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Dead at age 78
1,495 Notable deaths
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]
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]
George Tobias
Actor.
Born July 14th, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died February 27th, 1980 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer).
David Margulies
American actor (1937–2016).
Born February 19th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died January 11th, 2016 at 78 years old in Manhattan (disease).
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