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In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
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).
William Grey Walter
American-born british neuroscientist and roboticist.
Born February 19th, 1910 in Kansas City.
Died May 6th, 1977 at 67 years old in Clifton.
Gertrude Astor
American actress (1887-1977).
Born November 9th, 1887 in Lakewood.
Died November 9th, 1977 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'
Indian writer and activist (1921-1977).
Born March 4th, 1921 in Araria district. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1977 at 56 years old in Bihar. [ref]
Richard Addinsell
English composer (1904–1977).
Born January 13th, 1904 in London.
Died November 15th, 1977 at 73 years old in London.
Alexey Stakhanov
Soviet miner, namesake of stakhanovite movement (1906-1977).
Born January 3rd, 1906 in Lugovaya.
Died November 5th, 1977 at 71 years old in Chystiakove (multiple sclerosis).
Tatsuo Yoshida
Japanese mangaka and animator (1932–1977).
Born March 6th, 1933 in Kyoto.
Died September 5th, 1977 at 44 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer).
Oskar Klein
Swedish physicist.
Born September 15th, 1894 in Mörby.
Died February 5th, 1977 at 82 years old in Stockholm.
Herbert Wilcox
Film producer and director from britain (1890-1977).
Born April 19th, 1890 in Cork.
Died May 15th, 1977 at 87 years old in London.
Ernie Lombardi
American baseball player.
Born April 6th, 1908 in Oakland.
Died September 26th, 1977 at 69 years old in Santa Cruz.
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
Bengali linguist (1890–1977).
Born November 26th, 1890 in Shibpur.
Died May 29th, 1977 at 86 years old in Kolkata.
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Brazilian writer (1914–1977).
Born March 14th, 1914 in Sacramento.
Died February 13th, 1977 at 62 years old in Parelheiros District (respiratory failure).
Sergey Ilyushin
Soviet aircraft engineer and aeroplanes designer (1894–1977).
Born March 30th, 1894 in Dilyalevo.
Died February 9th, 1977 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Louis Fieser
American organic chemist (1899–1977).
Born April 7th, 1899 in Columbus.
Died July 25th, 1977 at 78 years old in Belmont.
Pierre Clastres
French anthropologist (1934-1977).
Born May 17th, 1934 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 29th, 1977 at 43 years old in Gabriac (traffic collision).
Marriner Stoddard Eccles
American economist and banker (1890–1977).
Born September 9th, 1890 in Logan. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1977 at 87 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Peter Carl Goldmark
American inventor (1906–1977).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 7th, 1977 at 71 years old in Port Chester (traffic collision).
Džemal Bijedić
Bosnian politician (1917 – 1977).
Born April 12th, 1917 in Mostar. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1977 at 59 years old in Sarajevo.
Kesarbai Kerkar
Indian singer (1892–1977).
Born July 13th, 1892 in Pernem taluk.
Died September 16th, 1977 at 85 years old
Siegfried Buback
Former attorney general of germany (1920-1977).
Born January 3rd, 1920 in Wilsdruff.
Died April 7th, 1977 at 57 years old in Karlsruhe (gunshot wound).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 617
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