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Dead at age 77
1,613 Notable deaths
Henry Ossawa Tanner
American artist (1859-1937).
Born June 21st, 1859 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1937 at 77 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
John Shrapnel
English actor (1942-2020).
Born April 27th, 1942 in Birmingham.
Died February 14th, 2020 at 77 years old in London Borough of Islington (cancer). [ref]
Anthony James
American actor (1942–2020).
Born July 22nd, 1942 in Myrtle Beach.
Died May 26th, 2020 at 77 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Nigerian educator, political campaigner, suffragist, and women's rights activist.
Born October 25th, 1900 in Abeokuta. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1978 at 77 years old in Lagos (falling from height). [ref]
Alfred Edward Housman
British classical scholar and poet (1859-1936).
Born March 26th, 1859 in Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1936 at 77 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Henry Brandon
German-american character actor (1912-1990).
Born June 8th, 1912 in Berlin.
Died February 15th, 1990 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Bobby Whitlock
American musician.
Born March 18th, 1948 in Memphis.
Died August 10th, 2025 at 77 years old in Texas. [ref]
Elizabeth Allen
American actress (1929-2006).
Born January 25th, 1929 in Jersey City.
Died September 19th, 2006 at 77 years old in Fishkill (kidney failure). [ref]
Joe Davis
English snooker and billiards player.
Born April 15th, 1901 in Derbyshire.
Died July 10th, 1978 at 77 years old in Hampshire.
Maurice Bucaille
French physician and author.
Born July 19th, 1920 in Pont-l'Évêque. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1998 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde