977).
Born January 23rd, 1942 in Borås.
Died January 15th, 1977 at 34 years old in Stockholm (aviation accident).
Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira
Portuguese cardinal (1888–1977).
Born November 29th, 1888 in Lousado.
Died August 2nd, 1977 at 88 years old in Lisbon.
Jan Zrzavý
Czech artist (1890-1977).
Born November 4th, 1890 in Vadín. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1977 at 86 years old in Prague. [ref]
Patriarch Justinian of Romania
3rd patriarch of the romanian orthodox church, from 1948 to 1977 (1901-1977).
Born February 2nd, 1901 in Suiești.
Died March 26th, 1977 at 76 years old in Bucharest.
Johann Nepomuk David
Austrian composer (1895–1977).
Born November 30th, 1895 in Eferding.
Died December 22nd, 1977 at 82 years old in Stuttgart.
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
German actress (1905–1977).
Born March 16th, 1905 in Blankenese.
Died October 26th, 1977 at 72 years old in Stade (traffic collision).
Kenjirō Shōda
Japanese mathematician (1902-1977).
Born February 25th, 1902 in Tatebayashi.
Died March 20th, 1977 at 75 years old in Ashikaga.
Hermann Kemper
German engineer, pioneer in magnetic levitation.
Born April 5th, 1892 in Nortrup.
Died July 13th, 1977 at 85 years old in Nortrup.
Levko Revutsky
Ukrainian composer (1889–1977).
Born February 20th, 1889 in Irzhavets. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1977 at 88 years old in Kyiv.
Waldemar Kraft
German politician (1898-1977).
Born February 19th, 1898 in Brzostów.
Died July 12th, 1977 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Şükrü Gülesin
Turkish association football player (1922–1977).
Born September 14th, 1922 in Constantinople.
Died July 10th, 1977 at 54 years old in Istanbul (heart failure).
Philipp Etter
Member of the swiss federal council (1891-1977).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Menzingen.
Died December 23rd, 1977 at 86 years old in Bern.
Gustave Reese
American musicologist (1899–1977).
Born November 29th, 1899 in New York City.
Died September 7th, 1977 at 77 years old in Berkeley.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 617
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi