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Dead at age 78
1,509 Notable deaths
Harry Saltzman
Canadian theatre and film producer.
Born October 27th, 1915 in Sherbrooke.
Died September 28th, 1994 at 78 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Norman Cota
U.s. army major general.
Born May 30th, 1893 in Chelsea.
Died October 4th, 1971 at 78 years old in Wichita.
Elizabeth Spriggs
British actress (1929–2008).
Born September 18th, 1929 in Buxton.
Died July 2nd, 2008 at 78 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Mátyás Rákosi
Former first secretary of the hungarian working people's party.
Died February 5th, 1971 at 78 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Robert Plutchik
American emotion psychologist.
Born October 21st, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died April 29th, 2006 at 78 years old
Gaston Bachelard
French writer and philosopher (1884-1962).
Born June 27th, 1884 in Bar-sur-Aube. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1962 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Taiichi Ohno
Japanese businessman and engineer.
Born February 29th, 1912 in Dalian.
Died May 28th, 1990 at 78 years old in Toyota.
Johnnie Keyes
American boxer and pornographic actor (1940-2018).
Born February 21st, 1940 in Cleveland.
Died June 3rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Seattle (cerebrovascular disease).
Denis Compton
Cricket player of england. (1918-1997).
Born May 23rd, 1918 in Middlesex.
Died April 23rd, 1997 at 78 years old in Berkshire (sepsis).
Richard Bradford
American actor.
Born November 10th, 1937 in Tyler.
Died March 22nd, 2016 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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