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In the year 1977
518 Notable deaths
Paul Bernays
Swiss mathematician (1888–1977).
Born October 17th, 1888 in London.
Died September 18th, 1977 at 88 years old in Zurich.
Tom Neale
Adventurer, castaway, island lover, author (1902–1977).
Born November 6th, 1902 in Wellington.
Died November 29th, 1977 at 75 years old in Cook Islands.
Son Ngoc Thanh
2nd prime minister of cambodia (1908-1977).
Born December 7th, 1908 in Trà Vinh.
Died August 8th, 1977 at 68 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian
Electrophysiologist (1889-1977).
Born November 30th, 1889 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1977 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Eugen Ott
German general, ambassador (1889-1977).
Born April 8th, 1889 in Rottenburg am Neckar.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 87 years old in Tutzing.
Greta Keller
American singer (1903-1977).
Born February 8th, 1903 in Vienna.
Died November 5th, 1977 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Richard Brauer
Mathematician (1901-1977).
Born February 10th, 1901 in Charlottenburg. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1977 at 76 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Oğuz Atay
Turkish novelist, engineer (1934–1977).
Born October 12th, 1934 in İnebolu.
Died December 13th, 1977 at 43 years old in Istanbul (brain cancer).
Nalini Bala Devi
Assamese-language indian poet.
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Barpeta.
Died December 24th, 1977 at 79 years old
Maysa
Brazilian recording artist, actress.
Born June 6th, 1936 in São Paulo.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 40 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).
Deaths 211 to 220 of 518
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi