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Dead at age 77
2,095 Notable deaths
Frederick W. Lanchester
British polymath (1868–1946).
Born October 23rd, 1868 in Lewisham.
Died March 8th, 1946 at 77 years old in Birmingham.
Freeman Wills Crofts
Irish mystery author (1879–1957).
Born July 1st, 1879 in Dublin.
Died April 11th, 1957 at 77 years old in Worthing.
Johannes V. Jensen
Danish author (1873-1950).
Born January 20th, 1873 in Farsø. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1950 at 77 years old in Copenhagen (kidney disease). [ref]
Anthony Berkeley Cox
English crime writer (1893–1971).
Born July 5th, 1893 in Watford.
Died March 9th, 1971 at 77 years old in London.
John A. Scali
American diplomat (1918-1995).
Born April 27th, 1918 in Canton.
Died October 9th, 1995 at 77 years old in Sibley Memorial Hospital.
Marc Daniels
American television director (1912-1989).
Born January 27th, 1912 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).
Charles Munch
French musician (1891-1968).
Born September 26th, 1891 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1968 at 77 years old in Richmond (cardiovascular disease).
Andrei Voznesensky
Soviet poet (1933-2010).
Born May 12th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died June 1st, 2010 at 77 years old in Peredelkino (stroke).
John H Coates
Australian mathematician (1945–2022).
Born January 26th, 1945 in New South Wales.
Died May 9th, 2022 at 77 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Abdullah as-Sallal
President of north yemen from 1962 to 1967.
Born January 9th, 1917 in Sanaa.
Died March 5th, 1994 at 77 years old in Sanaa.
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