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Dead at age 78
1,604 Notable deaths
Jeff Beck
English guitarist (1944–2023).
Born June 24th, 1944 in Wallington.
Died January 10th, 2023 at 78 years old in Wadhurst (bacterial meningitis). [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]
Assata Shakur
American activist and convicted felon 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]
Larry Flynt
American publisher.
Born November 1st, 1942 in Salyersville. [ref]
Died February 10th, 2021 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Michael Nesmith
American musician, songwriter, actor.
Born December 30th, 1942 in Houston.
Died December 10th, 2021 at 78 years old in Carmel Valley Village. [ref]
Coretta Scott King
American author, activist, and civil rights leader; wife of martin luther king, jr..
Born April 27th, 1927 in Marion. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Rosarito (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Rajendra Prasad
President of india from 1950 to 1962.
Born December 3rd, 1884 in Ziradei Block.
Died February 28th, 1963 at 78 years old in Patna.
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 Paris, 14th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858–1937).
Born November 30th, 1858 in Bikrampur.
Died November 23rd, 1937 at 78 years old in Giridih.
Wassily Kandinsky
Avant-garde painter of russian origin (1866–1944).
Born December 4th, 1866 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1944 at 78 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (stroke). [ref]
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