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Dead at age 78
1,509 Notable deaths
Perry Lopez
American actor (1929-2008).
Born July 22nd, 1929 in New York City.
Died February 14th, 2008 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
Ruud Lubbers
Dutch politician (1939-2018).
Born May 7th, 1939 in Rotterdam.
Died February 14th, 2018 at 78 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
Elinor Glyn
British novelist and scriptwriter (1864-1943).
Born October 17th, 1864 in Saint Helier. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1943 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
Israeli politician, 2nd president of israel (1884-1963).
Born November 24th, 1884 in Poltava. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1963 at 78 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Patrick Demarchelier
French photographer.
Born August 20th, 1943 in Eaubonne. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2022 at 78 years old in Saint Barthélemy. [ref]
Kent Smith
American actor.
Born March 19th, 1907 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1985 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (cardiovascular disease).
Shere Hite
German-american sexologist.
Born November 2nd, 1941 in St. Joseph.
Died September 9th, 2020 at 78 years old in Tottenham (Parkinson's disease).
H. A. Rey
Children's illustrator and writer (1898–1977).
Born September 16th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died August 26th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Jimmy McGrory
Scottish footballer (1904–1982).
Born April 26th, 1904 in Glasgow.
Died October 20th, 1982 at 78 years old in Glasgow.
Isabelle Collin Dufresne
French-american artist and author.
Born September 6th, 1935 in La Tronche. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2014 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)