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Dead at age 78
1,689 Notable deaths
Georges Vanier
Canadian governor general.
Born April 23rd, 1888 in Montreal.
Died March 5th, 1967 at 78 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Robert Maynard Hutchins
American philosopher and university president (1899–1977).
Born January 17th, 1899 in Brooklyn.
Died May 15th, 1977 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Hans Christian Blech
German actor (1915-1993).
Born February 20th, 1915 in Darmstadt.
Died March 5th, 1993 at 78 years old in Munich.
G. N. Ramachandran
Indian scientist (1922-2001).
Born October 8th, 1922 in Ernakulam.
Died April 7th, 2001 at 78 years old in Chennai.
Hiromichi Yahara
Japanese army colonel (1902–1981).
Born October 2nd, 1902 in Yonago.
Died May 7th, 1981 at 78 years old in Kamakura.
Felix Hoffmann
German chemist (1868-1946).
Born January 21st, 1868 in Ludwigsburg.
Died February 8th, 1946 at 78 years old in Lausanne.
Dan Seymour
American actor (1915-1993).
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Chicago.
Died May 25th, 1993 at 78 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Pieter Zeeman
Dutch physicist (1865-1943).
Born May 25th, 1865 in Zonnemaire. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1943 at 78 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Theresa Harris
American actress (1906-1985).
Born December 31st, 1906 in Houston.
Died October 8th, 1985 at 78 years old in Inglewood.
Harold Hotelling
American statistician and econometrician (1895-1973).
Born September 29th, 1895 in Fulda.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 78 years old in Chapel Hill.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)