Dead at age 78

1,596 Notable deaths

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 (1936–2015).

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.

Ruth Brown

American singer-songwriter (1928-2006).

Born January 12th, 1928 in Portsmouth. [ref]

Died November 17th, 2006 at 78 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]

Ernst Zündel

German neo-nazi (1939-2017).

Born April 24th, 1939 in Bad Wildbad.

Died August 5th, 2017 at 78 years old in Bad Wildbad (myocardial infarction).

Edward Hardwicke

English actor (1932-2011).

Born August 7th, 1932 in London. [ref]

Died May 16th, 2011 at 78 years old in Chichester (cancer). [ref]

Bob Denard

French mercenary.

Born April 7th, 1929 in Bordeaux. [ref]

Died October 13th, 2007 at 78 years old in Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Donna Jean Godchaux

American singer.

Born August 22nd, 1947 in Muscle Shoals.

Died November 2nd, 2025 at 78 years old in Nashville. [ref]

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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci