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Dead at age 78
1,596 Notable deaths
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).
Estelle Evans
American actress (1906-1985).
Born October 1st, 1906 in Nassau.
Died July 20th, 1985 at 78 years old in New York City.
Prince Buster
Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (1938-2016).
Born May 24th, 1938 in Kingston. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2016 at 78 years old in Miami. [ref]
Gunter Sachs
Photographer, author and industrialist (1932-2011).
Born November 14th, 1932 in Switzerland, Schonungen.
Died May 7th, 2011 at 78 years old in Gstaad (gunshot wound). [ref]
Mark Volman
American singer (1947–2025).
Born April 19th, 1947 in Los Angeles.
Died September 5th, 2025 at 78 years old in Nashville. [ref]
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