Dead at age 78
1,691 Notable deaths
Daniel Stern
American psychiatrist and psychoanalytic theorist (1934-2012).
Born August 16th, 1934 in New York City.
Died November 12th, 2012 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga
American samoan politician and governor.
Born August 12th, 1947 in Samoa.
Died March 6th, 2026 at 78 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Luis Roldán
Spanish politician.
Born August 22nd, 1943 in Zaragoza. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2022 at 78 years old in Zaragoza. [ref]
Stanley Morison
Type designer.
Born May 6th, 1889 in London Borough of Redbridge. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1967 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Ginny Simms
American singer and actress.
Born May 25th, 1915 in San Antonio.
Died April 4th, 1994 at 78 years old in Palm Springs.
Herbert Butterfield
British historian (1900 – 1979).
Born October 7th, 1900 in Oxenhope.
Died July 20th, 1979 at 78 years old in Sawston.
Alfred Sturtevant
American biologist (1891–1970).
Born November 21st, 1891 in Jacksonville.
Died April 5th, 1970 at 78 years old in Pasadena.
Jacob Viner
Canadian economist.
Born May 3rd, 1892 in Montreal. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1970 at 78 years old in Chicago, Princeton. [ref]
Abba P. Lerner
American economist (1903-1982).
Born October 28th, 1903 in Novoselytsia, Bessarabia Governorate.
Died October 27th, 1982 at 78 years old in Tallahassee.
ʻAkilisi Pohiva
15th prime minister of tonga.
Born April 7th, 1941 in Fakakakai. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2019 at 78 years old in Auckland City Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
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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