In the year 1977

563 Notable deaths

Archibald Hill

English physiologist and biophysicist (1886-1977).

Born September 26th, 1886 in Bristol.

Died June 3rd, 1977 at 90 years old in Cambridge.

Rutilio Grande

Salvadoran martyr (1928-1977).

Born July 5th, 1928 in El Paisnal.

Died March 12th, 1977 at 48 years old in El Paisnal.

Pan Yuliang

Chinese painter (1895-1977).

Born May 25th, 1899 in Anhui, Jiangdu District. [ref]

Died July 22nd, 1977 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (disease).

Bruno Streckenbach

German general (1902-1977).

Born February 7th, 1902 in Hamburg.

Died October 28th, 1977 at 75 years old in Hamburg.

MacKinlay Kantor

American journalist, novelist and screenwriter (1904-1977).

Born February 4th, 1904 in Iowa, Webster City.

Died October 11th, 1977 at 73 years old in Florida, Sarasota (myocardial infarction).

Esther Ballestrino

Paraguayan activist killed (1918–1977).

Born January 20th, 1918 in Fray Bentos. [ref]

Died December 18th, 1977 at 59 years old

Anneliese Kohlmann

German war criminal.

Born March 23rd, 1921 in Hamburg. [ref]

Died September 17th, 1977 at 56 years old in Berlin, West Berlin.

Dorothy Davenport

American actress (1895–1977).

Born March 13th, 1895 in Boston.

Died October 12th, 1977 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills.

Hampton Hawes

American jazz pianist (1928–1977).

Born November 13th, 1928 in Los Angeles.

Died May 22nd, 1977 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).

Abner Biberman

American actor, director, and screenwriter.

Born April 1st, 1909 in Milwaukee. [ref]

Died June 20th, 1977 at 68 years old in San Diego. [ref]

Deaths 161 to 170 of 563

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