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Dead at age 78
10 Notable deaths
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882).
Born May 25th, 1803 in Boston.
Died April 27th, 1882 at 78 years old in Concord (pneumonia).
Marianne Faithfull
English singer and actress (1946–2025).
Born December 29th, 1946 in Hampstead.
Died January 30th, 2025 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer (1917–1996).
Born April 25th, 1918 in Newport News.
Died August 15th, 1996 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Assata Shakur
American activist who was a member of the black panther party and black liberation army.
Born July 14th, 1947 in New York City.
Died September 25th, 2025 at 78 years old in Havana. [ref]
Robert Forster
American actor (1941–2019).
Born July 13th, 1941 in Rochester.
Died October 11th, 2019 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (brain tumor, brain cancer). [ref]
Richard Belzer
American actor and comedian (1944–2023).
Born August 4th, 1944 in Bridgeport.
Died February 19th, 2023 at 78 years old in Beaulieu-sur-Mer. [ref]
Michael Nesmith
American musician, songwriter, actor (1942–2021).
Born December 30th, 1942 in Houston.
Died December 10th, 2021 at 78 years old in Carmel Valley Village. [ref]
Ronnie Spector
American singer (1943–2022).
Born August 10th, 1943 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2022 at 78 years old in Danbury (cancer). [ref]
Helen Reddy
Australian and american singer and actress (1941–2020).
Born October 25th, 1941 in Melbourne.
Died September 29th, 2020 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986).
Born January 9th, 1908 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1986 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia, pulmonary edema). [ref]
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