In the year 1977

617 Notable deaths

Francis Spain

American ice hockey player (1909–1977).

Born February 17th, 1909 in Quitman.

Died June 23rd, 1977 at 68 years old in Rochester.

Harald Strøm

Norwegian footballer and speed skater (1897-1977).

Born October 14th, 1897 in Horten Municipality.

Died December 25th, 1977 at 80 years old in Horten Municipality.

Arvo Haavisto

Finnish olympic wrestler (1900-1977).

Born March 7th, 1900 in Ilmajoki.

Died April 22nd, 1977 at 77 years old in Ilmajoki.

Jorge Pardon

Peruvian footballer (1905-1977).

Born March 4th, 1905 in Arequipa.

Died December 19th, 1977 at 72 years old in Lima.

André Labatut

French fencer (1891–1977).

Born July 18th, 1891 in Bordeaux.

Died September 30th, 1977 at 86 years old in Bordeaux.

Betty Taylor

Canadian hurdle racer (1916–1977).

Born February 22nd, 1916 in Ingersoll.

Died February 2nd, 1977 at 60 years old

Sigisfredo Mair

Luger (1939–1977).

Born August 10th, 1939 in Toblach.

Died May 15th, 1977 at 37 years old in Toblach (traffic collision).

Mieczysław Batsch

Polish mechanical engineer, footballer.

Born January 1st, 1900 in Lviv.

Died September 27th, 1977 at 77 years old in Przemyśl.

Aron Pollitz

Swiss footballer (1896-1977).

Born February 11th, 1896 in Basel.

Died November 13th, 1977 at 81 years old in Basel.

Gyula Futó

Hungarian footballer (1908-1977).

Born December 29th, 1908 in Austria–Hungary.

Died October 2nd, 1977 at 68 years old

Hugo Johansson

Sport shooter (1887–1977).

Born June 16th, 1887 in Stockholm.

Died February 23rd, 1977 at 89 years old in Stockholm.

Edgar Basel

Boxer (1930–1977).

Born November 1st, 1930 in Mannheim.

Died September 7th, 1977 at 46 years old in Mannheim.

Ernő Nagy

Fencer (1898-1977).

Born August 2nd, 1898 in Făget.

Died December 8th, 1977 at 79 years old in Budapest.

Philibert Smellinckx

Belgian footballer (1911-1977).

Born January 17th, 1911 in Saint-Gilles.

Died April 8th, 1977 at 66 years old

Héctor Méndez

Boxer.

Born August 1st, 1897 in Buenos Aires.

Died December 13th, 1977 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires.

George Fish

American rugby union player (1895–1977).

Born April 4th, 1895 in Los Angeles.

Died February 22nd, 1977 at 81 years old in East Hampton.

György Kutasi

Hungarian water polo player (1910–1977).

Born September 16th, 1910 in Rijeka.

Died June 29th, 1977 at 66 years old in Melbourne.

Adolf Stelzer

Swiss footballer (1908-1977).

Born September 1st, 1908 in Switzerland.

Died April 30th, 1977 at 68 years old

Otto Winkelmann

German soldier.

Born September 4th, 1894 in Bordesholm.

Died September 24th, 1977 at 83 years old in Bordesholm.

Mary Agard Pocock

South african phycologist (1886-1977).

Born December 31st, 1886 in Rondebosch. [ref]

Died July 20th, 1977 at 90 years old in Makhanda.

Giuseppe Pancera

Italian road bicycle racer (1901–1977).

Born January 10th, 1901 in Castelnuovo del Garda.

Died April 19th, 1977 at 76 years old in Castelnuovo del Garda.

Jenő Zádor

American composer (1894–1977).

Born November 5th, 1894 in Bátaszék. [ref]

Died April 5th, 1977 at 82 years old in Hollywood.

Shogo Kamo

Japanese association football player (1915-1977).

Born December 12th, 1915 in Hamamatsu.

Died September 14th, 1977 at 61 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).

Adolphe Jauréguy

French rugby union player (1898–1977).

Born February 18th, 1898 in Ostabat-Asme.

Died September 4th, 1977 at 79 years old in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.

Jean Capelle

Belgian association football player (1913-1977).

Born October 26th, 1913 in Liège.

Died February 20th, 1977 at 63 years old in Liège.

Deaths 526 to 550 of 617

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