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In the year 1977
526 Notable deaths
Trevor Bardette
American actor (1902-1977).
Born November 19th, 1902 in Nashville.
Died November 28th, 1977 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Henri Langlois
French film archivist (1914-1977).
Born November 13th, 1914 in İzmir.
Died January 13th, 1977 at 62 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Bruno Streckenbach
German general (1902-1977).
Born February 7th, 1902 in Hamburg.
Died October 28th, 1977 at 75 years old in Hamburg.
Archibald Hill
English physiologist and biophysicist (1886-1977).
Born September 26th, 1886 in Bristol.
Died June 3rd, 1977 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
Marien Ngouabi
Republic of the congo politician (1938-1977).
Born December 31st, 1938 in Owando.
Died March 18th, 1977 at 38 years old in Brazzaville.
Eric Shipton
British explorer.
Born August 1st, 1907 in Sri Lanka.
Died March 28th, 1977 at 69 years old in Wiltshire.
Zdzisław Marchwicki
Polish serial killer.
Born October 18th, 1927 in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
Died April 29th, 1977 at 49 years old in Katowice (hanging).
Scott Bradley
American composer (1891–1977).
Born November 26th, 1891 in Russellville.
Died April 27th, 1977 at 85 years old in Chatsworth.
John L. McClellan
American lawyer, politician, and u.s. senator from arkansas.
Born February 25th, 1896 in Sheridan.
Died November 28th, 1977 at 81 years old in Little Rock.
John Howard Lawson
American dramatist (1894–1977).
Born September 25th, 1895 in New York City.
Died August 14th, 1977 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 526
Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace