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In the year 1977
544 Notable deaths
Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Emir of kuwait from 1965 to 1977.
Born April 12th, 1913 in Kuwait City.
Died December 31st, 1977 at 64 years old in Kuwait City (cancer).
William Herbert Sheldon
American psychologist (1898-1977).
Born November 19th, 1898 in Warwick.
Died September 17th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Sleepy John Estes
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer (1899-1977).
Born January 25th, 1899 in Ripley.
Died June 5th, 1977 at 78 years old in Brownsville (stroke).
Yevgenia Ginzburg
Russian author of jewish ancestry.
Born December 20th, 1903 in Moscow.
Died May 25th, 1977 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Trevor Bardette
American actor (1902-1977).
Born November 19th, 1902 in Nashville.
Died November 28th, 1977 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Sepp Herberger
German footballer and manager (1897-1977).
Born March 28th, 1897 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1977 at 80 years old in Mannheim (pneumonia). [ref]
Edmond Hamilton
American science fiction writer (1904–1977).
Born October 21st, 1904 in Youngstown.
Died February 1st, 1977 at 72 years old in Lancaster.
Krishan Chander
Indian writer (1914–1977).
Born November 23rd, 1914 in Wazirabad. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1977 at 62 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sergei Kruglov
Soviet general and politician (1907-1977).
Born October 2nd, 1907 in Zubtsov.
Died July 6th, 1977 at 69 years old in Pushkinsky Urban District (railway accident).
Joan Tetzel
Actress.
Born June 21st, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 31st, 1977 at 56 years old in Fairwarp (cancer).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 544
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi