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Dead at age 78
1,669 Notable deaths
Obafemi Awolowo
Nigerian politician (1909-1987).
Born March 6th, 1909 in Ikenne. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1987 at 78 years old in Ikenne. [ref]
Rossano Brazzi
Italian actor (1916-1994).
Born September 18th, 1916 in Bologna.
Died December 24th, 1994 at 78 years old in Rome (disease).
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
King of italy from 1900 to 1946.
Born November 11th, 1869 in Naples. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1947 at 78 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
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]
Art LaFleur
American actor (1943–2021).
Born September 9th, 1943 in Gary.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 78 years old in North Hollywood (Parkinson's disease). [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]
Virna Lisi
Italian actress (1936–2014).
Born November 8th, 1936 in Ancona.
Died December 18th, 2014 at 78 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
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]
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Iraqi military and politician (1942-2020).
Born July 1st, 1942 in Ad-Dawr.
Died October 26th, 2020 at 78 years old in Iraq. [ref]
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]
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