Dead at age 78
1,691 Notable deaths
Don Taylor
American actor and film director (1920-1998).
Born December 13th, 1920 in Freeport.
Died December 29th, 1998 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Owen Wister
American writer.
Born July 14th, 1860 in Germantown. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1938 at 78 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Murray Leinster
Novelist, short story writer.
Born June 16th, 1896 in Norfolk. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1975 at 78 years old in Gloucester County. [ref]
Roscoe Karns
Actor (1891-1970).
Born September 7th, 1891 in San Bernardino. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1970 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Alfred Zech
German child soldier (1932–2011).
Born October 12th, 1932 in Złotniki.
Died June 13th, 2011 at 78 years old in Hückelhoven.
Detlev Bronk
Scientist.
Born August 13th, 1897 in New York City.
Died November 17th, 1975 at 78 years old in New York City.
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
Former caretaker prime minister of pakistan.
Born August 14th, 1931 in Shaheed Benazirabad District.
Died November 20th, 2009 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Burt Kennedy
American film director and screenwriter (1922-2001).
Born September 3rd, 1922 in Muskegon. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2001 at 78 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Mike Lowry
American politician (1939-2017).
Born March 8th, 1939 in St. John.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 78 years old in Olympia (stroke). [ref]
Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born August 15th, 1901 in Gatchina.
Died July 7th, 1980 at 78 years old in London.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare