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Dead at age 77
1,491 Notable deaths
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Seventh prime minister of india (1931-2008).
Born June 25th, 1931 in Allahabad.
Died November 27th, 2008 at 77 years old in New Delhi (multiple myeloma).
Lee Byung-chul
Founder of the samsung group.
Born February 12th, 1910 in Uiryeong County. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1987 at 77 years old in Seoul (cancer).
Ferdinand Foch
French marchal and military theorist (1851–1929).
Born October 2nd, 1851 in Tarbes.
Died March 20th, 1929 at 77 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Sue Grafton
American writer (1940-2017).
Born April 24th, 1940 in Louisville. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2017 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara (appendix cancer). [ref]
Jim Gordon
American musician.
Born July 14th, 1945 in Los Angeles.
Died March 13th, 2023 at 77 years old in Vacaville. [ref]
Thilakan
Indian actor.
Born July 15th, 1935 in Ayiroor.
Died September 24th, 2012 at 77 years old in Thiruvananthapuram. [ref]
Robert Prosky
American actor (1930-2008).
Born December 13th, 1930 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2008 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Bob Paisley
English footballer and manager (1919-1996).
Born January 23rd, 1919 in Hetton-le-Hole.
Died February 14th, 1996 at 77 years old in Liverpool (Alzheimer's disease).
Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi
Austrian politician (1894-1972).
Born November 16th, 1894 in Tokyo City. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1972 at 77 years old in Schruns. [ref]
Junko Tabei
Japanese mountain climber (1939-2016).
Born September 22nd, 1939 in Miharu.
Died October 20th, 2016 at 77 years old in Kawagoe (stomach cancer). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 1491
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