Dead at age 78
1,691 Notable deaths
John Walter Christie
Automotive engineer and inventor (1865-1944).
Born May 6th, 1865 in Campbell-Christie House.
Died January 11th, 1944 at 78 years old in Falls Church.
Arnold Kegel
American gynecologist (1894–1972).
Born February 24th, 1894 in Lansing.
Died March 1st, 1972 at 78 years old
Alex Hannum
American basketball player and coach (1923-2002).
Born July 19th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died January 18th, 2002 at 78 years old in San Diego.
Ho Fan
Chinese photographer, film director and actor (1931–2016).
Born October 8th, 1937 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2016 at 78 years old in San Jose (pneumonia).
Eddie Barth
American actor and voice-over artist (1931-2010).
Born September 29th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died May 28th, 2010 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Tony Dunne
Irish footballer (1941-2020).
Born July 24th, 1941 in Dublin.
Died June 8th, 2020 at 78 years old [ref]
Edmund Leach
British social anthropologist (1910–1989).
Born November 7th, 1910 in Lancashire, Sidmouth. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1989 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Sheng-yen
Taiwanese buddhist monk, religious scholar, and writer (1931–2009).
Born January 22nd, 1931.
Died February 3rd, 2009 at 78 years old in Taipei (kidney failure). [ref]
Marian Nixon
Actress.
Born October 20th, 1904 in Superior.
Died February 13th, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).
Pan Yuliang
Chinese painter (1895-1977).
Born May 25th, 1899 in Anhui, Jiangdu District. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1977 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (disease).
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld