In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
Chen Wangdao
Chinese scholar (1891–1977).
Born January 18th, 1891 in Yiwu.
Died October 29th, 1977 at 86 years old in Shanghai.
Berthe Bovy
Belgian actress (1887-1977).
Born January 6th, 1887 in Visé.
Died February 26th, 1977 at 90 years old in Montgeron.
Georges Grignard
Racecar driver.
Born July 25th, 1905 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
Died December 7th, 1977 at 72 years old in Le Port-Marly.
Yngve Larsson
Ph.d., municipal commissioner (borgarråd), member of parliament and statesman. (1881-1977).
Born December 13th, 1881 in Sundsvalls parish. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1977 at 96 years old in Oscar Parish.
Irene Steer
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born August 10th, 1889 in Cardiff.
Died April 18th, 1977 at 87 years old in Cardiff.
Todor Pavlov
Regent of bulgaria (1890–1977).
Born February 14th, 1890 in Štip. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1977 at 87 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Matus Bisnovat
Soviet aircraft and missile designer (1905-1977).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in Nikopol. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1977 at 72 years old in Moscow (diabetes).
Jonas Černius
Lithuanian politician and general (1898-1977).
Born January 6th, 1898 in Kupiškis. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1977 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jean Taris
French swimmer (1909-1977).
Born July 6th, 1909 in Versailles.
Died January 10th, 1977 at 67 years old in Grasse.
Natividad Almeda López
First female lawyer in the philippines.
Born September 8th, 1892 in Manila.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 84 years old in Manila.
Francis Ryan
American soccer player (1908-1977).
Born January 10th, 1908 in Philadelphia.
Died October 14th, 1977 at 69 years old in Philadelphia.
Artur Adson
Estonian writer and theatre critic (1889-1977).
Born February 3rd, 1889 in Tartu.
Died January 5th, 1977 at 87 years old in Stockholm.
José Perácio
Brazilian footballer (1917-1977).
Born November 2nd, 1917 in Nova Lima.
Died March 10th, 1977 at 59 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Zenzo Shimizu
Japanese tennis player (1891–1977).
Born March 25th, 1891 in Tokyo.
Died April 12th, 1977 at 86 years old in Amagasaki.
Leif Panduro
Danish writer and dentist (1923-1977).
Born April 18th, 1923 in Frederiksberg.
Died January 16th, 1977 at 53 years old in Asserbo.
Cristina Campo
Italian poet and writer (1923-1977).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Bologna. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1977 at 53 years old in Rome. [ref]
Kenneth O. May
American mathematician (1915–1977).
Born July 8th, 1915 in Portland.
Died December 1st, 1977 at 62 years old in Toronto.
Lee Parry
German actress (1901-1977).
Born January 14th, 1901 in Munich.
Died January 24th, 1977 at 76 years old in Bad Tölz.
Alexey Gribov
Soviet actor (1902–1977).
Born January 31st, 1902 in Moscow.
Died November 26th, 1977 at 75 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Marg Moll
German artist and writer (1884–1977).
Born August 2nd, 1884 in Mulhouse.
Died March 15th, 1977 at 92 years old in Munich.
Mario Soffici
Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter.
Born May 14th, 1900 in Florence.
Died May 10th, 1977 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.
Aarne Ervi
Finnish architect (1910–1977).
Born May 19th, 1910 in Forssa. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1977 at 67 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Hermann Felsner
Association football player (1889-1977).
Born April 1st, 1889 in Vienna.
Died February 6th, 1977 at 87 years old in Graz.
Lea Grundig
German artist (1906-1977).
Born March 23rd, 1906 in Dresden.
Died October 10th, 1977 at 71 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
Deaths 426 to 450 of 617
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius