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Dead at age 77
1,643 Notable deaths
William Nicholson
British painter, engraver and illustrator (1872-1949).
Born February 5th, 1872 in Newark-on-Trent. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1949 at 77 years old in Blewbury. [ref]
Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein
German general.
Born April 24th, 1870 in Nuremberg.
Died January 16th, 1948 at 77 years old in Munich.
Weston Price
American dentist.
Born September 6th, 1870 in Stone Mills.
Died June 23rd, 1948 at 77 years old
Gilbert Cates
American film director and television producer.
Born June 6th, 1934 in New York City.
Died October 31st, 2011 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
Mosiuoa Lekota
South african politician.
Born August 13th, 1948 in Kroonstad.
Died March 4th, 2026 at 77 years old in Johannesburg.
Ruth Perry
President of liberia (1939-2017).
Born July 16th, 1939 in Grand Cape Mount County.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 77 years old in Columbus. [ref]
Hsuan Hua
American buddhist monk (1918-1995).
Born April 16th, 1918 in Kirin Province.
Died June 7th, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
American physicist.
Born May 5th, 1921 in Mount Vernon. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1999 at 77 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Cary Middlecoff
American professional golfer (1921–1998).
Born January 6th, 1921 in Halls.
Died September 1st, 1998 at 77 years old in Memphis.
Alistair MacLeod
Canadian author and professor of english.
Born July 20th, 1936 in North Battleford.
Died April 20th, 2014 at 77 years old in Windsor (stroke).
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