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Dead at age 78
1,669 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).
Annie Easley
American mathematician and rocket scientist.
Born April 23rd, 1933 in Birmingham.
Died June 25th, 2011 at 78 years old in Cleveland.
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]
Norman Cota
U.s. army major general.
Born May 30th, 1893 in Chelsea.
Died October 4th, 1971 at 78 years old in Wichita.
Albert François Lebrun
15th president of the french republic (1871-1950).
Born August 29th, 1871 in Mercy-le-Haut. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1950 at 78 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
British conservative politician (1893–1972).
Born August 27th, 1893 in Hatfield House.
Died February 23rd, 1972 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
James Hadley Chase
British writer (1906–1985).
Born December 24th, 1906 in London.
Died February 6th, 1985 at 78 years old in Corseaux.
Robert Plutchik
American emotion psychologist (1927–2006).
Born October 21st, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died April 29th, 2006 at 78 years old in Sarasota.
Liz Claiborne
American fashion designer.
Born March 31st, 1929 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died June 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in New York City (stomach cancer). [ref]
Hiram Johnson
23rd governor of california from 1911 to 1917.
Born September 2nd, 1866 in Sacramento.
Died August 6th, 1945 at 78 years old in Bethesda.
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