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In the year 1977
494 Notable deaths
Claudia Dell
Showgirl and actress of the stage and hollywood motion pictures (1910-1977).
Born January 10th, 1910 in San Antonio.
Died September 5th, 1977 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
Olga Petrova
British-american actress, screenwriter and playwright (1884-1977).
Born May 10th, 1884 in United Kingdom. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1977 at 93 years old in Clearwater. [ref]
Azucena Villaflor
Argentine activist (1924-2020).
Born April 7th, 1924 in Avellaneda.
Died December 10th, 1977 at 53 years old in Avellaneda (fall).
Harry Gordon Johnson
Canadian economist (1923-1977).
Born May 26th, 1923 in Toronto. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1977 at 53 years old in Geneva (cerebrovascular disease).
Ralph Graves
Actor (1900-1977).
Born January 23rd, 1900 in Cleveland.
Died February 18th, 1977 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara.
Gustaf Aulén
Swedish bishop and lutheran theologian (1879-1977).
Born May 15th, 1879 in Ljungby. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1977 at 98 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling.
Alexander Volkov
Russian writer, professor of mathematics.
Born June 14th, 1891 in Oskemen.
Died July 3rd, 1977 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Edward Dahlberg
Novelist, essayist (1900-1977).
Born July 22nd, 1900 in Boston.
Died February 27th, 1977 at 76 years old in Santa Barbara.
Prince Charles of Luxembourg
Luxembourgian prince (1927-1977).
Born August 7th, 1927 in Colmar-Berg.
Died July 26th, 1977 at 49 years old in Pistoia.
Giorgio La Pira
Italian politician (1904-1977).
Born January 9th, 1904 in Pozzallo.
Died November 5th, 1977 at 73 years old in Florence. [ref]
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