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Dead at age 77

1,648 Notable deaths

Curt Sachs

German musicologist (1881–1959).

Born June 29th, 1881 in Berlin. [ref]

Died February 5th, 1959 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]

Miodrag Djuric

Yugoslavian-born artist, active in france (1933-2010).

Born October 4th, 1933 in Cetinje.

Died November 27th, 2010 at 77 years old in Pontoise.

Kisshomaru Ueshiba

2nd doshu.

Born June 27th, 1921 in Ayabe.

Died January 4th, 1999 at 77 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Vincent du Vigneaud

American biochemist.

Born May 18th, 1901 in Chicago.

Died December 11th, 1978 at 77 years old in White Plains.

Giulio Angioni

Italian anthropologist and writer (1939–2017).

Born October 28th, 1939 in Guasila.

Died January 12th, 2017 at 77 years old in Cagliari. [ref]

Tito Schipa

Italian tenor (1889-1965).

Born January 2nd, 1888 in Lecce.

Died December 16th, 1965 at 77 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest, type 2 diabetes).

William Primrose

Scottish violist (1904-1982).

Born August 23rd, 1904 in Glasgow. [ref]

Died May 1st, 1982 at 77 years old in Provo (cancer). [ref]

Leonid Zhabotinsky

Ukrainian weightlifter (1938–2016).

Born January 28th, 1938 in Kharkiv Oblast. [ref]

Died January 14th, 2016 at 77 years old in Zaporizhzhia (influenza). [ref]

Masakazu Tamura

Japanese actor (1943-2021).

Born August 1st, 1943 in Ukyō-ku.

Died April 3rd, 2021 at 77 years old in Minato-ku (heart failure). [ref]

Martin Weitzman

American economist (1942-2019).

Born April 1st, 1942 in New York City. [ref]

Died August 27th, 2019 at 77 years old in Newton. [ref]

Deaths 671 to 680 of 1648

Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus