Dead at age 78
10 Notable deaths
Om Prakash
Indian actor (1919–1998).
Born December 19th, 1919 in Lahore.
Died February 12th, 1998 at 78 years old in Mumbai.
Brock Peters
American actor (1927–2005).
Born July 2nd, 1927 in Harlem.
Died August 23rd, 2005 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
Lynne Marie Stewart
American actress (1946–2025).
Born December 14th, 1946 in Lynwood.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer, gallbladder cancer). [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]
Pat Buttram
American actor (1915-1994).
Born June 19th, 1915 in Addison.
Died January 8th, 1994 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Zail Singh
President of india from 1982 to 1987.
Born May 5th, 1916 in Sandhwan.
Died December 25th, 1994 at 78 years old in Chandigarh (traffic collision).
Tony Burton
American actor (1937–2016).
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Flint.
Died February 25th, 2016 at 78 years old in Menifee (pneumonia). [ref]
Jessica Mitford
British writer (1917–1996).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Asthall Manor.
Died July 23rd, 1996 at 78 years old in Oakland (lung cancer). [ref]
Raffaella Carrà
Italian singer, actress and television presenter (1943–2021).
Born June 18th, 1943 in Bologna.
Died July 5th, 2021 at 78 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
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]
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene