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Dead at age 77
2,089 Notable deaths
Nahum Sokolow
Hebrew journalist, editor, essayist, and political leader (1859–1936).
Born January 10th, 1859 in Wyszogród.
Died May 17th, 1936 at 77 years old in London.
Franz Delitzsch
German lutheran theologian and hebraist (1813-1890).
Born February 23rd, 1813 in Leipzig.
Died March 4th, 1890 at 77 years old in Leipzig.
Maurice Samuel
Novelist, translator and lecturer.
Born February 8th, 1895 in Măcin.
Died May 4th, 1972 at 77 years old in New York City.
Yao Yilin
Chinese politician (1917-1994).
Born September 6th, 1917 in British Hong Kong.
Died December 11th, 1994 at 77 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Yoshio Inaba
Actor (1920-1998).
Born July 15th, 1920 in Narita.
Died April 20th, 1998 at 77 years old in Suginami (myocardial infarction).
Kailash Purryag
President of mauritius from 2012 to 2015.
Born December 12th, 1947 in Vacoas-Phoenix. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2025 at 77 years old in Port Louis. [ref]
Lucy Hobbs Taylor
19th-century american school teacher and dentist.
Born March 14th, 1833 in Constable.
Died October 3rd, 1910 at 77 years old in Lawrence.
Alexander Gomelsky
Soviet basketball coach (1928–2005).
Born January 18th, 1928 in Kronstadt.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 77 years old in Moscow (leukemia).
Leonid Shebarshin
Soviet intelligence chairman (1935–2012).
Born March 24th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died March 30th, 2012 at 77 years old in Troyekurovskoye cemetery. [ref]
Thorsten Nordenfelt
Swedish arms manufacturer (1842–1920).
Born March 1st, 1842 in parish Örby-Skene. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1920 at 77 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius