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In the year 1977
563 Notable deaths
Walter Hartmann
German general.
Born July 23rd, 1891 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died March 11th, 1977 at 85 years old in Hamelin.
Luigi Bertolini
Italian footballer (1904-1977).
Born November 13th, 1904 in Busalla.
Died February 11th, 1977 at 72 years old in Turin.
Hans Alsér
Swedish table tennis player (1942-1977).
Born January 23rd, 1942 in Borås.
Died January 15th, 1977 at 34 years old in Stockholm (aviation accident).
Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira
Portuguese cardinal (1888–1977).
Born November 29th, 1888 in Lousado.
Died August 2nd, 1977 at 88 years old in Lisbon.
Jan Zrzavý
Czech artist (1890-1977).
Born November 5th, 1890 in Vadín. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1977 at 86 years old in Prague. [ref]
Justinian Mariana
Patriarch of romanian orthodox church (1901-1977).
Born February 2nd, 1901 in Suiești.
Died March 26th, 1977 at 76 years old in Bucharest.
Johann Nepomuk David
Austrian composer (1895–1977).
Born November 30th, 1895 in Eferding.
Died December 22nd, 1977 at 82 years old in Stuttgart.
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
German actress (1905–1977).
Born March 16th, 1905 in Blankenese.
Died October 26th, 1977 at 72 years old in Stade (traffic collision).
Kenjirō Shōda
Japanese mathematician (1902-1977).
Born February 25th, 1902 in Tatebayashi.
Died March 20th, 1977 at 75 years old in Ashikaga.
Hermann Kemper
German engineer.
Born April 5th, 1892 in Nortrup.
Died July 13th, 1977 at 85 years old
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