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In the year 1977
494 Notable deaths
Tor Bergeron
Swedish meteorologist (1891-1977).
Born August 15th, 1891 in Godstone.
Died June 13th, 1977 at 85 years old in Uppsala.
Gustave Reese
American musicologist.
Born November 29th, 1899 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1977 at 77 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Alexey Dushkin
Soviet architect.
Born January 6th, 1904 in Oleksandrivka.
Died October 1st, 1977 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Lūcija Garūta
Latvian composer.
Born May 14th, 1902 in Riga. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1977 at 74 years old in Riga. [ref]
Beniamino Segre
Italian mathematician (1903-1977).
Born February 16th, 1903 in Turin. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1977 at 74 years old in Frascati.
Waldemar Kraft
German politician (1898-1977).
Born February 19th, 1898 in Jaraczewo, Jarocin County.
Died July 12th, 1977 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Shirō Toyoda
Japanese film director.
Born January 3rd, 1906 in Kyoto.
Died November 13th, 1977 at 71 years old in Tokyo.
Philipp Etter
Member of the swiss federal council (1891-1977).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Menzingen.
Died December 23rd, 1977 at 86 years old in Bern. [ref]
Hans Erich Nossack
German writer.
Born January 30th, 1901 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1977 at 76 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Arnold Bode
German artist (1900-1977).
Born December 23rd, 1900 in Kassel. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1977 at 76 years old in Kassel. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 494
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