In the year 1977
574 Notable deaths
Thomas Campbell Clark
Associate justice of the supreme court of the united states (1899-1977).
Born September 23rd, 1899 in Dallas.
Died June 13th, 1977 at 77 years old in New York City.
Dennis Wheatley
English author of thrillers and occult novels (1897–1977).
Born January 8th, 1897 in London.
Died November 10th, 1977 at 80 years old in Greater London.
Jacques Prévert
French poet and screenwriter (1900-1977).
Born February 4th, 1900 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died April 11th, 1977 at 77 years old in Teloché (lung cancer).
E. F. Schumacher
British economist.
Born August 16th, 1911 in Bonn. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1977 at 66 years old in Switzerland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Jones
American author (1921–1977).
Born November 6th, 1921 in Robinson.
Died May 9th, 1977 at 55 years old in Southampton (heart failure).
Samael Aun Weor
Colombian writer (1917–1977).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Bogotá.
Died December 24th, 1977 at 60 years old in Mexico City.
Carroll Quigley
American historian (1910–1977).
Born November 9th, 1910 in Boston.
Died January 3rd, 1977 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
Nellie Tayloe Ross
First woman state governor in the u.s..
Born November 29th, 1876 in St. Joseph.
Died December 19th, 1977 at 101 years old in Washington, D.C..
Michael Balcon
English film producer.
Born May 19th, 1896 in Birmingham.
Died October 17th, 1977 at 81 years old in Hartfield.
Eduard Roschmann
Ss officer (1908-1977).
Born November 25th, 1908 in Graz.
Died August 8th, 1977 at 68 years old in Asunción.
Stanley Adams
American actor and screenwriter (1915-1977).
Born April 7th, 1915 in New York City.
Died April 27th, 1977 at 62 years old in Santa Monica.
Geraldine Brooks
American actress (1925-1977).
Born October 29th, 1925 in New York City.
Died June 19th, 1977 at 51 years old in Riverhead (cancer).
Gustave Gilbert
American psychologist (1911–1977).
Born September 30th, 1911 in New York City.
Died February 6th, 1977 at 65 years old in Manhasset.
Carlos Prío Socarrás
President of cuba (1903-1977).
Born July 14th, 1903 in Bahía Honda.
Died April 5th, 1977 at 73 years old in Miami.
Henry Hull
American actor (1890–1977).
Born October 3rd, 1890 in Louisville.
Died March 8th, 1977 at 86 years old in Cornwall (stroke).
John Dickson Carr
American writer (1906–1977).
Born November 30th, 1906 in Uniontown.
Died February 27th, 1977 at 70 years old in Greenville (lung cancer).
William Chomsky
Hebrew grammarian, father of noam (1896–1977).
Born January 15th, 1896 in Kupil.
Died July 19th, 1977 at 81 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Anthony Crosland
British politician (1918–1977).
Born August 29th, 1918 in Hastings.
Died February 19th, 1977 at 58 years old in Oxford (cerebrovascular disease).
Olave Baden-Powell
(1889-1977) world chief guide.
Born February 22nd, 1889 in Chesterfield.
Died June 25th, 1977 at 88 years old in Bramley (diabetes).
Ernst Bloch
German philosopher (1885-1977).
Born July 8th, 1885 in Ludwigshafen. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1977 at 92 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
H. A. Rey
Children's illustrator and writer (1898–1977).
Born September 16th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died August 26th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Edith Barrett
American actress (1904-1977).
Born January 19th, 1904 in Roxbury.
Died February 22nd, 1977 at 73 years old in Albuquerque (myocardial infarction).
Henri-Georges Clouzot
French film director, screenwriter and producer (1907–1977).
Born November 20th, 1907 in Niort.
Died January 12th, 1977 at 69 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Robert Middleton
American actor (1911-1977).
Born May 13th, 1911 in Cincinnati.
Died June 14th, 1977 at 66 years old in Encino (heart failure).
Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
British viscount (1899-1977).
Born March 30th, 1899 in Llanychan.
Died April 1st, 1977 at 78 years old in Hampton Lucy.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare