Dead at age 78
1,691 Notable deaths
Oleg Antonov
Soviet aeroplane designer (1906-1984).
Born February 7th, 1906 in Troitsa.
Died April 4th, 1984 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Stanley Green
Human billboard, active in oxford st. (london) in the period 1968-1993.
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Harringay.
Died December 4th, 1993 at 78 years old in Northolt.
Jean-Pierre Rampal
French flutist.
Born January 7th, 1922 in Marseille.
Died May 20th, 2000 at 78 years old in Paris (heart failure).
Fannie Hurst
American novelist (1889–1968).
Born October 19th, 1889 in Hamilton.
Died February 23rd, 1968 at 78 years old in New York City.
Thomas Gore
American politician (1870-1949).
Born December 10th, 1870 in Webster County.
Died March 16th, 1949 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Séraphine Louis
French naive-style painter (1865-1942).
Born September 2nd, 1864 in Arsy. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1942 at 78 years old in Clermont. [ref]
Hall Caine
British novelist and playwright.
Born May 14th, 1853 in Runcorn. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1931 at 78 years old in Isle of Man, Greeba Castle. [ref]
Anton Karas
Austrian musician.
Born July 7th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died January 10th, 1985 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Rezső Seress
Hungarian pianist and composer (1889-1968).
Born November 3rd, 1889 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1968 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Reuben Fine
American chess player and psychologist (1914–1993).
Born October 11th, 1914 in New York City.
Died March 26th, 1993 at 78 years old in New York City.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner