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In the year 1977
494 Notable deaths
Leo Rudolf Raubal
Adolf hitler's nephew.
Born October 2nd, 1906 in Linz. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1977 at 70 years old in Spain.
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]
Oskar Morgenstern
Austrian economist.
Born January 24th, 1902 in Görlitz. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1977 at 75 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Robert Maynard Hutchins
Philosopher and university president.
Born January 17th, 1899 in Brooklyn.
Died May 17th, 1977 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara.
Robert McKimson
American animator, illustrator, and director.
Born October 13th, 1910 in Denver. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1977 at 66 years old in Burbank, Van Nuys (myocardial infarction).
Ba Maw
Burmese politician (1893-1977).
Born February 8th, 1893 in Ma-ubin.
Died May 29th, 1977 at 84 years old in Yangon.
Henry Williamson
British ruralist and natural history writer.
Born December 1st, 1895 in London Borough of Lewisham. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1977 at 81 years old in London.
Yevgenia Ginzburg
Russian author.
Born December 20th, 1904 in Moscow.
Died May 25th, 1977 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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).
Jackie Condon
Film actor (1918-1977).
Born March 25th, 1918 in Los Angeles.
Died October 13th, 1977 at 59 years old in Inglewood (cancer).
Deaths 121 to 130 of 494
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou