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Dead at age 78
1,669 Notable deaths
Melanie Klein
British austrian born psychoanalyst.
Born March 30th, 1882 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1960 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Vito Scotti
American actor (1918-1996).
Born January 26th, 1918 in San Francisco.
Died June 5th, 1996 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Max Horkheimer
German philosopher and sociologist (1895–1973).
Born February 14th, 1895 in Zuffenhausen.
Died July 7th, 1973 at 78 years old in Nuremberg.
Cheng Pei-pei
American hong kong actress (1946–2024).
Born January 6th, 1946 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2024 at 78 years old in San Francisco (corticobasal degeneration). [ref]
Georgios Papanikolaou
Greek pathologist (1883-1962).
Died February 19th, 1962 at 78 years old in Miami.
Hamid Gul
Pakistani general (1936–2015).
Born November 20th, 1936 in Sargodha.
Died August 15th, 2015 at 78 years old in Murree. [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]
Clodagh Rodgers
British singer (1947–2025).
Born March 5th, 1947 in Warrenpoint.
Died April 18th, 2025 at 78 years old in Cobham. [ref]
Jerry Nelson
American puppeteer, singer and voice actor.
Born July 10th, 1934 in Tulsa.
Died August 23rd, 2012 at 78 years old in Cape Cod (cancer). [ref]
Billy Eckstine
American musician.
Born July 8th, 1914 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1993 at 78 years old in Pittsburgh (stroke). [ref]
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