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In the year 1977
494 Notable deaths
Holger Löwenadler
Actor.
Born April 1st, 1904 in Jönköpings Sofia church parish. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1977 at 73 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Peter Altmeier
German politician (1899-1977).
Born August 12th, 1899 in Saarbrücken.
Died August 28th, 1977 at 78 years old in Koblenz.
Betty Balfour
British actress (1903-1977).
Born March 27th, 1903 in Chester-le-Street. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1977 at 74 years old in Weybridge (disease). [ref]
Sergei Lemeshev
Soviet opera singer and director (1902-1977).
Born July 10th, 1902 in Knyazevo.
Died June 26th, 1977 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Eugen Schüfftan
German cinematographer (1893-1977).
Born July 21st, 1893 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1977 at 84 years old in New York City.
Jacqueline Audry
French film director.
Born September 25th, 1908 in Orange. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1977 at 68 years old in Poissy (traffic collision). [ref]
Karl Ritter
German film producer and director.
Born November 7th, 1888 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1977 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Mirzo Tursunzoda
Tajikistani poet.
Born May 2nd, 1911 in Karatag.
Died September 24th, 1977 at 66 years old in Dushanbe.
Henryk Wars
Polish jewish composer.
Born December 29th, 1902 in Warsaw.
Died September 1st, 1977 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Antonio Vojak
Italian footballer (1904-1977).
Born November 19th, 1904 in Pula.
Died May 8th, 1977 at 72 years old in Varese.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 494
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