In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
Arthur Lindfors
Olympic wrestler (1893-1977).
Born March 17th, 1893 in Porvoo.
Died September 21st, 1977 at 84 years old in Porvoo.
Stanislav Kalesnik
Glaciologist.
Born January 23rd, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 13th, 1977 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Otto Falkenberg
Sailor.
Born January 9th, 1885 in Stjørdal Municipality.
Died July 21st, 1977 at 92 years old in Oslo.
Hugo Lahtinen
Finnish pentathlete (1891–1977).
Born November 29th, 1891 in Tampere.
Died December 29th, 1977 at 86 years old in Tampere.
Cyril Musil
Czechoslovak cross-country skier.
Born November 26th, 1907 in Studnice. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1977 at 69 years old in Collingwood, Canada. [ref]
Bengt Bengtsson
Swedish army officer and gymnast (1897–1977).
Born September 30th, 1897.
Died October 10th, 1977 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Aleksandr Pavlovsky
Fencer (1936-1977).
Born July 14th, 1936 in Minsk.
Died July 4th, 1977 at 40 years old
Marc Detton
French rower (1901–1977).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Thorigny-sur-Marne.
Died January 24th, 1977 at 75 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Mauro Racca
Fencer (1912–1977).
Born April 3rd, 1912 in Turin.
Died April 27th, 1977 at 65 years old in Padua.
Robert Sutton
American sailor (1911-1977).
Born April 27th, 1911 in South Pasadena.
Died September 13th, 1977 at 66 years old in Los Angeles.
Karl Kreutzberg
German handball player (1912-1977).
Born February 15th, 1912 in Düren.
Died August 13th, 1977 at 65 years old in Düren.
Thorvald Eigenbrod
Danish field hockey player (1892-1977).
Born December 2nd, 1892 in Aalborg.
Died May 5th, 1977 at 84 years old in Munkebjerg.
Gustaf Mattsson
Swedish long-distance runner.
Born September 8th, 1893 in Uppsala. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1977 at 83 years old in Sundbyberg Municipality.
Juan Marinello
Cuban art critic, poet and essayist, part of minorista group (1898-1977).
Born November 2nd, 1898 in Ranchuelo.
Died March 27th, 1977 at 78 years old in Havana.
Josep Planas
Spanish association football player (1901-1977).
Born April 14th, 1901 in Barcelona.
Died April 9th, 1977 at 75 years old in Barcelona.
Fabian Biörck
Gymnast (1893–1977).
Born October 21st, 1893 in Jönköping.
Died September 27th, 1977 at 83 years old in Malmö.
Ramiro Cortés
Uruguayan basketball player (1931–1977).
Born July 13th, 1931 in Salto.
Died April 23rd, 1977 at 45 years old [ref]
Alberto Rodriguez Larreta
Argentine racing driver.
Born January 14th, 1934 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 11th, 1977 at 43 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ivan Ivanovich Artobolevski
Russian mechanical engineer (1905–1977).
Born October 9th, 1905 in Moscow.
Died September 21st, 1977 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Sijtse Jansma
Dutch athlete (1898–1977).
Born May 22nd, 1898 in Leeuwarden.
Died December 4th, 1977 at 79 years old in Amsterdam.
Vera Zlatareva
Bulgarian jurist, author, feminist, suffragette.
Born December 3rd, 1905 in Golyamo Belovo.
Died August 19th, 1977 at 71 years old in Sofia.
Paulo d'Eça Leal
Portuguese fencer (1901–1977).
Born July 15th, 1901 in Lisbon.
Died September 18th, 1977 at 76 years old
Robert Girardet
French skipper (1893–1977).
Born May 11th, 1893 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 1st, 1977 at 83 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 617
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull