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In the year 1977
617 Notable deaths
Jean Rostand
French writer (1894–1977).
Born October 30th, 1894 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 4th, 1977 at 82 years old in Ville-d'Avray.
Louis Beel
Prime minister of the netherlands (1902-1977).
Born April 12th, 1902 in Roermond.
Died February 11th, 1977 at 74 years old in Utrecht (leukemia).
José Castellanos Contreras
Salvadoran diplomat and righteous among the nations (1893-1977).
Born December 23rd, 1893 in San Vicente.
Died June 18th, 1977 at 83 years old in San Salvador.
Rodolfo Walsh
Argentine journalist and writer (1927–1977).
Born January 9th, 1927 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1977 at 50 years old in Buenos Aires (gunshot wound).
Brett Halliday
American novelist (1904-1977).
Born July 31st, 1904 in Chicago.
Died February 4th, 1977 at 72 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
U. N. Dhebar
Indian politician (1905-1977).
Born September 21st, 1905 in Jamnagar district. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1977 at 71 years old
Gertrude Abercrombie
American painter (1909-1977).
Born February 17th, 1909 in Austin.
Died July 3rd, 1977 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Tay Garnett
American film director and writer (1894–1977).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Los Angeles.
Died October 3rd, 1977 at 83 years old in California (leukemia).
Edmund Veesenmayer
German holocaust perpetrator (1904–1977).
Born November 12th, 1904 in Bad Kissingen. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1977 at 73 years old in Darmstadt.
Katherine Stinson
American aviator.
Born February 14th, 1891 in Fort Payne.
Died July 8th, 1977 at 86 years old in Santa Fe.
Hamid Dalwai
Indian social reformer, thinker and writer (1932-1977).
Born September 29th, 1932 in Mirjoli.
Died May 3rd, 1977 at 44 years old in Mumbai.
Félix Gouin
French politician and jurist, temporary prime minister of france (1884-1977).
Born October 4th, 1884 in Peypin. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1977 at 93 years old in Nice. [ref]
Jan-Carl Raspe
German left-wing militant (1944–1977).
Born July 24th, 1944 in Seefeld in Tirol.
Died October 18th, 1977 at 33 years old in Stammheim Prison.
Miloš Crnjanski
Expressionist modernist poet, author, and diplomat from austria-hungary.
Born October 26th, 1893 in Csongrád.
Died November 30th, 1977 at 84 years old in Belgrade.
Marston Morse
American mathematician (1892–1977).
Born March 24th, 1892 in Waterville.
Died June 22nd, 1977 at 85 years old in Princeton.
Prince Charles of Luxembourg
Luxembourgian prince (1927-1977).
Born August 7th, 1927 in Colmar-Berg.
Died July 26th, 1977 at 49 years old in Pistoia.
Jan Patočka
Czech essayist and philosopher (1907-1977).
Born June 1st, 1907 in Turnov. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1977 at 69 years old in Prague (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Hans Habe
Hungarian born austrian writer (1911-1977).
Born February 12th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died September 29th, 1977 at 66 years old in Locarno.
Zdzisław Marchwicki
Polish serial killer.
Born October 18th, 1927 in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
Died April 29th, 1977 at 49 years old in Katowice (hanging to death).
E. Power Biggs
British-born american concert organist and recording artist (1906-1977).
Born March 29th, 1906 in Westcliff-on-Sea.
Died March 10th, 1977 at 70 years old in Cambridge (disease).
William L. Laurence
American journalist (1888-1977).
Born March 7th, 1888 in Salantai.
Died March 19th, 1977 at 89 years old in Mallorca (thrombus).
Carlos Lacerda
Brazilian journalist and politician (1914-1977).
Born April 30th, 1914 in Vassouras.
Died May 21st, 1977 at 63 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Michael Mann
German-born musician and professor of german literature.
Born April 21st, 1919 in Munich.
Died January 1st, 1977 at 57 years old in Orinda (barbiturate overdose).
Luciano Re Cecconi
Italian footballer (1948-1977).
Born December 1st, 1948 in Nerviano.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 28 years old in Rome.
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