In the year 1977
564 Notable deaths
Mikko Husu
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born September 30th, 1905 in Kuusankoski.
Died June 13th, 1977 at 71 years old
Wanda Leopold
Polish scientist.
Born October 13th, 1920 in Warsaw.
Died October 8th, 1977 at 56 years old in Gdańsk.
John Nyman
Olympic wrestler.
Born April 25th, 1908 in Sundsvall.
Died October 19th, 1977 at 69 years old in Sundsvall.
Arthur Lindfors
Olympic wrestler (1893-1977).
Born March 17th, 1893 in Porvoo.
Died September 21st, 1977 at 84 years old in Porvoo.
Stanislav Kalesnik
Glaciologist.
Born January 23rd, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 13th, 1977 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Otto Falkenberg
Sailor.
Born January 9th, 1885 in Stjørdal Municipality.
Died July 21st, 1977 at 92 years old in Oslo.
Hugo Lahtinen
Finnish pentathlete (1891–1977).
Born November 29th, 1891 in Tampere.
Died December 29th, 1977 at 86 years old in Tampere.
Cyril Musil
Czechoslovak cross-country skier.
Born November 26th, 1907 in Studnice. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1977 at 69 years old in Canada, Collingwood. [ref]
Bengt Bengtsson
Swedish army officer and gymnast (1897–1977).
Born September 30th, 1897.
Died October 10th, 1977 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Marc Detton
French rower (1901–1977).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Thorigny-sur-Marne.
Died January 24th, 1977 at 75 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 531 to 540 of 564
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci