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Dead at age 78
1,597 Notable deaths
Vladimir Pikalov
Soviet general.
Born September 15th, 1924 in Armavir.
Died March 29th, 2003 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Carlo M. Cipolla
Italian economic historian.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Pavia. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2000 at 78 years old in Pavia. [ref]
Bingu wa Mutharika
Politician and economist (1934-2012).
Born February 24th, 1934 in Thyolo.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 78 years old in Lilongwe (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.
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]
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Nigerian politician and military leader (1933-2011).
Born November 4th, 1933 in Zungeru.
Died November 26th, 2011 at 78 years old in London (disease). [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.
Died September 23rd, 1943 at 78 years old in London.
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
2nd president of israel (1952–1963) - (born1884–1963).
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]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde