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In the year 1977
494 Notable deaths
Rutilio Grande
Salvadoran martyr (1928-1977).
Born July 5th, 1928 in El Paisnal.
Died March 12th, 1977 at 48 years old in El Paisnal.
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist.
Born November 13th, 1928 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1977 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Nathan Homer Knorr
Jehovah's witnesses leader.
Born April 23rd, 1905 in Bethlehem.
Died June 8th, 1977 at 72 years old in Wallkill (brain cancer).
Richard Addinsell
English film score composer.
Born January 13th, 1904 in London. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1977 at 73 years old in London.
Dorothy Davenport
American actress (1895-1977).
Born March 13th, 1895 in Boston. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1977 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Kinuyo Tanaka
Japanese actress and film director.
Born November 28th, 1910 in Shimonoseki. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1977 at 66 years old in Japan (brain cancer).
Jean Rostand
French writer (1894-1977).
Born October 30th, 1894 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1977 at 82 years old in Ville-d'Avray. [ref]
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Brazilian writer.
Born March 14th, 1914 in Sacramento. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1977 at 63 years old in Parelheiros District (respiratory failure). [ref]
Pierre Clastres
French anthropologist (1934-1977).
Born May 17th, 1934 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1977 at 43 years old in Gabriac (traffic collision). [ref]
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).
Deaths 161 to 170 of 494
I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino