In the year 1977
544 Notable deaths
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
Arab liberation army commander (1890-1977).
Born January 19th, 1890 in Tripoli.
Died June 5th, 1977 at 87 years old in Beirut.
Ba Maw
Burmese politician and former head of the now-defunct state of burma.
Born February 8th, 1893 in Ma-ubin.
Died May 29th, 1977 at 84 years old in Yangon.
Oskar Morgenstern
Austrian economist (1902–1977).
Born January 24th, 1902 in Görlitz.
Died July 26th, 1977 at 75 years old in Princeton.
Anastasia de Torby
Russian countess (1892-1977); elder daughter of grand duke michael mikhailovich of russia and countess sophie of merenberg.
Born September 9th, 1892 in Wiesbaden.
Died December 7th, 1977 at 85 years old in London.
Naum Gabo
Russian sculptor (1890-1977).
Born August 5th, 1890 in Bryansk. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1977 at 87 years old in Waterbury. [ref]
Henry Williamson
British ruralist and natural history writer (1895–1977).
Born December 1st, 1895 in London Borough of Lewisham.
Died August 13th, 1977 at 81 years old in London.
Josef Korbel
Czech diplomat and czech-american scholar (1909-1977).
Born September 20th, 1909 in Letohrad. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1977 at 67 years old in Denver.
Loren Eiseley
Us philosopher (1907-1977).
Born September 3rd, 1907 in Lincoln. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1977 at 69 years old in Philadelphia (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
J. Walter Kennedy
American politician.
Born June 8th, 1912 in Stamford.
Died June 26th, 1977 at 65 years old in Stamford (liver failure).
Kōichi Kido
Japanese politician (1889-1977).
Born July 18th, 1889 in Tokyo City.
Died April 6th, 1977 at 87 years old in Tokyo (liver cirrhosis).
Deaths 121 to 130 of 544
A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell