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In the year 1977
526 Notable deaths
Peter Carl Goldmark
American inventor (1906–1977).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 7th, 1977 at 71 years old in Port Chester (traffic collision).
Abner Biberman
American actor, director, and screenwriter.
Born April 1st, 1909 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1977 at 68 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Tatsuo Yoshida
Manga artist.
Born March 6th, 1933 in Kyoto.
Died September 5th, 1977 at 44 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer). [ref]
Džemal Bijedić
Bosnian politician (1917-1977).
Born April 12th, 1917 in Mostar. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1977 at 59 years old in Sarajevo.
Sergey Ilyushin
Soviet aircraft engineer and designer (1894-1977).
Born March 30th, 1894 in Diljalevo.
Died February 9th, 1977 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Louis Fieser
American organic chemist.
Born April 7th, 1899 in Columbus. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1977 at 78 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Gertrude Astor
American actress (1887-1977).
Born November 9th, 1887 in Lakewood.
Died November 9th, 1977 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Bautista Marigliano
Argentine journalist and writer.
Born January 9th, 1927 in Lamarque. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1977 at 50 years old in Buenos Aires.
Félix Gouin
French politician and jurist, temporary prime minister of france (1884-1977).
Born October 4th, 1884 in Peypin. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1977 at 93 years old in Nice. [ref]
José Castellanos Contreras
Salvadoran diplomat and righteous among the nations (1893-1977).
Born December 23rd, 1893 in San Vicente.
Died June 18th, 1977 at 83 years old in San Salvador.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 526
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner