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In the year 1977
574 Notable deaths
Tay Garnett
American film director and writer (1894–1977).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Los Angeles. [ref]
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.
Son Ngoc Thanh
2nd prime minister of cambodia (1908-1977).
Born December 7th, 1908 in Trà Vinh.
Died August 8th, 1977 at 68 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
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 terrorist.
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).
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.
Carl Zuckmayer
German writer and playwright (1896-1977).
Born December 27th, 1896 in Nackenheim.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 80 years old in Visp.
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
President of north yemen from 1974 to 1977.
Born September 30th, 1943 in Qa'atabah District. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1977 at 34 years old in Sanaa. [ref]
Alexander Tcherepnin
American composer (1899-1977).
Born January 21st, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 30th, 1977 at 78 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Raymond Arthur Palmer
American editor and science fiction author (1910-1977).
Born August 1st, 1910 in Milwaukee.
Died August 15th, 1977 at 67 years old in Portage.
Edgar Douglas Adrian
English electrophysiologist (1889-1977).
Born November 30th, 1889 in Hampstead.
Died August 4th, 1977 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Indian islamic scholar, philosopher, writer, critic, researcher, journalist and exegete of the quran (1892–1977).
Born March 16th, 1892 in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Barabanki district.
Died January 6th, 1977 at 84 years old in Barabanki district.
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