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Dead at age 77
2,090 Notable deaths
Paul Robeson
American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976).
Born April 9th, 1898 in Princeton.
Died January 23rd, 1976 at 77 years old in Philadelphia (stroke).
J. M. Barrie
Scottish writer and playwright (1860–1937).
Born May 9th, 1860 in Kirriemuir. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1937 at 77 years old in Marylebone (pneumonia). [ref]
Adolf Dassler
German entrepreneur, founder of adidas shoe company (1900–1978).
Born November 3rd, 1900 in Herzogenaurach.
Died September 6th, 1978 at 77 years old in Herzogenaurach (heart failure).
Terry Wogan
Irish radio and television broadcaster (1938–2016).
Born August 3rd, 1938 in Limerick. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2016 at 77 years old in Taplow (cancer). [ref]
Cecil B. DeMille
American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959).
Born August 12th, 1881 in Ashfield.
Died January 21st, 1959 at 77 years old in Hollywood (heart failure).
Jackie Collins
British-american writer and actress (1937–2015).
Born October 4th, 1937 in Hampstead.
Died September 19th, 2015 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (breast cancer). [ref]
Prescott Bush
American politician and us senator from connecticut (1895-1972).
Born May 15th, 1895 in Columbus.
Died October 8th, 1972 at 77 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Zhou Enlai
1st premier of the people's republic of china.
Born March 5th, 1898 in Huai'an District.
Died January 8th, 1976 at 77 years old in Beijing (bladder cancer).
Bobby Riggs
American tennis player (1918–1995).
Born February 25th, 1918 in Los Angeles.
Died October 25th, 1995 at 77 years old in Leucadia (prostate cancer).
Dr. John
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019).
Born November 21st, 1941 in New Orleans.
Died June 6th, 2019 at 77 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 2090
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan