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Dead at age 78
1,508 Notable deaths
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]
Omar Abdel-Rahman
Leader of al-jama'a al-islamiyya.
Born May 3rd, 1938 in Dakahlia Governorate.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 78 years old in Butner (diabetes). [ref]
David Lindley
American musician (1944–2023).
Born March 21st, 1944 in San Marino.
Died March 3rd, 2023 at 78 years old [ref]
Leon Uris
American novelist.
Born August 3rd, 1924 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2003 at 78 years old in Shelter Island (kidney failure). [ref]
K. T. Oslin
American musician.
Born May 15th, 1942 in Arkansas.
Died December 21st, 2020 at 78 years old in Nashville (Parkinson's disease, COVID-19). [ref]
John B. Calhoun
American ethologist and behavioral researcher.
Born May 11th, 1917 in Elkton.
Died September 7th, 1995 at 78 years old in Tennessee.
Huntz Hall
Actor.
Born August 15th, 1920 in New York City.
Died January 30th, 1999 at 78 years old in North Hollywood (heart failure).
Van Cliburn
American pianist.
Born July 12th, 1934 in Shreveport. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2013 at 78 years old in Fort Worth (bone cancer). [ref]
Auguste Piccard
Swiss physicist.
Born January 28th, 1884 in Basel.
Died March 24th, 1962 at 78 years old in Lausanne (myocardial infarction).
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