Dead at age 77

1,491 Notable deaths

Kevin Hagen

American actor (1928-2005).

Born April 3rd, 1928 in Chicago.

Died July 9th, 2005 at 77 years old in Grants Pass (esophageal cancer).

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).

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]

Karl Polanyi

Hungarian economist, philosopher and historian.

Born October 25th, 1886 in Vienna.

Died April 23rd, 1964 at 77 years old in Pickering.

Luis Walter Alvarez

American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor (1911-1988).

Born June 13th, 1911 in San Francisco. [ref]

Died September 1st, 1988 at 77 years old in Berkeley (cancer). [ref]

Charles M. Schwab

American steel magnate (1862–1939).

Born February 18th, 1862 in Williamsburg.

Died September 19th, 1939 at 77 years old in New York City.

Marie Stopes

British birth control campaigner and paleontologist (1880-1958).

Born October 15th, 1880 in Edinburgh. [ref]

Died October 2nd, 1958 at 77 years old in Dorking (breast cancer). [ref]

Dorothy Eady

Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981).

Born January 16th, 1904 in Blackheath.

Died April 21st, 1981 at 77 years old in El Araba El Madfuna.

Oriana Fallaci

Italian journalist and writer (1929-2006).

Born June 29th, 1929 in Florence. [ref]

Died September 15th, 2006 at 77 years old in Florence (lung cancer).

James J. Jeffries

American boxer (1875-1953).

Born April 15th, 1875 in Carroll.

Died March 3rd, 1953 at 77 years old in Burbank (coronary thrombosis).

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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi