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Dead at age 78
2,163 Notable deaths
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
2nd prime minister of the united arab emirates and sheikh of dubai (1912-1990).
Born June 11th, 1912 in Dubai.
Died October 7th, 1990 at 78 years old in Dubai.
Reinhold Niebuhr
American protestant theologian (1892–1971).
Born June 21st, 1892 in Wright City.
Died June 1st, 1971 at 78 years old in Stockbridge.
Jiro Horikoshi
Japanese engineer.
Born June 22nd, 1903 in Fujioka.
Died January 11th, 1982 at 78 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Jeanne Crain
American actress (1925–2003).
Born May 25th, 1925 in Barstow.
Died December 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction).
Frank McCourt
Irish-american teacher and pulitzer prize–winning writer.
Born August 19th, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died July 19th, 2009 at 78 years old in Manhattan (melanoma). [ref]
Alexander Calder
American artist (1898–1976).
Born July 22nd, 1898 in Lawnton.
Died November 11th, 1976 at 78 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease).
Om Prakash
Indian actor (1919–1998).
Born December 19th, 1919 in Lahore.
Died February 12th, 1998 at 78 years old in Mumbai.
Camille Claudel
French sculptor (1864–1943).
Born December 8th, 1864 in Fère-en-Tardenois.
Died October 19th, 1943 at 78 years old in Montfavet.
Tony Burton
American actor (1937–2016).
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Flint.
Died February 25th, 2016 at 78 years old in Menifee (pneumonia). [ref]
Jerry Jeff Walker
American country singer (1942–2020).
Born March 16th, 1942 in Oneonta.
Died October 23rd, 2020 at 78 years old in Austin (head and neck cancer). [ref]
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht