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In the year 1977
494 Notable deaths
Rózsa Péter
Hungarian mathematician.
Born February 17th, 1905 in Budapest.
Died February 16th, 1977 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge
King of burundi (1912-1977).
Born May 6th, 1912 in Muramvya.
Died April 26th, 1977 at 64 years old in Geneva (myocardial infarction).
Ibrahim Biçakçiu
Albanian politician (1905-1977).
Born September 10th, 1905 in Elbasan.
Died January 4th, 1977 at 71 years old in Elbasan.
Frank Boucher
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born October 7th, 1901 in Ottawa.
Died December 12th, 1977 at 76 years old in Ottawa (cancer).
Bennie Green
American musician.
Born April 16th, 1923 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1977 at 53 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Rudolf Kompfner
Austrian-born engineer and physicist (1909-1977).
Born May 16th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died December 3rd, 1977 at 68 years old in Stanford.
Helen Gibson
Actress, stuntwoman, trick rider, film producer (1892-1977).
Born August 27th, 1892 in Cleveland.
Died October 10th, 1977 at 85 years old in Roseburg.
Milt Buckner
American musician.
Born July 10th, 1915 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1977 at 62 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Waldemar Klingelhöfer
German opera singer.
Born April 4th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 76 years old in Villingen-Schwenningen.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 494
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld