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In the year 1977
494 Notable deaths
Robert Middleton
American actor (1911-1977).
Born May 13th, 1911 in Cincinnati.
Died June 14th, 1977 at 66 years old in Encino (heart failure).
Jacques Tourneur
French-american film director (1904-1977).
Born November 12th, 1904 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1977 at 73 years old in Bergerac. [ref]
Margaret Hayes
American actress (1916-1977).
Born December 5th, 1916 in Baltimore.
Died January 26th, 1977 at 60 years old in Miami Beach (cancer, hepatitis, liver cancer).
Edith Barrett
American actress (1907-1977).
Born January 19th, 1907 in Roxbury.
Died February 22nd, 1977 at 70 years old in Albuquerque (myocardial infarction).
Bukka White
American singer-songwriter.
Born November 12th, 1909 in Houston.
Died February 26th, 1977 at 67 years old in Memphis (cancer). [ref]
Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
British viscount (1899-1977).
Born March 30th, 1899 in Llanychan.
Died April 1st, 1977 at 78 years old in Hampton Lucy.
Hanns Martin Schleyer
German nazi and industrialist, was murdered by the raf.
Born May 1st, 1915 in Offenburg. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1977 at 62 years old in Mulhouse. [ref]
Juan Velasco Alvarado
President of peru (1910-1977).
Born June 16th, 1910 in Castilla District.
Died December 24th, 1977 at 67 years old in Lima.
Willis Bouchey
American actor (1907-1977).
Born May 24th, 1907 in Vernon.
Died September 27th, 1977 at 70 years old in Burbank.
Alfred Lunt
Actor (1892-1977).
Born August 12th, 1892 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1977 at 84 years old in Chicago (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 494
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