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Dead at age 77
1,612 Notable deaths
Anton Schwarzkopf
German roller coaster designer.
Born July 8th, 1924 in Bahlingen am Kaiserstuhl.
Died July 30th, 2001 at 77 years old in West Germany (Parkinson's disease).
E. A. Wallis Budge
British academic.
Born July 27th, 1857 in Bodmin. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1934 at 77 years old in London, Greater London. [ref]
Cicely Mary Barker
British artist (1895-1973).
Born June 28th, 1895 in London Borough of Croydon, Croydon. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1973 at 77 years old in Worthing Hospital. [ref]
Umashankar Joshi
Gujarati poet, scholar and writer. (1911-1988).
Died December 19th, 1988 at 77 years old in Mumbai.
George Sylvester Viereck
German-american writer, poet, propagandist (1884-1962).
Born December 21st, 1884 in Munich.
Died March 18th, 1962 at 77 years old in Holyoke.
Abelardo L. Rodríguez
President of mexico (1889-1967).
Born May 12th, 1889 in Heroica Guaymas.
Died February 13th, 1967 at 77 years old in La Jolla.
Leonor Fini
Argentine painter, designer and writer.
Born August 30th, 1918 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1996 at 77 years old in Aubervilliers. [ref]
Karl Carstens
President of the federal republic of germany (1914-1992).
Born December 14th, 1914 in Bremen. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1992 at 77 years old in Meckenheim. [ref]
Fred Smith
American bassist (1948–2026).
Born April 10th, 1948 in New York City.
Died February 5th, 2026 at 77 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
Siegfried Kracauer
German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist (1889-1966).
Born February 8th, 1889 in Frankfurt.
Died November 26th, 1966 at 77 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
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