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Dead at age 77

1,491 Notable deaths

John Payne

American actor 1912-1989.

Born May 23rd, 1912 in Roanoke.

Died December 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Malibu.

Leo Penn

American actor (1921-1998).

Born August 27th, 1921 in Lawrence. [ref]

Died September 5th, 1998 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]

Tito Puente

American musician, songwriter and record producer (1923-2000).

Born April 20th, 1923 in New York City.

Died June 1st, 2000 at 77 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Wings Hauser

American actor.

Born December 12th, 1947 in Hollywood.

Died March 15th, 2025 at 77 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]

Cristóbal Balenciaga

Spanish basque fashion designer.

Born January 21st, 1895 in Getaria. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 1972 at 77 years old in Xàbia.

Paul Auster

American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter.

Born February 3rd, 1947 in Newark. [ref]

Died April 30th, 2024 at 77 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

David Canary

American actor (1938-2015).

Born August 25th, 1938 in Elwood.

Died November 16th, 2015 at 77 years old in Wilton (Alzheimer's disease).

Joe Morgan

Major league baseball second baseman (1943–2020).

Born September 19th, 1943 in Bonham.

Died October 11th, 2020 at 77 years old in Danville. [ref]

Israr Ahmed

Pakistan muslim scholar.

Born April 26th, 1932 in Hisar.

Died April 14th, 2010 at 77 years old in Lahore (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Jerry Weintraub

American film producer and former chairman and ceo of united artists (1937–2015).

Born September 26th, 1937 in Brooklyn.

Died July 6th, 2015 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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