In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
Jacques Tourneur
French film director (1904–1977).
Born November 12th, 1904 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 19th, 1977 at 73 years old in Bergerac.
Robert Middleton
American actor (1911-1977).
Born May 13th, 1911 in Cincinnati.
Died June 14th, 1977 at 66 years old in Encino (heart failure).
Hanns Martin Schleyer
German manager and president of industry association, former ss officer and nazi party member; kidnapped by terrorist group raf in 1977 to force release of imprisoned terrorists, subsequently murdered.
Born May 1st, 1915 in Offenburg.
Died October 18th, 1977 at 62 years old in Mulhouse.
Alexander Luria
Soviet psychologist (1902–1977).
Born July 16th, 1902 in Kazan.
Died August 14th, 1977 at 75 years old in Moscow.
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.
Magda Lupescu
Mistress of king carol ii of the romanians (1899-1977).
Born September 15th, 1895 in Iași.
Died June 29th, 1977 at 81 years old in Estoril.
Antonino Rocca
Italian professional wrestler (1921–1977).
Born April 13th, 1921 in Treviso.
Died May 15th, 1977 at 56 years old in New York City.
Ricardo Cortez
American actor (1900-1977).
Born September 19th, 1900 in New York City.
Died April 28th, 1977 at 76 years old in New York City.
Margaret Hayes
American actress (1916-1977).
Born December 5th, 1916 in Baltimore.
Died January 26th, 1977 at 60 years old in Miami Beach (cancer, hepatitis, liver cancer).
Leila Hyams
American actress (1905-1977).
Born May 1st, 1905 in New York City.
Died December 4th, 1977 at 72 years old in Bel Air (disease).
Willis Bouchey
American actor (1907-1977).
Born May 24th, 1907 in Vernon.
Died September 27th, 1977 at 70 years old in Burbank.
Juan Velasco Alvarado
President of peru (1910-1977).
Born June 16th, 1910 in Castilla District.
Died December 24th, 1977 at 67 years old in Lima (sepsis).
Al Moualem Al shahid Kamal Jumblatt
Lebanese politician (1917-1977).
Born December 6th, 1917 in Moukhtara.
Died March 16th, 1977 at 59 years old in Baakleen (gunshot wound).
Bukka White
American singer-songwriter.
Born November 12th, 1909 in Houston.
Died February 26th, 1977 at 67 years old in Memphis (cancer).
Prince Xavier, Hereditary Duke of Parma
Duke of parma (1889–1977).
Born May 25th, 1889 in Camaiore.
Died May 7th, 1977 at 87 years old in Zizers.
Princess Margaretha of Sweden
Swedish princess (1899–1977).
Born June 25th, 1899 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1977 at 77 years old in Faxe. [ref]
Shirley Graham Du Bois
American composer and writer (1896–1977).
Born November 11th, 1896 in Indianapolis, Evansville.
Died March 27th, 1977 at 80 years old in Beijing (breast cancer).
Alfred Lunt
Actor (1892-1977).
Born August 12th, 1892 in Milwaukee.
Died August 3rd, 1977 at 84 years old in Chicago (cancer).
Niall MacGinnis
Irish actor (1913–1977).
Born March 29th, 1913 in Dublin.
Died January 6th, 1977 at 63 years old in Haverfordwest (cancer).
Oliver P. Smith
United states marine corps general (1893–1977).
Born October 26th, 1893 in Menard.
Died December 25th, 1977 at 84 years old in Los Altos.
Tafari Benti
Ethiopian military leader and head of state (1921-1977).
Born October 11th, 1921 in Addis Ababa.
Died February 3rd, 1977 at 55 years old in Addis Ababa.
Takeo Kurita
Japanese admiral.
Born April 28th, 1889 in Mito.
Died December 19th, 1977 at 88 years old in Nishinomiya.
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
Arab liberation army commander (1890-1977).
Born January 19th, 1890 in Tripoli.
Died June 5th, 1977 at 87 years old in Beirut.
Robert McKimson
American animator, illustrator, and director (1910-1977).
Born October 13th, 1910 in Denver.
Died September 29th, 1977 at 66 years old in Burbank, Van Nuys (myocardial infarction).
Ba Maw
Burmese politician and former head of the now-defunct state of burma.
Born February 8th, 1893 in Ma-ubin.
Died May 29th, 1977 at 84 years old in Yangon.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs