In the year 1977
563 Notable deaths
Alexey Stakhanov
Soviet miner, namesake of stakhanovite movement (1906-1977).
Born January 3rd, 1906 in Lugovaya.
Died November 5th, 1977 at 71 years old in Chystiakove (multiple sclerosis).
Tatsuo Yoshida
Japanese mangaka and animator (1932–1977).
Born March 6th, 1932 in Kyoto.
Died September 5th, 1977 at 45 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer).
Oskar Klein
Swedish physicist.
Born September 15th, 1894 in Mörby.
Died February 5th, 1977 at 82 years old in Stockholm.
Herbert Wilcox
Film producer and director from britain (1890-1977).
Born April 19th, 1890 in Cork. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1977 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
Bengali linguist (1890–1977).
Born November 26th, 1890 in Shibpur.
Died May 29th, 1977 at 86 years old in Kolkata.
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Brazilian writer (1914–1977).
Born March 14th, 1914 in Sacramento.
Died February 13th, 1977 at 62 years old in Parelheiros District (respiratory failure).
Sergey Ilyushin
Soviet aircraft engineer and designer (1894-1977).
Born March 30th, 1894 in Diljalevo.
Died February 9th, 1977 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Louis Fieser
American organic chemist.
Born April 7th, 1899 in Columbus. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1977 at 78 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Pierre Clastres
French anthropologist (1934-1977).
Born May 17th, 1934 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1977 at 43 years old in Gabriac (traffic collision). [ref]
Marriner Stoddard Eccles
American economist and banker (1890–1977).
Born September 9th, 1890 in Logan. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1977 at 87 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 563
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene