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Dead at age 77

2,096 Notable deaths

Christoph Blumhardt

German theologian (1842-1919).

Born June 1st, 1842 in Möttlingen, Bad Liebenzell.

Died August 2nd, 1919 at 77 years old in Jebenhausen.

Ernst August Köstring

German diplomat (1876–1953).

Born June 20th, 1876 in Serebryanye Prudy.

Died November 20th, 1953 at 77 years old in Unterwössen.

Forrest Towns

American hurdler (1914–1991).

Born February 6th, 1914 in Fitzgerald.

Died April 9th, 1991 at 77 years old in Athens.

Ivan Generalić

Croatian naive painter (1914-1992).

Born December 21st, 1914 in Hlebine.

Died November 27th, 1992 at 77 years old in Koprivnica.

Takeuchi Seihō

Japanese painter (1864-1942).

Born December 20th, 1864 in Kyoto.

Died August 23rd, 1942 at 77 years old in Yugawara (pneumonia).

Ben Jipcho

Kenyan athlete (1943–2020).

Born March 1st, 1943 in Mount Elgon District.

Died July 24th, 2020 at 77 years old in Eldoret (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

Hrachia Adjarian

Armenian scientist in the field of linguistics (1876-1953).

Born March 20th, 1876 in Istanbul. [ref]

Died April 16th, 1953 at 77 years old in Yerevan. [ref]

Alphonse Beau de Rochas

French engineer (1815–1893).

Born April 9th, 1815 in Digne-les-Bains.

Died March 27th, 1893 at 77 years old in Vincennes.

Theo Jörgensmann

German musician.

Born September 29th, 1948 in Bottrop.

Died October 6th, 2025 at 77 years old in Brüel. [ref]

Sofia Muratova

Soviet-russian artistic gymnast (1929–2006).

Born July 13th, 1929 in Saint Petersburg.

Died September 27th, 2006 at 77 years old in Moscow.

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