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In the year 1977
544 Notable deaths
Richard Brauer
Mathematician (1901-1977).
Born February 10th, 1901 in Charlottenburg.
Died April 17th, 1977 at 76 years old in Belmont.
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician (1927–1977).
Born October 23rd, 1927 in Memphis.
Died November 19th, 1977 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound).
Mike Parkes
English racing driver (1931-1977).
Born September 24th, 1931 in Richmond.
Died August 28th, 1977 at 45 years old in Riva presso Chieri (traffic collision).
Ibrahim Biçakçiu
Albanian politician (1905-1977).
Born September 10th, 1905 in Elbasan.
Died January 4th, 1977 at 71 years old in Elbasan.
Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham
Governor-general, military leader, athlete, cricketer (1909-1977).
Born August 8th, 1909 in Kensington.
Died March 20th, 1977 at 67 years old in Marylebone.
Victor Francen
Belgian actor.
Born August 5th, 1888 in Tienen. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1977 at 89 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Bryan Foy
American film producer and director.
Born December 8th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died April 20th, 1977 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Carter DeHaven
Actor, director, writer (1886-1977).
Born October 5th, 1886 in Chicago.
Died July 20th, 1977 at 90 years old in Los Angeles.
Greta Keller
American singer (1903-1977).
Born February 9th, 1903 in Vienna.
Died November 5th, 1977 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Waldo de los Ríos
Argentine composer, conductor, pianist, arranger (1934-1977).
Born September 7th, 1934 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1977 at 42 years old in Madrid. [ref]
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn