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In the year 1977
574 Notable deaths
Stephen Boyd
Northern irish actor (1931–1977).
Born July 4th, 1931 in Glengormley.
Died June 2nd, 1977 at 45 years old in Northridge (myocardial infarction).
Howard Hawks
American film director, producer and screenwriter (1896-1977).
Born May 30th, 1896 in Elkhart County. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1977 at 81 years old in Palm Springs (stroke). [ref]
Zero Mostel
American actor (1915-1977).
Born February 28th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died September 8th, 1977 at 62 years old in Philadelphia (aortic aneurysm).
Andy Devine
American actor (1905–1977).
Born October 7th, 1905 in Flagstaff.
Died February 18th, 1977 at 71 years old in Orange (leukemia).
Steve Gaines
American guitarist (1949–1977).
Born September 14th, 1949 in Seneca.
Died October 20th, 1977 at 28 years old in Gillsburg (aviation accident).
Fannie Lou Hamer
American civil rights activist (1917–1977).
Born October 6th, 1917 in Montgomery County. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1977 at 59 years old in Mound Bayou (heart failure). [ref]
Gary Gilmore
American murderer (1940-1977).
Born December 4th, 1940 in McCamey.
Died January 17th, 1977 at 36 years old in Draper.
Leopold Stokowski
British-born american conductor (1882–1977).
Born April 18th, 1882 in London.
Died September 13th, 1977 at 95 years old in Nether Wallop (myocardial infarction).
Jean Hagen
American actress (1923-1977).
Born August 3rd, 1923 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1977 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (cancer, esophageal cancer).
Cassie Gaines
American singer (1948–1977).
Born January 9th, 1948 in Seneca.
Died October 20th, 1977 at 29 years old in Gillsburg (aviation accident).
Tom Pryce
Racing driver.
Born June 11th, 1949 in Ruthin.
Died March 5th, 1977 at 27 years old in Kyalami (traffic collision).
Gummo Marx
American comedian (1893–1977).
Born October 23rd, 1893 in Manhattan.
Died April 21st, 1977 at 83 years old in Palm Springs.
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Politician; fifth president of india (1905-1977).
Born May 13th, 1905 in Old Delhi.
Died February 11th, 1977 at 71 years old in New Delhi.
Henry Tandey
British soldier, recipient of victoria cross (1891-1977).
Born August 30th, 1891 in Royal Leamington Spa.
Died December 20th, 1977 at 86 years old in Coventry.
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
German nobleman, jurist, and senior nazi government official (1887-1977).
Born August 22nd, 1887 in Rathmannsdorf. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1977 at 89 years old in Essen.
Marie-Thérèse Walter
Cohabitant of pablo picasso (1909-1977).
Born July 13th, 1909 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1977 at 68 years old in Antibes (hanging). [ref]
Ethel Waters
American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress (1896-1977).
Born October 31st, 1896 in Chester.
Died September 1st, 1977 at 80 years old in Chatsworth (kidney failure).
Clarice Lispector
Ukrainian-brazilian writer, poet, and journalist (1920–1977).
Born December 10th, 1920 in Chechelnyk.
Died December 9th, 1977 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro (ovarian cancer).
Kenneth O'Donnell
American political aide (1924-1977).
Born March 4th, 1924 in Worcester.
Died September 9th, 1977 at 53 years old in Boston, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Paul Desmond
American jazz musician (1924-1977).
Born November 25th, 1924 in San Francisco.
Died May 30th, 1977 at 52 years old in New York City (cancer).
Alan Reed
American actor.
Born August 20th, 1907 in New York City.
Died June 14th, 1977 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Ludwig Erhard
Chancellor of west germany (1963–1966).
Born February 4th, 1897 in Fürth.
Died May 5th, 1977 at 80 years old in Bonn (heart failure).
Kurt Schuschnigg
Chancellor of austria (1897-1977).
Born December 15th, 1897 in Riva del Garda.
Died November 18th, 1977 at 79 years old in Mutters.
Robert Lowell
American poet (1917–1977).
Born March 1st, 1917 in Boston.
Died September 12th, 1977 at 60 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
René Goscinny
French comic book artist and author.
Born August 14th, 1926 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1977 at 51 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson