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In the year 1977
494 Notable deaths
María Rosa Oliver
Writer and activist.
Born September 10th, 1898 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 19th, 1977 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Jisaburo Ohwi
Japanese botanist (1905-1977).
Born September 18th, 1905 in Tokyo.
Died February 22nd, 1977 at 71 years old (cardioplegia).
Rudolf Cvetko
Austrian fencer (1880-1977).
Born November 17th, 1880 in Kranj.
Died December 15th, 1977 at 97 years old in Ljubljana.
Ulises Poirier
Chilean footballer (1897-1977).
Born February 2nd, 1897 in Quillota.
Died March 9th, 1977 at 80 years old in Viña del Mar.
Hans Pulver
Swiss footballer (1902-1977).
Born December 28th, 1902 in Switzerland.
Died April 8th, 1977 at 74 years old in Bern.
Sigfrid Lindberg
Swedish footballer (1897-1977).
Born March 25th, 1897 in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1977 at 79 years old in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Yrjö Kokko
Finnish writer and veterinarian (1903-1977).
Born October 16th, 1903 in Sortavala.
Died September 6th, 1977 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Otto Andersson
Swedish footballer (1910-1977).
Born May 7th, 1910 in Sweden. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1977 at 67 years old in Surte.
Dino Staffa
Catholic cardinal (1906-1977).
Born August 14th, 1906 in Lugo.
Died August 7th, 1977 at 70 years old in Rome.
Sigisfredo Mair
Luger.
Born August 10th, 1939 in Toblach.
Died May 15th, 1977 at 37 years old in Toblach (traffic collision).
Deaths 421 to 430 of 494
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi