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Dead at age 78
10 Notable deaths
John Thompson
American basketball player and coach (1941-2020).
Born October 28th, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 30th, 2020 at 78 years old in Arlington County. [ref]
Roy Bean
American judge (1825–1903).
Born March 10th, 1825 in Mason County.
Died March 19th, 1903 at 78 years old in Langtry. [ref]
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
President of south vietnam from 1965–75.
Born April 5th, 1923 in Phan Rang – Tháp Chàm.
Died September 29th, 2001 at 78 years old in Newton (stroke).
Maurice Richard
Canadian ice hockey player (1921–2000).
Born August 4th, 1921 in Montreal.
Died May 27th, 2000 at 78 years old in Montreal (cardiovascular disease).
Trofim Lysenko
Soviet agronomist and biologist (1898-1976).
Born September 29th, 1898 in Karlivka.
Died November 20th, 1976 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Swiss-american psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004).
Born July 8th, 1926 in Zurich.
Died August 24th, 2004 at 78 years old in Scottsdale.
Lee Hazlewood
American singer, songwriter, record producer (1929-2007).
Born July 9th, 1929 in Mannford.
Died August 4th, 2007 at 78 years old in Henderson (kidney cancer). [ref]
Joe Shuster
Canadian-american comic book artist, co-creator of superman (1914–1992).
Born July 10th, 1914 in Toronto.
Died July 30th, 1992 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
David Sanborn
American saxophonist (1945-2024).
Born July 30th, 1945 in Tampa.
Died May 12th, 2024 at 78 years old in Tarrytown (prostate cancer). [ref]
Nobby Stiles
English footballer (1942-2020).
Born May 18th, 1942 in Collyhurst.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 78 years old in Manchester (prostate cancer). [ref]
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams