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Dead at age 77

2,095 Notable deaths

Zutty Singleton

American jazz drummer (1898-1975).

Born May 14th, 1898 in Bunkie.

Died July 14th, 1975 at 77 years old in New York City.

Stephen Fumio Hamao

Japanese cardinal of the roman catholic church (1930-2007).

Born March 9th, 1930 in Tokyo Prefecture.

Died November 8th, 2007 at 77 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer). [ref]

Shilendra Kumar Singh

Indian diplomat and politician (1932–2009).

Born January 24th, 1932.

Died December 1st, 2009 at 77 years old [ref]

Valerian Gracias

Catholic cardinal (1901–1978).

Born October 23rd, 1900 in Karachi.

Died September 11th, 1978 at 77 years old in Mumbai.

Dickinson W. Richards

American physician, nobel prize recipient (1895-1973).

Born October 30th, 1895 in Orange.

Died February 23rd, 1973 at 77 years old in Lakeville.

Christopher Kelk Ingold

British chemist (1893-1970).

Born October 28th, 1893 in Forest Gate.

Died December 8th, 1970 at 77 years old in Edgware.

Jean Ingelow

British writer (1820–1897).

Born March 17th, 1820 in Boston.

Died July 20th, 1897 at 77 years old in Kensington.

William de Wiveleslie Abney

British astronomer, chemist and photographer (1843–1920).

Born July 24th, 1843 in Derby.

Died December 3rd, 1920 at 77 years old in Folkestone (disease).

Nell Shipman

Actress, screenwriter, producer, animal trainer (1892–1970).

Born October 25th, 1892 in Victoria.

Died January 23rd, 1970 at 77 years old in Cabazon.

Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana

Nepalese politician (1875-1952).

Born April 19th, 1875 in Kathmandu.

Died November 23rd, 1952 at 77 years old in Dehradun.

Deaths 901 to 910 of 2095

It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson