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Dead at age 77
1,420 Notable deaths
Edward VIII
King of the united kingdom and its dominions in 1936.
Born June 23rd, 1894 in White Lodge.
Died May 28th, 1972 at 77 years old in Paris (laryngeal cancer).
Lucille Ball
American actress (1911–1989).
Born August 6th, 1911 in Jamestown.
Died April 26th, 1989 at 77 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
Ed Gein
American murderer and human trophy collector (1906-1984).
Born August 27th, 1906 in La Crosse.
Died July 26th, 1984 at 77 years old in Madison (respiratory failure).
Nikita Khrushchev
Leader of the soviet union from 1953 to 1964.
Born April 15th, 1894 in Kalinovka, Kursk Oblast.
Died September 11th, 1971 at 77 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ted Kennedy
United states senator (1932-2009).
Born February 22nd, 1932 in Dorchester. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2009 at 77 years old in Hyannis Port (brain cancer). [ref]
J. Edgar Hoover
American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972).
Born January 1st, 1895 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1972 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
Ayn Rand
Russian-american writer and philosopher (1905–1982).
Born February 2nd, 1905 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1982 at 77 years old in New York City, Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Roger Ailes
American television executive and political consultant.
Born May 15th, 1940 in Warren. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017).
Born January 22nd, 1940 in Chesterfield. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2017 at 77 years old in Norfolk (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Henry Fonda
American actor (1905-1982).
Born May 16th, 1905 in Grand Island. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1982 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (heart disease). [ref]
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather