In the year 1977
574 Notable deaths
Joan Tetzel
Actress.
Born June 21st, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 31st, 1977 at 56 years old in Fairwarp (cancer).
John Nash
British artist, illustrator, painter and wood-engraver (1893-1977).
Born April 11th, 1893 in London.
Died September 23rd, 1977 at 84 years old in Colchester.
Henri Langlois
French film archivist (1914-1977).
Born November 13th, 1914 in İzmir.
Died January 13th, 1977 at 62 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Eric Shipton
British explorer.
Born August 1st, 1907 in Sri Lanka.
Died March 28th, 1977 at 69 years old in Wiltshire.
Scott Bradley
American composer (1891–1977).
Born November 26th, 1891 in Russellville.
Died April 27th, 1977 at 85 years old in Chatsworth.
Carl Gustaf von Rosen
Anigerian airforce pilot.
Born August 19th, 1909 in Helgesta socken. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1977 at 67 years old in Gode. [ref]
Marien Ngouabi
President of congo-brazzaville from 1969 to 1977.
Born December 31st, 1938 in Owando.
Died March 18th, 1977 at 38 years old in Brazzaville.
Moufdi Zakaria
Algerian poet.
Born June 12th, 1908 in Ghardaia. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1977 at 69 years old in Tunis. [ref]
Kinuyo Tanaka
Japanese actress and film director.
Born November 29th, 1909 in Shimonoseki. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1977 at 67 years old in Japan (brain cancer).
Roop Singh
Field hockey player.
Born September 8th, 1910 in Jabalpur.
Died December 16th, 1977 at 67 years old in Gwalior.
Archibald Hill
English physiologist and biophysicist (1886-1977).
Born September 26th, 1886 in Bristol.
Died June 3rd, 1977 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
Rutilio Grande
Salvadoran martyr (1928-1977).
Born July 5th, 1928 in El Paisnal.
Died March 12th, 1977 at 48 years old in El Paisnal.
Pan Yuliang
Chinese painter (1895-1977).
Born May 25th, 1899 in Anhui, Jiangdu District. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1977 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (disease).
Bruno Streckenbach
German general (1902-1977).
Born February 7th, 1902 in Hamburg.
Died October 28th, 1977 at 75 years old in Hamburg.
MacKinlay Kantor
American journalist, novelist and screenwriter (1904-1977).
Born February 4th, 1904 in Iowa, Webster City.
Died October 11th, 1977 at 73 years old in Florida, Sarasota (myocardial infarction).
Esther Ballestrino
Paraguayan activist killed (1918–1977).
Born January 20th, 1918 in Fray Bentos. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1977 at 59 years old
Anneliese Kohlmann
German war criminal.
Born March 23rd, 1921 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1977 at 56 years old in Berlin, West Berlin.
Dorothy Davenport
American actress (1895–1977).
Born March 13th, 1895 in Boston.
Died October 12th, 1977 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills.
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist (1928–1977).
Born November 13th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died May 22nd, 1977 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Abner Biberman
American actor, director, and screenwriter (1909–1977).
Born April 1st, 1909 in Milwaukee.
Died June 20th, 1977 at 68 years old in San Diego.
John Howard Lawson
American dramatist (1894–1977).
Born September 25th, 1895 in New York City.
Died August 14th, 1977 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
James C. Marshall
Us army general and engineer.
Born October 14th, 1897 in Plattsburg.
Died July 19th, 1977 at 79 years old in Syracuse. [ref]
Cal Hubbard
American football player and coach, baseball umpire (1900–1977).
Born October 31st, 1900 in Missouri.
Died October 17th, 1977 at 76 years old in Florida (cancer).
Arsenio Erico
Paraguayan football striker (1915-1977).
Born March 30th, 1915 in Asunción.
Died July 23rd, 1977 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires.
Tom Gries
American director (1922-1977).
Born December 20th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died January 3rd, 1977 at 54 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 574
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson