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Dead at age 78
1,689 Notable deaths
Henry Fairfield Osborn
American geologist, paleontologist, and eugenist.
Born August 8th, 1857 in Fairfield. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1935 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Katie Johnson
English actress (1878–1957).
Born November 18th, 1878 in Pyecombe.
Died May 4th, 1957 at 78 years old in Elham.
Homayoun Ershadi
Iranian actor (1947–2025).
Born March 26th, 1947 in Isfahan.
Died November 11th, 2025 at 78 years old (cancer). [ref]
Norman Stone
Author, educator, historian (1941–2019).
Born March 8th, 1941 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2019 at 78 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Rensis Likert
American statistician.
Born August 5th, 1903 in Cheyenne.
Died September 3rd, 1981 at 78 years old in Ann Arbor.
Bill Reid
Canadian sculptor, jeweler, painter (1920–1998).
Born January 12th, 1920 in Victoria. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1998 at 78 years old in Vancouver (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Dominique Venner
French journalist and essayist.
Born April 16th, 1935 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2013 at 78 years old in Notre-Dame de Paris (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Rudolf Laban
Austrian choreographer (1879-1958).
Born December 15th, 1879 in Bratislava.
Died July 1st, 1958 at 78 years old in Weybridge.
Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saudi royal (1908-1988).
Born March 4th, 1910 in Riyadh.
Died November 26th, 1988 at 78 years old in Riyadh.
Sakae Ōba
Imperial japanese army officer (1914-1992).
Born March 21st, 1914 in Gamagōri.
Died June 8th, 1992 at 78 years old in Gamagōri.
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