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In the year 1977
494 Notable deaths
Pan Yuliang
Chinese painter (1895-1977).
Born May 25th, 1899 in Anhui, Jiangdu District. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1977 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (disease).
Krishan Chander
Indian writer.
Born November 23rd, 1914 in Wazirabad. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1977 at 62 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sleepy John Estes
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer (1899-1977).
Born January 25th, 1899 in Ripley. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1977 at 78 years old in Brownsville (stroke). [ref]
Wilhelm Boger
Holocaust perpetrator, gestapo and ss officer at auschwitz.
Born December 19th, 1906 in Zuffenhausen.
Died April 3rd, 1977 at 70 years old in Bietigheim-Bissingen.
J. Walter Kennedy
American politician.
Born June 8th, 1912 in Stamford.
Died June 26th, 1977 at 65 years old in Stamford (liver failure).
John Nash
British artist, illustrator, painter and wood-engraver (1893-1977).
Born April 11th, 1893 in London. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1977 at 84 years old in Colchester. [ref]
George Kenney
United states army general (1889-1977).
Born August 6th, 1889 in Yarmouth.
Died August 9th, 1977 at 88 years old in Bay Harbor Islands.
Modibo Keïta
Malian politician and president of mali (1915-1977).
Born June 4th, 1915 in Bamako. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1977 at 61 years old in Kidal.
Roop Singh
Field hockey player.
Born September 8th, 1910 in Jabalpur.
Died December 16th, 1977 at 67 years old in Gwalior.
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
Arab liberation army commander (1890-1977).
Born January 19th, 1890 in Beirut.
Died June 5th, 1977 at 87 years old in Beirut.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 494
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius