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Dead at age 78
1,670 Notable deaths
Raymond Aron
French philosopher, sociologist, journalist, and political scientist (1905–1983).
Born March 14th, 1905 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1983 at 78 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Red Holzman
American basketball player and coach (1920-1998).
Born August 10th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died November 13th, 1998 at 78 years old in New Hyde Park (leukemia).
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Pakistani politician (1904-1982).
Born January 1st, 1904 in Marala.
Died June 2nd, 1982 at 78 years old in Lahore.
James L. Kraft
Canadian-american businessman.
Born December 11th, 1874 in Stevensville.
Died February 16th, 1953 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Gary Kurtz
American film producer (1940-2018).
Born July 27th, 1940 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2018 at 78 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Morrie Schwartz
American sociologist (1916-1995).
Born December 20th, 1916 in New York City.
Died November 4th, 1995 at 78 years old in Newton (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Prime minister of kuwait (1930-2008).
Born May 13th, 1930 in Kuwait City.
Died May 13th, 2008 at 78 years old in Kuwait City. [ref]
Franz Lehár
Austrian composer.
Born April 30th, 1870 in Komárom. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1948 at 78 years old in Bad Ischl. [ref]
Mary Renault
English novelist (1905–1983).
Born September 4th, 1905 in London. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1983 at 78 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Ibrahim Ferrer
Cuban singer (1927–2005).
Born February 20th, 1927 in San Luis.
Died August 6th, 2005 at 78 years old in Havana (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez