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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Ekrem Bora
Turkish actor (1932–2012).
Born March 7th, 1934 in Ankara.
Died April 1st, 2012 at 78 years old in Istanbul (heart failure).
Ruth Miller
American actress (1903-1981).
Born March 19th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died June 13th, 1981 at 78 years old in Santa Monica.
Juan Garcia Oliver
Spanish anarchist (1902-1980).
Born January 20th, 1902 in Reus. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1980 at 78 years old in Guadalajara.
Stephen Wiesner
Israeli research physicist (1942–2021).
Born August 30th, 1942 in United States.
Died August 12th, 2021 at 78 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Manolo Sanlúcar
Flamenco composer and guitarist (1943–2022).
Born November 24th, 1943 in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2022 at 78 years old in Jerez de la Frontera. [ref]
John Maurice Clark
American economist (1884–1963).
Born November 30th, 1884 in Northampton.
Died June 27th, 1963 at 78 years old in Westport.
Morgan Conway
American actor (1903-1981).
Born March 16th, 1903 in Livingston.
Died November 16th, 1981 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Viola Allen
American actress (1867–1948).
Born October 27th, 1869 in Huntsville.
Died May 9th, 1948 at 78 years old in New York City.
Anna Ella Carroll
American politician, pamphleteer, lobbyist (1815-1894).
Born August 29th, 1815 in Maryland. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1894 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (nephritis).
Sharan Rani Backliwal
Indian singer (1929-2008).
Born April 9th, 1929 in Delhi.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 78 years old in Delhi.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)