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In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
Trevor Bardette
American actor (1902-1977).
Born November 19th, 1902 in Nashville.
Died November 28th, 1977 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Sepp Herberger
German footballer and manager (1897-1977).
Born March 28th, 1897 in Mannheim, Waldhof. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1977 at 80 years old in Mannheim (pneumonia). [ref]
Edmond Hamilton
American science fiction writer (1904–1977).
Born October 21st, 1904 in Youngstown.
Died February 1st, 1977 at 72 years old in Lancaster.
Krishan Chander
Indian writer (1914–1977).
Born November 23rd, 1914 in Wazirabad. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1977 at 62 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Hubley
American animation director, art director, producer and writer of animation films (1914-1977).
Born May 21st, 1914 in Marinette.
Died February 21st, 1977 at 62 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
Sergei Kruglov
Soviet general and politician (1907-1977).
Born October 2nd, 1907 in Zubtsov.
Died July 6th, 1977 at 69 years old in Pushkinsky Urban District (railway accident).
Joan Tetzel
Actress (1921–1977).
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 (1907–1977).
Born August 1st, 1907 in Hatton.
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
Swedish noble and mercenary (1909-1977).
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 (1908–1977).
Born June 12th, 1908 in Ghardaia.
Died August 17th, 1977 at 69 years old in Tunis.
Kinuyo Tanaka
Japanese actress and film director.
Born November 28th, 1910 in Shimonoseki. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1977 at 66 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 June 14th, 1895 in Jiangdu District, Anhui. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1977 at 82 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (disease). [ref]
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 1st, 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).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 617
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