In the year 1977
515 Notable deaths
Carlos Prío Socarrás
President of cuba (1903-1977).
Born July 14th, 1903 in Bahía Honda.
Died April 5th, 1977 at 73 years old in Miami.
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 (1898–1977).
Born September 16th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died August 26th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Magda Lupescu
Mistress of king carol ii of the romanians (1899-1977).
Born September 15th, 1895 in Iași.
Died June 29th, 1977 at 81 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]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 515
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson