In the year 1977
544 Notable deaths
William Conway
Catholic cardinal (1913–1977).
Born January 22nd, 1913 in Belfast.
Died April 17th, 1977 at 64 years old in Armagh.
Hubert Aquin
Canadian writer (1929–1977).
Born October 24th, 1929 in Montreal.
Died March 15th, 1977 at 47 years old in Montreal (gunshot wound).
Victor Heerman
Screenwriter and film director (1893-1977).
Born August 27th, 1893 in Surrey. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1977 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Brian McGuire
Australian racing driver (1945–1977).
Born December 13th, 1945 in Melbourne.
Died August 29th, 1977 at 31 years old in Brands Hatch.
Ernst Wigforss
Swedish politician (1881-1977).
Born January 24th, 1881 in Halmstad.
Died January 2nd, 1977 at 95 years old
Pierre Cot
French politician (1895-1977).
Born November 20th, 1895 in Grenoble.
Died August 21st, 1977 at 81 years old in Coise-Saint-Jean-Pied-Gauthier.
Stefania Turkevych-Lukiianovych
Ukrainian pianist, composer, and musicologist (1898-1977).
Born April 25th, 1898 in Lviv.
Died April 8th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Yakov Flier
Russian musician (1912–1977).
Born October 21st, 1912 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
Died December 18th, 1977 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Miklós Kovács
Romanian footballer (1911–1977).
Born December 29th, 1911 in Plugova.
Died July 7th, 1977 at 65 years old in Timișoara.
Konstantin Fedin
Russian-soviet writer and poet (1892-1977).
Born March 7th, 1892 in Saratov. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1977 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 544
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius