Dead at age 78
1,694 Notable deaths
George Forbes
New zealand politician (1869-1947).
Born March 12th, 1869 in Lyttelton.
Died May 17th, 1947 at 78 years old in Wellington.
Bones McKinney
American basketball player-coach.
Born January 1st, 1919 in Lowland.
Died May 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Raleigh.
Eric Arturo Delvalle
President of panama (1937-2015).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in Panama City.
Died October 2nd, 2015 at 78 years old in Cleveland.
Milt Campbell
American decathlete (1933-2012).
Born December 9th, 1933 in Plainfield.
Died November 2nd, 2012 at 78 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
Wilhelm Heye
German major general (1869–1947).
Born January 31st, 1869 in Fulda.
Died March 11th, 1947 at 78 years old in Braunlage.
Albert Lord
American academic (1912-1991).
Born September 15th, 1912 in Boston.
Died July 29th, 1991 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Hariclea Darclée
Romanian singer.
Born June 10th, 1860 in Brăila.
Died January 12th, 1939 at 78 years old in Bucharest.
Princess Xenia of Montenegro
Daughter of nicholas i of montenegro (1881-1960).
Born April 22nd, 1881 in Cetinje.
Died March 10th, 1960 at 78 years old in Paris.
Arne Nordheim
Norwegian composer (1931-2010).
Born June 20th, 1931 in Larvik. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2010 at 78 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Raymond Lefèvre
French easy listening orchestra leader, arranger and composer (1929–2008).
Born November 20th, 1929 in Calais. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2008 at 78 years old in Seine-Port. [ref]
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Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller