Dead at age 78
1,597 Notable deaths
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).
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]
Doug Ingle
American singer (1945–2024).
Born September 9th, 1945 in Omaha.
Died May 24th, 2024 at 78 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Doug Mountjoy
Welsh snooker player (1942-2021).
Born June 8th, 1942 in Tir-y-berth.
Died February 14th, 2021 at 78 years old
Uziel Gal
Israeli firearm designer (1923-2002).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Weimar.
Died September 7th, 2002 at 78 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Charles Darrow
American board game designer (1889-1967).
Born August 10th, 1889 in Philadelphia.
Died August 29th, 1967 at 78 years old in Bucks County. [ref]
Carla Zampatti
Italo-australian fashion designer (1942-2021).
Born May 19th, 1942 in Lovero.
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 78 years old in St Vincent's Hospital (fall). [ref]
Jaki Liebezeit
German musician.
Born May 26th, 1938 in Dresden. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Cologne (pneumonia). [ref]
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti