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Dead at age 78

1,508 Notable deaths

Percy Grainger

Australian composer, arranger and pianist.

Born July 8th, 1882 in Melbourne. [ref]

Died February 20th, 1961 at 78 years old in White Plains. [ref]

Alan Vega

American singer (1938–2016).

Born June 23rd, 1938 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died July 16th, 2016 at 78 years old in New York City.

Iannis Xenakis

Greek-french composer, music theorist, architect, performance director and engineer (1922–2001).

Born May 29th, 1922 in Brăila. [ref]

Died February 4th, 2001 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]

Milton H. Erickson

American psychiatrist (1901–1980).

Born December 5th, 1901 in Aurum.

Died March 25th, 1980 at 78 years old in Phoenix.

Sylvia Pankhurst

Activist, suffragette, pacifist internationalist.

Born May 5th, 1882 in Manchester. [ref]

Died September 27th, 1960 at 78 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]

Miyoshi Umeki

Japanese-american singer and actress.

Born May 8th, 1929 in Otaru.

Died August 28th, 2007 at 78 years old in Licking (cancer). [ref]

Paul Alexander

American lawyer and polio survivor (1946–2024).

Born January 30th, 1946 in Dallas. [ref]

Died March 11th, 2024 at 78 years old in Dallas. [ref]

Paul Darrow

English actor (1941-2019).

Born May 2nd, 1941 in Surrey.

Died June 3rd, 2019 at 78 years old (aortic aneurysm). [ref]

Hamid Gul

Pakistani general.

Born November 20th, 1936 in Sargodha.

Died August 15th, 2015 at 78 years old in Murree. [ref]

Arthur Percival

British army officer in the first and second world wars.

Born December 26th, 1887 in Aspenden.

Died January 31st, 1966 at 78 years old in City of Westminster.

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