Dead at age 77

1,643 Notable deaths

Freeman Wills Crofts

Irish mystery author.

Born July 1st, 1879 in Dublin. [ref]

Died April 11th, 1957 at 77 years old in Worthing. [ref]

Johannes V. Jensen

Danish author (1873-1950).

Born January 20th, 1873 in Farsø. [ref]

Died November 25th, 1950 at 77 years old in Copenhagen (kidney disease). [ref]

Anthony Berkeley Cox

English crime writer.

Born July 5th, 1893 in Watford. [ref]

Died March 9th, 1971 at 77 years old in London. [ref]

Marc Daniels

American television director (1912-1989).

Born January 27th, 1912 in Pittsburgh.

Died April 23rd, 1989 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).

Charles Munch

French musician (1891-1968).

Born September 26th, 1891 in Strasbourg. [ref]

Died November 6th, 1968 at 77 years old in Richmond (cardiovascular disease).

Andrei Voznesensky

Soviet poet (1933-2010).

Born May 12th, 1933 in Moscow. [ref]

Died June 1st, 2010 at 77 years old in Peredelkino (stroke). [ref]

John H Coates

Australian mathematician (1945–2022).

Born January 26th, 1945 in New South Wales.

Died May 9th, 2022 at 77 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Abdullah as-Sallal

President of north yemen from 1962 to 1967.

Born January 9th, 1917 in Sanaa.

Died March 5th, 1994 at 77 years old in Sanaa.

Ivano Marescotti

Italian actor (1946–2023).

Born February 4th, 1946 in Bagnacavallo.

Died March 26th, 2023 at 77 years old in Ravenna (prostate cancer). [ref]

León Febres-Cordero

President of ecuador (1984 - 1988).

Born March 9th, 1931 in Guayaquil.

Died December 15th, 2008 at 77 years old in Guayaquil (cancer). [ref]

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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson