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Dead at age 78
1,669 Notable deaths
Maurice Richard
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born August 4th, 1921 in Montreal.
Died May 27th, 2000 at 78 years old in Montreal (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Nobby Stiles
English association football player (1942–2020).
Born May 18th, 1942 in Collyhurst.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 78 years old (prostate cancer). [ref]
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Swiss-american psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004).
Born July 7th, 1926 in Zürich. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2004 at 78 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
Lee Hazlewood
American singer, songwriter, record producer (1929-2007).
Born July 9th, 1929 in Oklahoma. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2007 at 78 years old in Henderson (kidney cancer). [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]
Nguyen Van Thieu
President of south vietnam from 1965–75.
Born April 5th, 1923 in Ninh Thuận.
Died September 29th, 2001 at 78 years old in Newton (stroke). [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]
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]
Trofim Lysenko
Soviet agronomist and biologist (1898-1976).
Born September 29th, 1898 in Karlivka.
Died November 20th, 1976 at 78 years old in Moscow.
David Sanborn
American saxophonist.
Born July 30th, 1945 in Tampa.
Died May 12th, 2024 at 78 years old in Tarrytown (prostate cancer). [ref]
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