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In the year 1977
518 Notable deaths
Marston Morse
American mathematician.
Born March 24th, 1892 in Waterville. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1977 at 85 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Jan Patočka
Czech essayist and philosopher (1907-1977).
Born June 1st, 1907 in Turnov. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1977 at 69 years old in Prague (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Tom Gries
American director (1922-1977).
Born December 20th, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1977 at 54 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edmund Veesenmayer
German general (1904-1977).
Born November 12th, 1904 in Bad Kissingen, Berlin. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1977 at 73 years old in Darmstadt. [ref]
William L. Laurence
American journalist (1888-1977).
Born March 7th, 1888 in Salantai.
Died March 19th, 1977 at 89 years old in Mallorca (thrombus).
Hans Habe
Austrian writer.
Born February 12th, 1911 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1977 at 66 years old in Locarno. [ref]
Siegfried Buback
Former attorney general of germany (1920-1977).
Born January 3rd, 1920 in Wilsdruff.
Died April 7th, 1977 at 57 years old in Karlsruhe (ballistic trauma).
Tay Garnett
American film director and writer (1894–1977).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1977 at 83 years old in California (leukemia).
Gertrude Abercrombie
American painter (1909-1977).
Born February 17th, 1909 in Austin. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1977 at 68 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 518
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson