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In the year 1977
526 Notable deaths
MacKinlay Kantor
American journalist, novelist and screenwriter (1904-1977).
Born February 4th, 1904 in Iowa, Webster City. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1977 at 73 years old in Florida, Sarasota (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joan Tetzel
Actress.
Born June 21st, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 31st, 1977 at 56 years old in Fairwarp (cancer).
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).
Carl Gustaf von Rosen
Anigerian airforce pilot.
Born August 19th, 1909 in Helgesta socken. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1977 at 67 years old in Gode. [ref]
William Grey Walter
American-born british neuroscientist and roboticist.
Born February 19th, 1910 in Kansas City.
Died May 6th, 1977 at 67 years old in Clifton.
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 (1928–1977).
Born November 13th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died May 22nd, 1977 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
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]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 526
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius