Dead at age 78
1,689 Notable deaths
Salvador Luria
Italian american microbiologist.
Born August 13th, 1912 in Turin.
Died February 6th, 1991 at 78 years old in Lexington (cardiovascular disease).
Allan Kaprow
American artist (1927–2006).
Born August 23rd, 1927 in Atlantic City. [ref]
Died April 4th, 2006 at 78 years old in Encinitas. [ref]
Louis Waldon
American film actor (1934-2013).
Born December 16th, 1934 in Modesto.
Died December 6th, 2013 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
Imam of yemen (1869–1948).
Born June 18th, 1869 in Sanaa.
Died February 17th, 1948 at 78 years old in Sanaa. [ref]
Betty Furness
American actress, consumer advocate and current affairs commentator (1916-1994).
Born January 3rd, 1916 in New York City.
Died April 2nd, 1994 at 78 years old in New York City.
Sergey Gorshkov
Soviet admiral (1910–1988).
Born February 26th, 1910 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died May 13th, 1988 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Julie Garwood
American writer.
Born December 26th, 1944 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2023 at 78 years old in Leawood. [ref]
Milena Dravić
Serbian actress (1940-2018).
Born October 5th, 1940 in Belgrade.
Died October 14th, 2018 at 78 years old in Belgrade (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Georg Michaelis
German civil servant and chancellor (1857-1936).
Born September 8th, 1857 in Chojnów. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1936 at 78 years old in Bad Saarow. [ref]
Patrick Spencer Johnson
American writer.
Born November 24th, 1938 in Watertown.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 78 years old in San Diego (pancreatic cancer).
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King