Dead at age 77
1,432 Notable deaths
Conchata Ferrell
American actress (1943-2020).
Born March 28th, 1943 in Charleston.
Died October 12th, 2020 at 77 years old in Sherman Oaks Hospital (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Wassily Kandinsky
Russian painter (1866–1944).
Born December 16th, 1866 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1944 at 77 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (stroke). [ref]
Stanislav Petrov
Officer of the soviet air defence forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017).
Born September 7th, 1939 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fryazino (pneumonia). [ref]
Terry Jones
Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor and writer (1942–2020).
Born February 1st, 1942 in Colwyn Bay. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2020 at 77 years old in North London (frontotemporal dementia). [ref]
Jerry Krause
American sports executive.
Born April 6th, 1939 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2017 at 77 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Moe Howard
American comedian and actor (1897–1975).
Born June 19th, 1897 in Bensonhurst.
Died May 4th, 1975 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Dinah Shore
American singer and actress (1916-1994).
Born February 29th, 1916 in Franklin County.
Died February 24th, 1994 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (ovarian cancer).
John Witherspoon
American actor (1942–2019).
Born January 27th, 1942 in Detroit.
Died October 29th, 2019 at 77 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Celia Cruz
Cuban-american singer (1925-2003).
Born October 21st, 1925 in Havana.
Died July 16th, 2003 at 77 years old in Fort Lee (brain cancer). [ref]
Le Corbusier
Swiss-french architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886-1965).
Born October 6th, 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1965 at 77 years old in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis