In the year 1977
563 Notable deaths
Paul Hartmann
German actor (1889–1977).
Born January 8th, 1889 in Fürth.
Died June 30th, 1977 at 88 years old in Munich.
Rudolf Kompfner
Austrian-born engineer and physicist (1909-1977).
Born May 16th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died December 3rd, 1977 at 68 years old in Stanford.
Johannes Leimena
Indonesian politician (1905-1977).
Born March 3rd, 1905 in Ambon.
Died March 29th, 1977 at 72 years old in Jakarta.
Ralph Graves
American screenwriter and actor (1900–1977).
Born January 23rd, 1900 in Cleveland.
Died February 18th, 1977 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara.
Alexander Volkov
Russian writer, professor of mathematics.
Born June 14th, 1891 in Oskemen.
Died July 3rd, 1977 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Antonio Machín
Cuban-spanish musician (1903–1977).
Born February 11th, 1903 in Sagua La Grande.
Died August 4th, 1977 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Pascual Pérez
Boxer (1926-1977).
Born March 4th, 1926 in Rodeo del Medio.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 50 years old in Buenos Aires (liver disease).
Renato Curi
Italian footballer (1953-1977).
Born September 20th, 1953 in Montefiore dell'Aso.
Died October 30th, 1977 at 24 years old in Perugia (myocardial infarction).
Claudia Dell
Showgirl and actress of the stage and hollywood motion pictures (1910-1977).
Born January 10th, 1910 in San Antonio.
Died September 5th, 1977 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
Isaac Boleslavsky
Soviet chess player.
Born June 9th, 1919 in Zolotonosha.
Died February 15th, 1977 at 57 years old in Minsk.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 563
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche