Dead at age 78
1,687 Notable deaths
Arthur Percival
British army officer in the first and second world wars.
Born December 26th, 1887 in Aspenden.
Died January 31st, 1966 at 78 years old in City of Westminster.
Sol LeWitt
American artist (1928-2007).
Born September 9th, 1928 in Hartford.
Died April 8th, 2007 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Le Duc Tho
Vietnamese diplomat (1911–1990).
Born October 14th, 1911 in Hà Nam.
Died October 13th, 1990 at 78 years old in Hanoi (cancer).
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006).
Born January 31st, 1928 in Portsmouth.
Died November 17th, 2006 at 78 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Mansoureh Khojaste Bagherzadeh
Wife of ali khamenei.
Born May 23rd, 1947 in Mashhad. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2026 at 78 years old in Tehran (airstrike). [ref]
Louis II, Prince of Monaco
Prince of monaco (1870-1949).
Born July 12th, 1870 in Baden-Baden.
Died May 9th, 1949 at 78 years old in Monaco.
Drew Struzan
American illustrator (1947–2025).
Born March 18th, 1947 in Oregon City.
Died October 13th, 2025 at 78 years old in Pasadena (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Grace Coolidge
First lady of the united states from 1923 to 1929.
Born January 3rd, 1879 in Burlington.
Died July 8th, 1957 at 78 years old in Plymouth.
Colin Petersen
Australian actor and musician (1946–2024).
Born March 24th, 1946 in Kingaroy.
Died November 18th, 2024 at 78 years old [ref]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris