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Dead at age 78
1,494 Notable deaths
Rossano Brazzi
Italian actor.
Born September 18th, 1916 in Bologna. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1994 at 78 years old in Rome (disease). [ref]
Dean Acheson
American statesman and lawyer (1893-1971).
Born April 11th, 1893 in Middletown. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1971 at 78 years old in Sandy Spring (stroke). [ref]
Virna Lisi
Italian actress (1936-2014).
Born November 8th, 1936 in Ancona. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2014 at 78 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
Stan Mikita
Slovak-born canadian ice hockey player.
Born May 20th, 1940 in Sokolče.
Died August 7th, 2018 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Georgios Papanikolaou
Greek pathologist (1883-1962).
Died February 19th, 1962 at 78 years old in Miami.
Thornton Wilder
American playwright and novelist (1897–1975).
Born April 17th, 1897 in Madison. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1975 at 78 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Arlene Martel
American writer, actress and acting coach.
Born April 14th, 1936 in The Bronx.
Died August 12th, 2014 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Art LaFleur
American actor.
Born September 9th, 1943 in Gary.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 78 years old in North Hollywood (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
R. L. Burnside
American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1926-2005).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Oxford. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2005 at 78 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Leo Gordon
Actor.
Born December 2nd, 1922 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2000 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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