In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
Lau Laritzen Jr.
Actor, director, studio head (1910-1977).
Born June 26th, 1910 in Vejle.
Died May 12th, 1977 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
Risto Jarva
Finnish film director and screenwriter (1934–1977).
Born July 15th, 1934 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1977 at 43 years old in Kuusisaari (traffic collision).
Yūko Mochizuki
Japanese actress (1917–1977).
Born January 28th, 1917 in Yokohama.
Died December 1st, 1977 at 60 years old in Japan (cancer).
Ilia Vekua
Russian mathematician (1907-1977).
Born May 6th, 1907 in Shesheleti.
Died December 2nd, 1977 at 70 years old in Tbilisi.
Yuri Zavadsky
Russian and soviet actor and theatre director (1894–1977).
Born July 12th, 1894 in Moscow.
Died April 5th, 1977 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Gustav Krklec
Croatian poet (1899–1977).
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Karlovac.
Died October 30th, 1977 at 78 years old in Zagreb.
Helen Badgley
Silent film actress (1908–1977).
Born December 1st, 1908 in Saratoga Springs.
Died October 25th, 1977 at 68 years old in Phoenix.
Maxie Wander
Austrian writer, active in german democratic republic (1933–1977).
Born January 3rd, 1933 in Vienna.
Died November 21st, 1977 at 44 years old in Kleinmachnow (cancer).
Alexander Saroukhan
Egyptian-armenian cartoonist / caricaturist (1898-1977).
Born October 1st, 1898 in Ardanuç.
Died January 1st, 1977 at 78 years old in Cairo.
Grațian Sepi
Romanian footballer (1910-1977).
Born December 30th, 1910 in Vălcani.
Died March 6th, 1977 at 66 years old
Nancy Tyson Burbidge
Australian botanist, conservationist and herbarium curator (1912–1977).
Born August 5th, 1912 in Cleckheaton.
Died March 4th, 1977 at 64 years old in Garran (carcinosis).
Rózsi Bársony
Hungarian actress, dancer ant singer (1909–1977).
Born June 5th, 1909 in Budapest.
Died March 23rd, 1977 at 67 years old in Vienna.
Paul Chaudet
Member of the swiss federal council (1904-1977).
Born November 17th, 1904 in Rivaz.
Died August 7th, 1977 at 72 years old in Lausanne.
Ursula Grabley
German actress (1908–1977).
Born December 8th, 1908 in Woltersdorf.
Died April 3rd, 1977 at 68 years old in Brilon (stroke).
Sonja Åkesson
Swedish writer, artist (1926-1977).
Born April 19th, 1926 in Buttle parish.
Died May 5th, 1977 at 51 years old in Halmstad (liver cancer).
Bekir Refet Teker
Turkish association football player (1899–1977).
Born May 22nd, 1899 in Constantinople.
Died April 5th, 1977 at 77 years old in Karlsruhe.
Juan Carlos Calvo
Uruguayan footballer (1906-1977).
Born June 26th, 1906 in Montevideo.
Died October 12th, 1977 at 71 years old
Opika von Méray Horváth
Figure skater (1889–1977).
Born December 30th, 1889 in Arad.
Died April 25th, 1977 at 87 years old in Budapest.
Giuseppe Dessì
Italian writer (1909–1977).
Born August 7th, 1909 in Cagliari.
Died July 6th, 1977 at 67 years old in Rome.
Herman Johannes Lam
Botanist (1892-1977).
Born January 3rd, 1892 in Veendam.
Died February 15th, 1977 at 85 years old in Leiden.
Sid Atkinson
South african athlete (1901–1977).
Born March 14th, 1901 in Durban.
Died August 31st, 1977 at 76 years old in Durban.
Anzor Kiknadze
Ussr judoka (1934-1977).
Born March 26th, 1934 in Kakheti. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1977 at 43 years old in Tbilisi (traffic collision).
Harold Cagle
American sprinter (1913-1977).
Born August 3rd, 1913 in Oklahoma.
Died November 28th, 1977 at 64 years old in California.
David Zogg
Swiss alpine skier (1902-1977).
Born December 18th, 1902 in Azmoos.
Died July 26th, 1977 at 74 years old in Arosa.
Bob Skelton
American swimmer (1903–1977).
Born June 25th, 1903 in Wilmette.
Died June 25th, 1977 at 74 years old in Houston.
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