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Dead at age 78
1,596 Notable deaths
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).
John Keegan
British military historian, lecturer, writer and journalist (1934-2012).
Born May 15th, 1934 in Clapham.
Died August 2nd, 2012 at 78 years old in Kilmington. [ref]
John Hersey
American journalist, novelist, professor (1914-1993).
Born June 17th, 1914 in Tianjin. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1993 at 78 years old in Key West (cancer). [ref]
Rex Allen
American film actor, singer and songwriter.
Born December 31st, 1920 in Willcox. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1999 at 78 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ebenezer Howard
British writer, founder of the garden city movement.
Born January 29th, 1850 in City of London. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1928 at 78 years old in Welwyn Garden City. [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.
Una O'Connor
Actress (1880–1959).
Born October 23rd, 1880 in Belfast.
Died February 4th, 1959 at 78 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease).
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