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Dead at age 77
2,096 Notable deaths
Ewelina Hańska
Polish noblewoman, honoré de balzac's wife (c. 1805 – 1882).
Born January 6th, 1805 in Pohrebyshche.
Died April 10th, 1882 at 77 years old in Paris.
Tamara Toumanova
Russian ballet dancer (1919-1996).
Born March 2nd, 1919 in Tyumen.
Died May 29th, 1996 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Tomislav Ivić
Croatian football player and manager (1933-2011).
Born June 30th, 1933 in Split.
Died June 24th, 2011 at 77 years old in Split (diabetes). [ref]
Fredrik Idestam
Finnish mining engineer, founder of nokia (1838–1916).
Born October 28th, 1838 in Tyrväntö.
Died April 8th, 1916 at 77 years old in Helsinki.
Constance Collier
British actress (1878-1955).
Born January 22nd, 1878 in Windsor.
Died April 25th, 1955 at 77 years old in Manhattan.
Gordon R. Dickson
Canadian-american science fiction writer (1923-2001).
Born November 1st, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died January 31st, 2001 at 77 years old in Richfield.
David Wheeler
British computer scientist (1927–2004).
Born February 9th, 1927 in Birmingham.
Died December 13th, 2004 at 77 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Shirley Clarke
American filmmaker (1919-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1919 in New York City.
Died September 23rd, 1997 at 77 years old in Boston (stroke).
Bingo Smith
American basketball player (1946–2023).
Born February 26th, 1946 in Memphis.
Died October 26th, 2023 at 77 years old [ref]
George H. Heilmeier
American engineer and businessman (1936-2014).
Born May 22nd, 1936 in Philadelphia.
Died April 22nd, 2014 at 77 years old in Plano (disease). [ref]
Deaths 531 to 540 of 2096
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner