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Dead at age 78
2,163 Notable deaths
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).
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).
Pat McCormick
American actor (1927–2005).
Born June 30th, 1927 in Lakewood.
Died July 29th, 2005 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Emir of kuwait in 2006.
Born May 13th, 1930 in Kuwait City.
Died May 13th, 2008 at 78 years old in Amiri Hospital. [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.
Died December 13th, 1983 at 78 years old in Cape Town.
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]
Mikhail Sholokhov
Soviet writer (1905-1984).
Born May 24th, 1905 in Kruzhilin.
Died February 21st, 1984 at 78 years old in Vyoshenskaya (laryngeal cancer).
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