Dead at age 78
1,687 Notable deaths
Carol Chomsky
Linguist (1930-2008).
Born July 1st, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died December 19th, 2008 at 78 years old in Lexington (cancer). [ref]
Tabassum
Indian film actress.
Born July 9th, 1944 in Mumbai.
Died November 18th, 2022 at 78 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Melanie Klein
British austrian born psychoanalyst.
Born March 30th, 1882 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1960 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Vito Scotti
American actor (1918-1996).
Born January 26th, 1918 in San Francisco.
Died June 5th, 1996 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Max Horkheimer
German philosopher and sociologist (1895–1973).
Born February 14th, 1895 in Zuffenhausen.
Died July 7th, 1973 at 78 years old in Nuremberg.
Cheng Pei-pei
American hong kong actress (1946–2024).
Born January 6th, 1946 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2024 at 78 years old in San Francisco (corticobasal degeneration). [ref]
Georgios Papanikolaou
Greek pathologist (1883-1962).
Died February 19th, 1962 at 78 years old in Miami.
Hamid Gul
Pakistani general (1936–2015).
Born November 20th, 1936 in Sargodha.
Died August 15th, 2015 at 78 years old in Murree. [ref]
Bob Denard
French mercenary.
Born April 7th, 1929 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2007 at 78 years old in Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Clodagh Rodgers
British singer (1947–2025).
Born March 5th, 1947 in Warrenpoint.
Died April 18th, 2025 at 78 years old in Cobham. [ref]
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Give me liberty or give me death. Patrick Henry