Dead at age 78

1,508 Notable deaths

Blue Demon

Mexican professional wrestler and actor (1922-2000).

Born April 24th, 1922 in García Municipality.

Died December 16th, 2000 at 78 years old in Mexico City.

Maynard Ferguson

Canadian jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2006).

Born May 4th, 1928 in Montreal. [ref]

Died August 23rd, 2006 at 78 years old in Ventura (kidney failure). [ref]

Pamela Tiffin

American actress and model.

Born October 13th, 1942 in Oklahoma City.

Died December 2nd, 2020 at 78 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Romain Rolland

French author (1866-1944).

Born January 29th, 1866 in Clamecy. [ref]

Died December 30th, 1944 at 78 years old in Vézelay (tuberculosis). [ref]

A. J. Ayer

English philosopher.

Born October 29th, 1910 in London. [ref]

Died July 26th, 1989 at 78 years old in London. [ref]

Emilio Pucci

Italian fashion designer and politician (1914-1992).

Born November 20th, 1914 in Naples. [ref]

Died November 29th, 1992 at 78 years old in Florence (disease). [ref]

Colin Petersen

Australian actor and musician (1946–2024).

Born March 24th, 1946 in Kingaroy.

Died November 18th, 2024 at 78 years old [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).

Gottlob Berger

Ss general (1896-1975).

Born July 16th, 1896 in Gerstetten.

Died January 5th, 1975 at 78 years old in Stuttgart.

Bina Rai

Indian actress.

Born July 13th, 1931 in Lahore.

Died December 6th, 2009 at 78 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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