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Dead at age 77
1,612 Notable deaths
Frederick Fleet
British sailor, survivor of the sinking of rms titanic (1887-1965).
Born October 15th, 1887 in Liverpool.
Died January 10th, 1965 at 77 years old in Southampton (hanging).
Winston Groom
American writer (1943-2020).
Born March 23rd, 1943 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 17th, 2020 at 77 years old in Fairhope. [ref]
Richard D. Zanuck
American film producer (1934–2012).
Born December 13th, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died July 13th, 2012 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Käthe Kollwitz
German printmaker and sculptor.
Born July 8th, 1867 in Königsberg, Kaliningrad. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1945 at 77 years old in Moritzburg. [ref]
Rinus Michels
Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005).
Born February 9th, 1928 in Amsterdam.
Died March 3rd, 2005 at 77 years old in Aalst.
Franklin Cover
American actor (1928-2006).
Born November 20th, 1928 in Cleveland.
Died February 5th, 2006 at 77 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (pneumonia).
Reinhard Gehlen
German general, nazi, spy (1902-1979).
Born April 3rd, 1902 in Erfurt.
Died June 8th, 1979 at 77 years old in Berg.
René Favaloro
Argentinian cardiologist (1923-2000).
Born July 12th, 1923 in La Plata.
Died July 29th, 2000 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires (ballistic trauma).
Raúl Grijalva
American politician (1948–2025).
Born February 19th, 1948 in Pima County.
Died March 13th, 2025 at 77 years old in Tucson (cancer). [ref]
James Levine
American conductor and pianist.
Born June 23rd, 1943 in Cincinnati.
Died March 9th, 2021 at 77 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel