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Dead at age 78
2,163 Notable deaths
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.
Floyd Little
Player of american football (1942–2021).
Born July 4th, 1942 in New Haven.
Died January 1st, 2021 at 78 years old in Las Vegas (neuroendocrine tumor). [ref]
Ira Levin
American novelist, playwright (1929–2007).
Born August 27th, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died November 12th, 2007 at 78 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Murray
British lexicographer and philologist, primary editor of the oxford english dictionary (1837–1915).
Born February 7th, 1837 in Roxburghshire.
Died July 26th, 1915 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Chaim Herzog
6th president of israel (1983–1993) – (born1918–1997).
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 author (1924–2003).
Born August 3rd, 1924 in Baltimore.
Died June 21st, 2003 at 78 years old in New York City, Shelter Island (kidney failure).
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 (COVID-19, Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Ernst Mach
Austrian physicist (1838–1916).
Born February 18th, 1838 in Brno-Chrlice. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1916 at 78 years old in Vaterstetten (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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