Dead at age 78
1,508 Notable deaths
Alben W. Barkley
Vice president of the united states from 1949 to 1953.
Born November 24th, 1877 in Lowes. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1956 at 78 years old in Lexington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carmine Coppola
Composer from the united states (1910-1991).
Born June 11th, 1912 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1991 at 78 years old in Northridge (heart failure). [ref]
Mary Welsh Hemingway
American journalist.
Born April 5th, 1908 in Walker. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1986 at 78 years old in New York City. [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]
Claudine Auger
French actress (1941-2019).
Born April 26th, 1941 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2019 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Soviet and polish military commander (1896-1968).
Born September 15th, 1889 in Cieliachany. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1968 at 78 years old in Moscow (cancer).
R. C. Sproul
American theologian and pastor (1939–2017).
Born February 13th, 1939 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 14th, 2017 at 78 years old in Altamonte Springs (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]
Robert Hunter
American lyricist, musician, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet.
Born June 23rd, 1941 in Arroyo Grande.
Died September 23rd, 2019 at 78 years old in San Rafael (surgical complications). [ref]
Gerry Marsden
English singer-songwriter and musician (1942–2021).
Born September 24th, 1942 in Toxteth.
Died January 3rd, 2021 at 78 years old in Arrowe Park Hospital. [ref]
Jim Harrison
American poet, novelist, and essayist (1937 – 2016).
Born December 11th, 1937 in Grayling. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2016 at 78 years old in Patagonia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach