Dead at age 78
2,163 Notable deaths
Paul Arizin
American basketball player (1928–2006).
Born April 9th, 1928 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2006 at 78 years old in Springfield Township. [ref]
Viktor Vasnetsov
Russian artist (1848-1926).
Born May 15th, 1848 in Lopyal.
Died July 23rd, 1926 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Sidney Blackmer
American actor (1895-1973).
Born July 13th, 1895 in Salisbury.
Died October 6th, 1973 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer).
Cheddi Jagan
President of guyana, prime minister of guyana, dentist (1918-1997).
Born March 22nd, 1918 in Port Mourant.
Died March 6th, 1997 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Rex Allen
American film actor, singer and songwriter (1920–1999).
Born December 31st, 1920 in Willcox.
Died December 17th, 1999 at 78 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction).
Jochen Mass
German racecar driver (1946-2025).
Born September 30th, 1946 in Dorfen.
Died May 4th, 2025 at 78 years old in Cannes (stroke). [ref]
Ebenezer Howard
British writer, founder of the garden city movement (1850–1928).
Born January 29th, 1850 in City of London. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1928 at 78 years old in Welwyn Garden City.
Johnnie Keyes
American boxer and pornographic actor (1940-2018).
Born February 21st, 1940 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Seattle (cerebrovascular disease).
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
2nd president of israel (1952–1963) - (1884–1963).
Born November 24th, 1884 in Poltava. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1963 at 78 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Raymond Aron
French philosopher, sociologist, journalist, and political scientist (1905–1983).
Born March 14th, 1905 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 17th, 1983 at 78 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller