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Dead at age 78
1,669 Notable deaths
Leo Gordon
American actor (1922–2000).
Born December 2nd, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died December 26th, 2000 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
R. L. Burnside
American singer and guitarist (1926–2005).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Harmontown.
Died September 1st, 2005 at 78 years old in Memphis.
Ira Levin
American novelist, playwright (1929–2007).
Born August 27th, 1929 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2007 at 78 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Chaim Herzog
6th president of israel (1918-1997).
Born September 17th, 1918 in Belfast. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Jerusalem.
Donna Jean Godchaux
American singer.
Born August 22nd, 1947 in Muscle Shoals.
Died November 2nd, 2025 at 78 years old in Nashville. [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]
Mark Volman
American singer (1947–2025).
Born April 19th, 1947 in Los Angeles.
Died September 5th, 2025 at 78 years old in Nashville. [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]
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).
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]
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