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In the year 1977
563 Notable deaths
Gyula Dávid
Hungarian musician.
Born May 6th, 1913 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1977 at 63 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Edward Van Dijck
Belgian road bicycle racer (1918–1977).
Born March 22nd, 1918 in Herent.
Died April 22nd, 1977 at 59 years old in Leuven.
Ivo Radovniković
Croatian footballer (1918-1977).
Born February 9th, 1918 in Split.
Died October 22nd, 1977 at 59 years old in Split.
Ferenc Kónya
Hungarian footballer and coach (1892–2000).
Born December 9th, 1892 in Budapest.
Died March 11th, 1977 at 84 years old in Budapest.
Frederic Calland Williams
English engineer.
Born June 26th, 1911 in Stockport.
Died August 11th, 1977 at 66 years old in Manchester.
Ulises Poirier
Chilean footballer (1897-1977).
Born February 2nd, 1897 in Quillota.
Died March 9th, 1977 at 80 years old in Viña del Mar.
Hans Pulver
Swiss footballer (1902-1977).
Born December 28th, 1902 in Switzerland.
Died April 8th, 1977 at 74 years old in Bern. [ref]
Rudolf Cvetko
Austrian fencer (1880-1977).
Born November 17th, 1880 in Kranj.
Died December 15th, 1977 at 97 years old in Ljubljana.
Yrjö Kokko
Finnish writer and veterinarian (1903-1977).
Born October 16th, 1903 in Sortavala.
Died September 6th, 1977 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Deaths 461 to 470 of 563
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde