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Dead at age 77
2,089 Notable deaths
Richard Taruskin
American musicologist, music critic and choral conductor (1945-2022).
Born April 2nd, 1945 in New York City.
Died July 1st, 2022 at 77 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Bobby Smith
English footballer (1933–2010).
Born February 22nd, 1933 in England.
Died September 18th, 2010 at 77 years old in London. [ref]
William De Morgan
British potter and tile designer (1839-1917).
Born November 16th, 1839 in London.
Died January 15th, 1917 at 77 years old in Chelsea.
Melinda O. Fee
American actress (1942-2020).
Born October 7th, 1942 in Los Angeles.
Died March 24th, 2020 at 77 years old
Hans Stuck
German racecar driver (1900–1978).
Born December 27th, 1900 in Warsaw.
Died February 9th, 1978 at 77 years old in Grainau.
Angus Wilson
British author (1913–1991).
Born August 11th, 1913 in Bexhill-on-Sea.
Died May 31st, 1991 at 77 years old in Bury St Edmunds.
George Ripley
American social reformer and unitarian minister (1802–1880).
Born October 3rd, 1802 in Greenfield.
Died July 4th, 1880 at 77 years old in New York City.
Alberto Calderón
Argentine mathematician (1920–1998).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Mendoza.
Died April 16th, 1998 at 77 years old in Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Harry Brearley
Inventor of stainless steel (1871–1948).
Born February 18th, 1871 in Sheffield.
Died August 12th, 1948 at 77 years old in Torquay. [ref]
Léon Werth
French writer (1878–1955).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Remiremont.
Died December 13th, 1955 at 77 years old in Paris.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore