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Dead at age 78
1,596 Notable deaths
Don Siegel
American film director (1912–1991).
Born October 26th, 1912 in Chicago.
Died April 20th, 1991 at 78 years old in San Luis Obispo County (cancer).
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 Tsiolkovsky
Russian and soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory (1857-1935).
Born September 17th, 1857 in Izhevskoe.
Died September 19th, 1935 at 78 years old in Kaluga. [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]
Rossano Brazzi
Italian actor (1916-1994).
Born September 18th, 1916 in Bologna.
Died December 24th, 1994 at 78 years old in Rome (disease).
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.
Died December 18th, 2014 at 78 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
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