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Dead at age 77

1,611 Notable deaths

Brock Peters

American actor.

Born July 2nd, 1928 in New York City. [ref]

Died August 23rd, 2005 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

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]

Bud Cort

American actor.

Born March 29th, 1948 in Rye.

Died February 11th, 2026 at 77 years old in Norwalk (pneumonia). [ref]

Dan Reeves

American football player and coach (1944–2022).

Born January 19th, 1944 in Rome.

Died January 1st, 2022 at 77 years old in Atlanta.

Chaim Weizmann

Israeli statesman and british chemist (1874–1952).

Born November 27th, 1874 in Motal.

Died November 9th, 1952 at 77 years old in Rehovot.

Janet Gaynor

American actress (1906–1984).

Born October 6th, 1906 in Philadelphia.

Died September 14th, 1984 at 77 years old in Palm Springs (pneumonia).

Tommy Lawrence

Scottish footballer (1940-2018).

Born May 14th, 1940 in Dalry.

Died January 9th, 2018 at 77 years old in Warrington. [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]

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]

Frank Lentini

American sideshow performer.

Born May 18th, 1889 in Rosolini.

Died September 22nd, 1966 at 77 years old in Jacksonville.

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