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Dead at age 78
1,494 Notable deaths
Trofim Lysenko
Soviet agronomist and biologist (1898-1976).
Born September 29th, 1898 in Karlivka.
Died November 20th, 1976 at 78 years old in Kyiv. [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]
Alija Izetbegović
Bosnian politician, lawyer, philosopher and author (1925–2003).
Born August 8th, 1925 in Šamac. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2003 at 78 years old in Sarajevo (cardiovascular disease).
Don Siegel
Film director and producer (1912-1991).
Born October 26th, 1912 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1991 at 78 years old in San Luis Obispo County (cancer). [ref]
Inge Morath
Austrian photographer (1923-2002).
Born May 27th, 1923 in Graz. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2002 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Obafemi Awolowo
Nigerian politician (1909-1987).
Born March 6th, 1909 in Ikenne. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1987 at 78 years old in Ikenne. [ref]
Charles Joughin
Titanic survivor.
Born August 3rd, 1878 in Birkenhead.
Died December 9th, 1956 at 78 years old in Paterson (pneumonia).
Aribert Heim
Austrian ss member and physician in mauthausen concentration camp (1914-1992).
Born June 28th, 1914 in Bad Radkersburg. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1992 at 78 years old in Cairo (colorectal cancer).
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovskii
Russian and soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory (1857-1935).
Born September 17th, 1857 in Izhevskoe. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1935 at 78 years old in Kaluga. [ref]
Jessica Mitford
British writer and activist (1917-1996).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Asthall Manor. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1996 at 78 years old in Oakland (lung cancer). [ref]
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