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Dead at age 78
1,669 Notable deaths
Jeanne Crain
American actress (1925-2003).
Born May 25th, 1925 in Barstow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frank McCourt
Irish-american teacher and pulitzer prize–winning writer.
Born August 19th, 1930 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2009 at 78 years old in Manhattan (melanoma). [ref]
Alexander Calder
American artist.
Born July 22nd, 1898 in Philadelphia, Lawnton. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1976 at 78 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
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.
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Flint.
Died February 25th, 2016 at 78 years old in Riverside County (pneumonia). [ref]
Jerry Jeff Walker
American singer (1942-2020).
Born March 16th, 1942 in Oneonta.
Died October 23rd, 2020 at 78 years old in Austin (head and neck cancer). [ref]
Pat Buttram
American actor.
Born June 19th, 1915 in Addison.
Died January 8th, 1994 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Hugh Masekela
South african jazz trumpeter.
Born April 4th, 1939 in Witbank.
Died January 23rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Johannesburg (prostate cancer). [ref]
Zail Singh
Indian politician and former president of india (1916-1994).
Born May 5th, 1916 in Sandhwan. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1994 at 78 years old in Chandigarh (traffic collision).
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