In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
Bob Skelton
American swimmer (1903–1977).
Born June 25th, 1903 in Wilmette.
Died June 25th, 1977 at 74 years old in Houston.
Uno Åhrén
Swedish architect (1897–1977).
Born August 6th, 1897 in Stockholm.
Died October 8th, 1977 at 80 years old in Arvika.
Luis Gutiérrez Soto
Spanish architect.
Born June 6th, 1900 in Madrid.
Died February 4th, 1977 at 76 years old in Madrid.
Therese Benedek
American hungarian-born psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1892-1977).
Born November 8th, 1892 in Budapest, Eger.
Died October 27th, 1977 at 84 years old in Chicago.
Jadwiga Andrzejewska
Polish actress (1915-1977).
Born March 30th, 1915 in Łódź.
Died October 4th, 1977 at 62 years old in Łódź.
Ralph Hills
American shot putter (1902-1977).
Born January 19th, 1902 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 20th, 1977 at 75 years old in Baltimore.
Marcel Thiry
Belgian writer (1897-1977).
Born March 13th, 1897.
Died September 5th, 1977 at 80 years old in Vaux-sous-Chèvremont.
Rubén Bravo
Argentine footballer (1923-1977).
Born November 16th, 1923 in Cruz Alta.
Died August 24th, 1977 at 53 years old in Guatemala.
Birger Rosengren
Swedish footballer (1917–1977).
Born October 29th, 1917 in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish.
Died October 15th, 1977 at 59 years old in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish.
Julien Delbecque
Belgian cyclist (1903–1977).
Born September 1st, 1903 in Harelbeke.
Died October 22nd, 1977 at 74 years old in Kortrijk.
María Rosa Oliver
Writer and activist (1898–1977).
Born September 10th, 1898 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 19th, 1977 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Dmytro Chyzhevsky
Ukrainian literary scholar (1894–1977).
Born April 4th, 1894 in Oleksandriia.
Died April 18th, 1977 at 83 years old in Heidelberg.
Vardan Ajemian
Theatral director and actor (1905–1977).
Born September 28th, 1905 in Van.
Died January 24th, 1977 at 71 years old in Yerevan.
Odd Frantzen
Norwegian footballer (1913-1977).
Born January 20th, 1913 in Bergen.
Died October 2nd, 1977 at 64 years old in Bergen.
Fritz Genschow
German actor and director (1905–1977).
Born May 15th, 1905 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1977 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Sergey Lugansky
Soviet aviator and writer (1918–1977).
Born October 1st, 1918 in Verniy.
Died January 16th, 1977 at 58 years old in Almaty.
Dino Staffa
Catholic cardinal (1906-1977).
Born August 14th, 1906 in Lugo.
Died August 7th, 1977 at 70 years old in Rome.
Jisaburo Ohwi
Japanese botanist (1905-1977).
Born September 18th, 1905 in Tokyo.
Died February 22nd, 1977 at 71 years old (cardioplegia).
Carlo Biotti
Italian judge.
Died December 10th, 1977 at 76 years old in Alassio (myocardial infarction).
Gyula Dávid
Hungarian musician (1913–1977).
Born May 6th, 1913 in Budapest.
Died March 14th, 1977 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Edward Van Dijck
Belgian road bicycle racer (1918–1977).
Born March 22nd, 1918 in Herent.
Died April 22nd, 1977 at 59 years old in Leuven.
Emilio Sereni
Italian writer and politician (1907–1977).
Born August 13th, 1907 in Rome.
Died March 20th, 1977 at 69 years old in Rome.
Ivo Radovniković
Croatian footballer (1918-1977).
Born February 8th, 1918 in Split.
Died October 22nd, 1977 at 59 years old in Split.
Ferenc Kónya
Hungarian footballer and coach (1892–2000).
Born December 9th, 1892 in Budapest.
Died March 11th, 1977 at 84 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 617
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare