In the year 1977
563 Notable deaths
Levko Revutsky
Ukrainian composer (1889–1977).
Born February 20th, 1889 in Irzhavets. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1977 at 88 years old in Kyiv.
Waldemar Kraft
German politician (1898-1977).
Born February 19th, 1898 in Brzostów.
Died July 12th, 1977 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Şükrü Gülesin
Turkish footballer (1922-1977).
Born September 14th, 1922 in Constantinople.
Died July 10th, 1977 at 54 years old in Istanbul (heart failure).
Philipp Etter
Member of the swiss federal council (1891-1977).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Menzingen.
Died December 23rd, 1977 at 86 years old in Bern.
Gustave Reese
American musicologist (1899–1977).
Born November 29th, 1899 in New York City.
Died September 7th, 1977 at 77 years old in Berkeley.
Ruth Moufang
German mathematician (1905–1977).
Born January 10th, 1905 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1977 at 72 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Jean Duvieusart
Belgian politician (1900-1977).
Born April 10th, 1900 in Frasnes-lez-Gosselies.
Died October 11th, 1977 at 77 years old in Charleroi.
Gersh Budker
Soviet physicist.
Died July 4th, 1977 at 59 years old in Akademgorodok (myocardial infarction).
Margit Kovács
Hungarian sculptor (1902–1977).
Born November 30th, 1902 in Győr.
Died June 4th, 1977 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Sandro Penna
Italian poet.
Born June 12th, 1906 in Perugia. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1977 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks