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Dead at age 77

2,089 Notable deaths

Walter Heitler

Physicist (1904-1981).

Born January 2nd, 1904 in Karlsruhe, Karlstadt am Main.

Died November 15th, 1981 at 77 years old in Zurich.

Enzo Jannacci

Italian singer songwriter, composer, actor, stand-up comedian (1935-2013).

Born June 3rd, 1935 in Milan.

Died March 29th, 2013 at 77 years old in Milan (cancer).

Hilla von Rebay

American artist of german descent (1890–1967).

Born May 31st, 1890 in Strasbourg.

Died September 27th, 1967 at 77 years old in Fairfield County.

Janwillem van de Wetering

Dutch writer (1931–2008).

Born March 12th, 1931 in Rotterdam.

Died July 4th, 2008 at 77 years old in Blue Hill (cancer).

Titu Maiorescu

Romanian literary critic, writer and politician (1840-1917).

Born February 15th, 1840 in Craiova.

Died June 18th, 1917 at 77 years old in Bucharest.

Alfréd Hajós

Hungarian swimmer, footballer, and architect (1878-1955).

Born February 1st, 1878 in Budapest. [ref]

Died November 12th, 1955 at 77 years old in Budapest (lung disease).

Bibha Chowdhuri

Indian cosmic ray physicist.

Born July 3rd, 1913 in Kolkata. [ref]

Died July 2nd, 1991 at 77 years old in Kolkata. [ref]

Dick Hogan

American actor (1917-1995).

Born November 27th, 1917 in Little Rock.

Died August 18th, 1995 at 77 years old in Little Rock.

Hans Knappertsbusch

German musician (1888-1965).

Born March 12th, 1888 in Elberfeld. [ref]

Died October 25th, 1965 at 77 years old in Munich (heart failure, cardiovascular disease). [ref]

Sy Oliver

American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader (1910–1988).

Born December 17th, 1910 in Battle Creek.

Died May 28th, 1988 at 77 years old in New York City.

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