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In the year 1977
494 Notable deaths
Alexander Luria
Soviet psychologist.
Born July 16th, 1902 in Kazan.
Died August 14th, 1977 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Anthony Crosland
British politician (1918–1977).
Born August 29th, 1918 in Hastings.
Died February 19th, 1977 at 58 years old in Oxford (cerebrovascular disease).
Ernst Bloch
German philosopher (1885-1977).
Born July 8th, 1885 in Ludwigshafen. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1977 at 92 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Antonino Rocca
Italian professional wrestler.
Born April 13th, 1921 in Treviso.
Died May 15th, 1977 at 56 years old in New York City.
H. A. Rey
Children's illustrator and writer.
Born September 16th, 1898 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Magda Lupescu
Mistress of king carol ii of the romanians (1899-1977).
Born September 15th, 1899 in Iași.
Died June 29th, 1977 at 77 years old in Estoril.
Henri-Georges Clouzot
French film director, screenwriter and producer.
Born November 20th, 1907 in Niort. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1977 at 69 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Leila Hyams
American actress (1905-1977).
Born May 1st, 1905 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1977 at 72 years old in Bel Air (disease). [ref]
John Dickson Carr
Novelist, short story writer, playwright.
Born November 30th, 1906 in Uniontown. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1977 at 70 years old in Greenville (lung cancer). [ref]
Ricardo Cortez
American actor (1900-1977).
Born September 19th, 1900 in New York City.
Died April 28th, 1977 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 494
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson