In the year 1977
564 Notable deaths
Henryk Wars
Polish jewish composer.
Born December 29th, 1902 in Warsaw.
Died September 1st, 1977 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
József Várszegi
Athletics competitor.
Born September 7th, 1910 in Győr.
Died June 12th, 1977 at 66 years old in Budapest.
Boris Markov
Russian opera director (1924-1977).
Born March 7th, 1924 in Khodyakovo.
Died March 25th, 1977 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Otto Andersson
Swedish footballer (1910-1977).
Born May 7th, 1910 in Sweden. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1977 at 67 years old in Surte.
Francis Spain
American ice hockey player (1909–1977).
Born February 17th, 1909 in Quitman.
Died June 23rd, 1977 at 68 years old in Rochester.
Harald Strøm
Norwegian footballer and speed skater (1897-1977).
Born October 14th, 1897 in Horten Municipality.
Died December 25th, 1977 at 80 years old in Horten Municipality.
Arvo Haavisto
Finnish olympic wrestler (1900-1977).
Born March 7th, 1900 in Ilmajoki.
Died April 22nd, 1977 at 77 years old in Ilmajoki.
Jorge Pardon
Peruvian footballer (1905-1977).
Born March 4th, 1905 in Arequipa.
Died December 19th, 1977 at 72 years old in Lima.
André Labatut
French fencer.
Born July 18th, 1891 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1977 at 86 years old in Bordeaux. [ref]
Betty Taylor
Canadian hurdle racer (1916–1977).
Born February 22nd, 1916 in Ingersoll.
Died February 2nd, 1977 at 60 years old
Deaths 481 to 490 of 564
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami