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In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
Ruth Moufang
German mathematician (1905–1977).
Born January 10th, 1905 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1977 at 72 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Jean Duvieusart
Belgian politician (1900-1977).
Born April 10th, 1900 in Frasnes-lez-Gosselies.
Died October 11th, 1977 at 77 years old
Gersh Budker
Soviet physicist (1918–1977).
Died July 4th, 1977 at 59 years old in Novosibirsk (myocardial infarction).
Margit Kovács
Hungarian sculptor (1902–1977).
Born November 30th, 1902 in Győr.
Died June 4th, 1977 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Sandro Penna
Italian poet (1906–1977).
Born June 12th, 1906 in Perugia.
Died January 21st, 1977 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
André Strohl
French physician (1887–1977).
Born March 20th, 1887 in Poitiers. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1977 at 89 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Miguel Mihura
Spanish playwright (1904-1977).
Born July 21st, 1905 in Madrid.
Died October 27th, 1977 at 72 years old in Madrid.
Alexey Dushkin
Soviet architect (1903–1977).
Born January 6th, 1904 in Klynova-Novoselivka.
Died October 1st, 1977 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Andy Auld
American soccer player (1900–1977).
Born January 26th, 1900 in Stevenston.
Died December 6th, 1977 at 77 years old in Johnston.
Endre Szervánszky
Hungarian composer (1911–1977).
Born December 17th, 1911 in Budatétény.
Died June 25th, 1977 at 65 years old in Budapest.
Tor Bergeron
Swedish meteorologist (1891-1977).
Born August 15th, 1891 in Godstone.
Died June 13th, 1977 at 85 years old in Uppsala.
Božidar Purić
Serbian politician (1891-1977).
Born February 19th, 1891 in Belgrade.
Died October 28th, 1977 at 86 years old in Chicago.
Rudolf Vytlačil
Czech footballer (1912-1977).
Born February 9th, 1912 in Schwechat. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1977 at 65 years old in Schwechat.
Alexander Rodimtsev
Soviet military commander (1905–1977).
Born March 8th, 1905 in Sharlyk.
Died April 13th, 1977 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Edvard Hambro
Norwegian politician (1911–1977).
Born August 22nd, 1911 in Christiania.
Died February 1st, 1977 at 65 years old in Oslo.
Willie McLean
American soccer player.
Born January 27th, 1904 in Clydebank.
Died November 6th, 1977 at 73 years old in Davenport.
Shirō Toyoda
Japanese film director (1906–1977).
Born January 3rd, 1906 in Kyoto.
Died November 13th, 1977 at 71 years old in Tokyo.
Beniamino Segre
Italian mathematician (1903-1977).
Born February 16th, 1903 in Turin.
Died October 22nd, 1977 at 74 years old in Frascati.
Américo Tesoriere
Argentine footballer (1899-1977).
Born March 18th, 1899 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 30th, 1977 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires.
Tibor Déry
Hungarian writer (1894–1977).
Born October 18th, 1894 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1977 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Stefan Bergman
American mathematician (1895–1977).
Born May 5th, 1895 in Częstochowa.
Died June 6th, 1977 at 82 years old in Palo Alto.
Yutaka Abe
Japanese film director (1895-1977).
Born February 2nd, 1895 in Miyagi Prefecture.
Died January 3rd, 1977 at 81 years old in Kyoto (heart failure).
Norman Thomas Gilroy
Catholic cardinal (1896-1977).
Born January 22nd, 1896 in Sydney.
Died October 21st, 1977 at 81 years old in Sydney.
Ödön Pártos
Hungarian born israeli composer (1907-1977).
Born October 1st, 1907 in Budapest.
Died July 6th, 1977 at 69 years old in Tel Aviv, Jaffa.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 617
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