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Dead at age 77

1,491 Notable deaths

George Eastman

American entrepreneur, inventor and photographer.

Born July 12th, 1854 in Waterville. [ref]

Died March 14th, 1932 at 77 years old in Rochester (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Janet Gaynor

American actress (1906–1984).

Born October 6th, 1906 in Philadelphia.

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

Vikram Gokhale

Indian actor.

Born November 14th, 1945 in Pune.

Died November 23rd, 2022 at 77 years old in Pune. [ref]

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]

Frank Lentini

American sideshow performer.

Born May 18th, 1889 in Rosolini.

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

Bella Abzug

American politician (1920-1998).

Born July 24th, 1920 in New York City.

Died March 31st, 1998 at 77 years old in New York City.

Harry Warner

Film studio executive.

Born December 12th, 1881 in Krasnosielc.

Died December 27th, 1958 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (cerebrovascular disease).

Bishan Singh Bedi

Indian cricketer (1946–2023).

Born September 25th, 1946 in Amritsar.

Died October 23rd, 2023 at 77 years old in New Delhi. [ref]

Arthur Koestler

Hungarian-british author and journalist.

Born September 5th, 1905 in Budapest. [ref]

Died March 1st, 1983 at 77 years old in London (intoxication). [ref]

Kanō Jigorō

Japanese educator and judoka (1860–1938).

Born December 10th, 1860 in Mikage. [ref]

Died May 4th, 1938 at 77 years old in Hikawa Maru (pneumonia). [ref]

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