In the year 1977
519 Notable deaths
José Perácio
Brazilian footballer (1917-1977).
Born November 2nd, 1917 in Nova Lima.
Died March 10th, 1977 at 59 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Todor Pavlov
Regent of bulgaria.
Born February 14th, 1890 in Štip. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1977 at 87 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Lea Grundig
German artist (1906-1977).
Born March 23rd, 1906 in Dresden. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1977 at 71 years old in Mediterranean Sea. [ref]
Victor Maslov
Russian footballer.
Born April 27th, 1910 in Moscow.
Died May 11th, 1977 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Irene Steer
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born August 10th, 1889 in Cardiff.
Died April 18th, 1977 at 87 years old in Cardiff.
Alexey Gribov
Soviet actor.
Born January 31st, 1902 in Moscow.
Died November 26th, 1977 at 75 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Sonja Åkesson
Swedish writer, artist (1926-1977).
Born April 19th, 1926 in Buttle parish.
Died May 5th, 1977 at 51 years old in Halmstad (liver cancer).
Georges Grignard
Racecar driver.
Born July 25th, 1905 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1977 at 72 years old in Le Port-Marly. [ref]
Risto Jarva
Finnish film director and screenwriter.
Born July 15th, 1934 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1977 at 43 years old in Kuusisaari (traffic collision).
Opika von Méray Horváth
Figure skater.
Born December 30th, 1889 in Arad.
Died April 25th, 1977 at 87 years old in Budapest.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan