Dead at age 77
1,649 Notable deaths
Chic Hecht
American politician (1928-2006).
Born November 30th, 1928 in Cape Girardeau.
Died May 15th, 2006 at 77 years old in Las Vegas (prostate cancer). [ref]
Pauline Starke
American actress (1901-1977).
Born January 10th, 1900 in Joplin.
Died February 3rd, 1977 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Gerald Guralnik
American physicist.
Born September 17th, 1936 in Cedar Falls.
Died April 26th, 2014 at 77 years old in Providence.
Józef Mehoffer
Polish artist (1869-1946).
Born March 19th, 1869 in Ropczyce.
Died July 8th, 1946 at 77 years old in Kraków.
Natalya Gorbanevskaya
Russian poet, translator, and civil rights activist.
Born May 26th, 1936 in Moscow.
Died November 29th, 2013 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
Van Wyck Brooks
American literary critic, biographer and historian (1886–1963).
Born February 16th, 1886 in Plainfield.
Died May 2nd, 1963 at 77 years old in Bridgewater.
Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret
French painter (1852-1929).
Born January 7th, 1852 in Paris.
Died July 3rd, 1929 at 77 years old in Quincey.
Wolfgang Staudte
German film director (1906-1984).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Saarbrücken.
Died January 19th, 1984 at 77 years old in Žigrski Vrh.
María Corda
Hungarian actress.
Born May 4th, 1898 in Deva. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1976 at 77 years old in Thônex. [ref]
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson